just booked labor day (and got a site)
buddy asked what we were doing labor day weekend. half hour latter I had the boss's permission and a site booked. clearly shes liking the new rig, took no convincing. bonus was actually getting a holi...
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ZINGERLITE wrote:Jebby14 wrote:
there is a clear need for more campgrounds within the Ontario parks and parks Canada systems. they are at or near capacity all season long especially weekends. Lots of privet trailer parks have availability but that's not my thing and we usually only use them for a quick overnighter.
problem is where I live (southwestern Ontario) undeveloped natural land is not readily available. this is a problem that's only going to get worse.
I never think about private camp grounds. the MI DNR booking tool is too easy to use. Private camp grounds require me calling on the phone. its 2019. Time to upgrade! ha!
The vast majority of private parks have online booking IME, the only place that wasn't the case was along Lake Ontario in upstate NY, for some reason almost zero of the parks along the lake have online booking and none return calls during the off-season (at least not for a 1 night booking). I ended up paying the NY state parks for 2 nights even though I was going to a different NY park the next night. It turned out ok since my site was close enough to the water to hear the waves as I fell asleep and 2 nights at a NY park was about what a private party charges for 1 night. The only weird thing is that this park wanted the name of everyone in my party, and refused to check me in without it. They said it was a regulation but I've stayed at numerous NY parks before and since and never had to supply that info.
