pnichols wrote:
myredracer wrote:
n BC, getting into a provincial CG is next to impossible and there's a phone war the instant the reservation system opens up every year. There's even been scalping of reservations and dealers and tourist agencies buying big blocks of tickets. A number of years ago the gov't severely cut back funding and they sure ain't building any new CGs.
A bit off topic, but:
Boy, oh boy ... that's doesn't sound good for us making our very first trip to Alaska through Canada next year in our RV!!
Is it really that bad? We had hoped to be able to be free as a bird spontaneous on this trip and definitly NOT be a slave to a "reservation schedule". We have no problem drycamping our way on the whole trip if that's what it takes to not have to make a bunch of reservations. This is how we are still able to travel in the U.S..
Does drycamping our way through Canada and into Alaska help reduce the reservation requirements?
I suspect it might depend a lot on which parks you're trying to get into. Last year on my trip to Alaska I had no trouble at all getting spots in BC parks on the way there or back (mainly on the way back). Most were nowhere near full. I suppose the bad fire season may have had some impact on that, too.
The only campground reservations I made any length of time ahead were for Lake Louise and Denali Tek. For Lake Louise (and more generally Banff/Jasper NPs), there are overflow camping areas available in the general area that are very unlikely to fill up.
