mkirsch wrote:
...because the no-shows are all intentional, right? They reserved that site just to deny little old you the privilege of using it and didn't show up just to rub your face in it.
Maybe they had a breakdown on the way and couldn't make it. Maybe there was a family emergency and the last thing on their minds was to cancel the reservation.
Thought California was supposed to be the state of the bleeding heart. You're supposed to empathize with the no-show, not hold them responsible.
what happens up hre in our popular national parks and a lot of the provincial parks is people will book blocks of time in a site, then cancel the days they don't want at the last min. last year when I tried to get a site in banff for the 5th wheel I logged on 5 min before the opening of the reservation system and by the time I got my turn there was nothing between may and september availble.
the same thing happens with the BC provincial parks. except they have changed it so the most you can book ahead is 2 months so they are starting to do things to help the sistuations. personaly I have never seen parks so busy and I am putting this down to a pandemic caused issue. alot of "rv rental" companies poped up where they tow the rv out to the campground and you just show up.. so I suspect these companies were booking sites all over the provence in blocks for their business.
then if no one booked for that campground they would cancle it two days before to get back there fees aside from the cancelation fee and such.
the problem with this is you have to reserve a site by 8pm two days prior to the day you arive so it they cancle that day you cant reserve it.. thoes are the ones that you can camp in as the park staff will know its cancled and put you there as long as your gone before the next reservation.
