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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Some CGs take away the remaining days if not occupying site the first night.
That's good for walk-ins, as long as you know the policy. The problem sometimes, a traveler won't know about walk-in policy - and the website says, "totally booked" ...
We never believe the totally booked signs on the web - we only believe it if we call the CG directly and ask. Otherwise, we go and take our chances, especially when on our way to a destination. We've almost always had good luck, and very few times over all these years camping have we not found a spot, or at least some kind of overflow temporarily.
We stop early, not at the last minute, and we don't often go to major attraction areas - at least without some sort of planning (like off-season).
That doesn't work for families with date issues - but it works for us. but it still would be unfair to book every site via reservation. Every public CG should have a portion available to walk-in traffic.
That's good for walk-ins, as long as you know the policy. The problem sometimes, a traveler won't know about walk-in policy - and the website says, "totally booked" ...
We never believe the totally booked signs on the web - we only believe it if we call the CG directly and ask. Otherwise, we go and take our chances, especially when on our way to a destination. We've almost always had good luck, and very few times over all these years camping have we not found a spot, or at least some kind of overflow temporarily.
We stop early, not at the last minute, and we don't often go to major attraction areas - at least without some sort of planning (like off-season).
That doesn't work for families with date issues - but it works for us. but it still would be unfair to book every site via reservation. Every public CG should have a portion available to walk-in traffic.
