Virginia State parks new site specific policy
Anyone here who camps at the VA state parks have an opinion on this? One of the reasons we enjoy the state parks was the fact that the reservations were non-specific. We like camping 4 or 5 nights ...
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I was just at First Landing State Park, and there was quite a variety of sites - some just for tenting, some for RVs up to 20 feet, some for RVs up to 30 feet & some for larger units. I had a non-site-specific reservation, and had my choice of 4 30-foot sites. One looked somewhat unlevel, one would have had me configured a bit awkwardly to use the site, and 2 were OK. I was in a Class B, so I might have had more difficulty in a larger unit.
I strolled through the site-specific area, and it appeared to be mostly larger sites, some quite nice. I believe people pay a bit extra for the site-specific reservations, and that seems fair. If people are worried about fitting into a space, or arriving so late they'll have a poor choice of sites, they have options.
Of course, any reservation system should have a sufficient penalty for canceling to discourage folks from tying up sites they don't really intend to use.
I strolled through the site-specific area, and it appeared to be mostly larger sites, some quite nice. I believe people pay a bit extra for the site-specific reservations, and that seems fair. If people are worried about fitting into a space, or arriving so late they'll have a poor choice of sites, they have options.
Of course, any reservation system should have a sufficient penalty for canceling to discourage folks from tying up sites they don't really intend to use.
