getting campground reservations

[F450]

Has anyone out there had trouble getting popular campground reservations thru Reserve America? I have tried to get reservations at Nevada Beach in Tahoe for days with no luck. Is there a trick to it?

[NYCgrrl]

Willcamp4 wrote:
Nevada Beach is on recreation.gov, not reserveamerica

Maybe Nevada Beach is listed on both:

http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Nevada_Beach_Campground_And_Day_Use_Pavilion/r/campsiteDetails...

[Willcamp4]

Nevada Beach is on recreation.gov, not reserveamerica

[garmp]

F450, it was both Reserve America and Georgia State Park sites. Both showed the same results.

[F450]

NYCgrrl wrote:
This is a head scratching moment for me.

I just put in the opening date of 05/12/17, for Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion. Filtered my request for a flexibility range of 4 weeks, and 1/2 the sites opened up as available as of a start date of 5/12/17.

No idea what dates you are trying for.

Maybe you need to switch to a different browser.
I can open reserveamerica.com in Firefox successfully.

I was trying for July

[F450]

Us out West wrote:

garmp1 wrote:
I just had a similar experience while trying to book a site at Tallulah Gorge SP, GA. We want a site with 30amp power. Every time I set my search parameters to 30amp the results showed none available. Revising the search to 15amp displayed several sites available. When selecting the type of site preferred, GA is non site specific, it was displayed as having 30 to 50amps. Frustration led me to call the 1-800 number. Explained my dilemma and was told "Oh yes, all those sites are either 30 or 50amps. The web site is just messed up!"
Who'd a thunk.

Was this with Reserve America or the State reservation system website?

It is a federal forestry campground so you have to go thru recreation.gov

[toedtoes]

What was the issue with the reservation system?

[garmp]

The website was ReserveAmerica, but I called the state and got a very nice young lady who helped me.

[Us_out_West]

garmp1 wrote:
I just had a similar experience while trying to book a site at Tallulah Gorge SP, GA. We want a site with 30amp power. Every time I set my search parameters to 30amp the results showed none available. Revising the search to 15amp displayed several sites available. When selecting the type of site preferred, GA is non site specific, it was displayed as having 30 to 50amps. Frustration led me to call the 1-800 number. Explained my dilemma and was told "Oh yes, all those sites are either 30 or 50amps. The web site is just messed up!"
Who'd a thunk.

Was this with Reserve America or the State reservation system website?

[NYCgrrl]

garmp1 wrote:
I just had a similar experience while trying to book a site at Tallulah Gorge SP, GA. We want a site with 30amp power. Every time I set my search parameters to 30amp the results showed none available. Revising the search to 15amp displayed several sites available. When selecting the type of site preferred, GA is non site specific, it was displayed as having 30 to 50amps. Frustration led me to call the 1-800 number. Explained my dilemma and was told "Oh yes, all those sites are either 30 or 50amps. The web site is just messed up!"
Who'd a thunk.

Each state makes it own rules/regulations for reserveamerica. And if the state doesn't edit/revise the listings and descriptions well they won't change.
Been reading for years that Hammonasset in CT has gravel driveways when that isn't the case; had "fun" picking a campsite for Indian Lake, NY where alllllllll the sites are listed as "partial shade/ boat access. Also not true but of course Google Earth is yer friend;).

[garmp]

I just had a similar experience while trying to book a site at Tallulah Gorge SP, GA. We want a site with 30amp power. Every time I set my search parameters to 30amp the results showed none available. Revising the search to 15amp displayed several sites available. When selecting the type of site preferred, GA is non site specific, it was displayed as having 30 to 50amps. Frustration led me to call the 1-800 number. Explained my dilemma and was told "Oh yes, all those sites are either 30 or 50amps. The web site is just messed up!"
Who'd a thunk.

[Us_out_West]

NYCgrrl wrote:
This is a head scratching moment for me.

I just put in the opening date of 05/12/17, for Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion. Filtered my request for a flexibility range of 4 weeks, and 1/2 the sites opened up as available as of a start date of 5/12/17.

No idea what dates you are trying for.

Maybe you need to switch to a different browser.
I can open reserveamerica.com in Firefox successfully.

:C

Good, as I've never had a problem making a res on their site in the past.

Hopefully the OP can figure it out.

[NYCgrrl]

This is a head scratching moment for me.

I just put in the opening date of 05/12/17, for Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion. Filtered my request for a flexibility range of 4 weeks, and 1/2 the sites opened up as available as of a start date of 5/12/17.

No idea what dates you are trying for.

Maybe you need to switch to a different browser.
I can open reserveamerica.com in Firefox successfully.

[Paleo_Ron]

Another suggestion, especially for state parks: suppose you want a site for a week in a specific park. Ask instead for 3 or 4 days only and click off that you are flexible (even if you're not). Then scan around for what's available, including sites for 4+ days. Also, you may have to move sites partway through the week.

I may be wrong, but it seems to help.

[F450]

Us out West wrote:

F450 wrote:

Us out West wrote:
Shouldn't be a problem making a res.

If you do try this;

Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
Nevada Beach Campground and Day Use Pavilion
P.O. Box 9047
South Lake Tahoe CA 96158
Phone Number:
Information: (775)588-5562

Can you make reservations thru that address?

You'll have to give them a call...then let us know.

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