What is it with campgrounds nowadays?
Well we've been on the road now for about 2 months. It's been a few years since we've rv'd and boy have things changed with the campgrounds. Not only are they more expensive (like everything else in t...
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@Laman, yes, I've seen that quite a few times too and wondered why the website shows the place as being full yet there were plenty of open sites. A couple of times I asked a park ranger why and was amazed at the resistance they had directly answering the question. Almost to the point it seemed like they were keeping something quiet for a reason.
One reason that made a small amount of sense was that the cancellation fees were so high that the difference in money spent, whether you showed up or not, really is very little.
Personally, I wish they'd revamp the whole Florida state park reservation system because the southern third of the state CGs are full all winter and there is almost zero chance for a family who gets a nice weekend off to go camping and the CGs are full of retired Northerners. Nothing against Northerners escaping the cold but it seems like a raw deal for the locals. Perhaps change to a system similar to Pinellas County's system with Ft Desoto where the county residents can make reservations further in advance than non-residents plus they keep about 10% of their sites open for RVers without reservations.
Like many of you, I too have tried many nights in a row to make a reservation in a South Florida state park as far in advance as is allowed and it shows no openings. This is when starting at midnight to get an open site and still nothing.
One reason that made a small amount of sense was that the cancellation fees were so high that the difference in money spent, whether you showed up or not, really is very little.
Personally, I wish they'd revamp the whole Florida state park reservation system because the southern third of the state CGs are full all winter and there is almost zero chance for a family who gets a nice weekend off to go camping and the CGs are full of retired Northerners. Nothing against Northerners escaping the cold but it seems like a raw deal for the locals. Perhaps change to a system similar to Pinellas County's system with Ft Desoto where the county residents can make reservations further in advance than non-residents plus they keep about 10% of their sites open for RVers without reservations.
Like many of you, I too have tried many nights in a row to make a reservation in a South Florida state park as far in advance as is allowed and it shows no openings. This is when starting at midnight to get an open site and still nothing.
