Dealing with campground reservations
My wife and I traveled around the country mostly in 2010, 12 and 16 and never really worried about making too many reservations and as a result we never planned more than a couple of days out. These d...
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We just returned from a 7 week trip to the Southwest. I am a planner so reservations were made for all but 8 days of the trip. I build in some “float” days on weekdays both going and coming home. We just them to spend extra time at several places in both directions that we liked.
All of our major destinations had full campgrounds - Big Bend NP, Tucson, Carlsbad, NM, Joshua Tree NP, San Diego, Phoenix area, and Grand Canyon NP. Even before COVID, between the increase in retirees camping and people home schooling their children, campgrounds were crowded mid week. It has gotten worse! We did a 4.5 month trip to Alaska 2 summers ago and all the major destination campgrounds were full then.
All of our major destinations had full campgrounds - Big Bend NP, Tucson, Carlsbad, NM, Joshua Tree NP, San Diego, Phoenix area, and Grand Canyon NP. Even before COVID, between the increase in retirees camping and people home schooling their children, campgrounds were crowded mid week. It has gotten worse! We did a 4.5 month trip to Alaska 2 summers ago and all the major destination campgrounds were full then.
