agesilaus wrote:
For popular park systems, Florida State Parks and from what you say Oregon parks, you better have them and maybe will need them far ahead. For less popular parks systems this may not be true, we can usually get a spot in Georgia State Parks for example and it seems like Texas parks may be the same.
For popular state parks in Texas, such as Garner State Park and Davis Mountains State Park, you should probably plan and reserve ahead on weekends and the tourist seasons including spring break, in my experience. This advice probably also applies to parks near the population centers on weekends, except in the dead of winter. I certainly wouldn't try just showing up on a Friday. Also, with some exceptions, you cannot reserve a specific spot. The reservation only guarantees you a spot, unless the policy has changed.
