Reserve America cancellations
Is the reserve america cancellation fee set in stone? We were on our way to a campground that we had a reservation for and our rv broke down and was in the shop for 3 weeks. We called them and was t...
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jerseyjim wrote:
I've only used any of those centralized reservation outfits once. That's enough. They DON'T know the campground...some of the staff don't know campers and will put a 30 footer into a 20 foot back-in.....
The one exception MIGHT be the KOA system. However...I personally call the campground itself. Make the reservations there. When you ask (and you should) they will tell you the cancellation policy right then and there.
It also works when traveling, say coast to coast. Figure out where you will be in, 300-400 miles and callthe cg. around 10AM. (Miracle of cell phones)
Never a problem.
Yes it will be a big problem if you call many of the National Parks or popular state parks on day of arrival! Many are fully booked minutes after the reservation window opens 6 months out.
Reserve America gives you pretty good information on the size of the sites and has a search tool. Many times there are photos of the sites too.
RV sales are booming. More and more people home school their kids and many retirees are camping. You can't depend on school being in session to improve site availability as much as you used to.
