OREGON STATE PARKS RANT
Camping is becomming very popular within 50 miles or so of Portland Oregon. Numerous times my family & I have wanted to get away during winter month's only to find campsites not available. Why does ...
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ktmrfs wrote:
be careful on how you look for sites on reserve america for OSP sites. If a loop is first come/first serve and open it will show on reserve america as NOT AVAILABLE. Reserve america ONLY shows the sites you can reserve in advance. So..... in the off season when OSP leaves loops as first come/first serve or a whole campground as first come first serve reserve america makes you think it is either closed or nothing available.
This should be no surprise to anyone. The online services ONLY deal with reservable sites. Our favorite campground in Washington has only a very few reservable sites in each loop. We often see the "NOT AVAILABLE" warning pop up. First come, first serve is exactally what it means. If the entire park was reservable then a lot of people would be shut out. All in all, it is not a bad system. Those who do not make plans in advance still have a shot at a site but you better have a Plan B in place.
