To answer a few questions: I'm referring mostly to Santa Cruz (Seacliff, New Brighton). We've been lucky a few times and got reservations at Half Moon Bay. It took 6 months of trying and finally got a spot at Wrights Beach near Bodega Bay. It's frustrating to be ready with 3 computers at start time and still not get a spot. Bottom line is there are more people going camping than there are facilities, especially during spring and summer. It's the same problem in the Sierra mountain state parks. I guess we should start looking into privately owned parks instead of the state parks.