recreation.gov pain in the

Use my IPAD no problem. Not bad making reservations.

Using Chrome today, the site kept telling me that I had to create a new password.but it never could succeed in sending me the link to do so.

Finally I created a new account with a new email address. That also meant the site had to send me an email, to confirm my email address, but that one worked ok.

Managed to get my reservations paid for before the time limit.

Just booked a site last week with Firefox 56. All went well until I got to the pay part. Got a real surprise that I had to update my browser. Didn't want to update Firefox then, so downloaded Chrome and finished the reservation. Was worried that I would run out of time, but I didn't. Site definitely a work-in-progress. :)

Funny thing is that same version of Firefox worked to book a site back in Oct, even though the site rework had started.

bukhrn wrote:
I use Chrome, and can get to the site, but since the new contractor took over, it is useless anyways, site photos are gone, some campground maps are loaded, some aren't, the maps that are loaded aren't necessarily correct, I keep hearing that the site is a work in progress, but all in all the site is currently worthless.

For government contractors, they call it "continued employment assurance" work phasing.

I use Chrome, and can get to the site, but since the new contractor took over, it is useless anyways, site photos are gone, some campground maps are loaded, some aren't, the maps that are loaded aren't necessarily correct, I keep hearing that the site is a work in progress, but all in all the site is currently worthless.

If you have trouble with Firefox try starting it with add ons disabled. Or clear cookies and cache/temp files, which will sometimes help no matter what browser you're using.

If all else fails, call them on the phone.

Google aka Alphabet provides tons of kits and support for web builders to use and they make it very simple to work with. The newer crop of web developers are lazy and usually only test basic operations. Then only go back and tweak when problems develop. There are some groups that work under specifications and some CIOs have their preferences and don't care about cross-platform performance.

I use Firefox but I called and made a reservation.Real easy. But a few years ago,I needed to get a vendor number to do work at a state historic site.I tried to use Firefox and it didn't work.I called the number and was told they didn't guarentee access unless I used Internet Explorer. Go figure. Amazon, Disney World,almost any commercial website in the country allows you to use anything you want.But not the government.

Firefox does have some "funnies" in it - but maybe because I highly customize it. I'll see how the latest Firefox - Version 64.0 - works before I get upset enough to remove my customizations.

I keep both Microsoft Edge and Firefox handy on my laptop. I've found that Edge usually will handle about any website that hickups with the previous Firefox version. I'd use Edge all the time if it contained more built-in ways to personalize it.

I stay away from Chrome because I don't trust Google to mind their own business.

rockhillmanor wrote:
I have the same problem using firefox.

Makes you wonder how many of these websites Chrome has gotten to/paid.

I.E. where only Chrome works. :(

Nope, websites where the developers only know how to work with Chrome.