Is it possible to call campgrounds as we go?
I was expecting to drive semi-randomly and start calling campgrounds for availability sometime in the afternoon. Now I just saw a post about Oregon being entirely booked for august. I asm sure the b...
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pitch wrote:
The only reservations that we make are for our destination. We never have not been able to find a place for the night. Sometimes they are less than desirable,but for just an overnite stay it is ok.
I think this post sums up the situation pretty well. For "destination" campgrounds, either private or government, we always make reservations during the summer travel months and we always make them for the "Big 3" holidays (Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day).
For the rest of the summer it pretty much depends on how selective you are about where you stay, whether you always want hookups, etc. If you don't mind staying at somewhat less attractive parks or not having more than an electric hookup you probably don't need to worry too much about making advance reservations UNLESS you are in the parts of the country where oil field workers are so numerous that they have taken most spots on a nearly permanent basis.
