Claiming a first come campsite
Curious as to what people do when they go to a first come first serve campground without formal registration. BLM for example states: "Camping equipment and/or a recreational vehicle is set up at the ...
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mich800 wrote:57 Panhead wrote:
My understanding is that on a federal first come first served campground such as NPS or BLM is that unless you are ready to occupy you are not supposed to leave any thing to "claim" the sight. I don't know what to suggest other than that. We arrive and setup and done, if we don't get a "choice" site then so be it.
I will say that it ticks me off to arrive at a site and see a lawn chair or cooler sitting there with nothing else. They are taking a site and not using it for a day or so and to me that just aint right. If you want to be the "first come" then set up and use the sight!
Steve
Not sure why one would do it any other way. Set up, go pay the tube, have fun you are done.
Problem is that if you pay the money in the tube no one who comes after you knows what spot you have paid for!
The quote is from BLM "Camping equipment and/or a recreational vehicle is set up at the site to clearly indicate the site is taken."
So that is the BLM policy for their campgrounds.
