camping without reservations
Is it possible to get into CA state parks without a reservation? I am new to the RV world, and have been camping my first few times at private parks. I usually do an online reservation a day or so bef...
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Inland, and less frequented parks; maybe. Sure, Death Valley in July shouldn't be too much of a problem. The Coast, Wine Country, Major lakes, forget it. In some of the Coastal parks where reservations are not accepted groups have gotten together and exchanged cell phone number and e-mails, and they exchange sites between each other (I'm leaving tomorrow at 10am so get here at 9:30am and pull in when I pull out). Really. The State Park system is broken, but I neither an answer or the interest to make suggestions. I just head for the Private campgrounds, which along the Coast are still difficult to get unless you are real flexible with dates.
