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Reserve America mentions (18)

• Best last minute app…

  If you're wanting campgrounds then I check recreation.gov and reserveamerica.com. For some state parks, you have to reserve online by midnight the night before. Others you can book same day. Recreation.gov will show you nearby campgrounds that have first come first served but there's always the chance they may be full. Source: 11 months ago

• Central OR advice

  Check out reserveamerica.com for state and federal campgrounds. Also if you search google for BLM (bureau of land management, not Black Lives Matter) , you can find information about dispersed camping. Source: 11 months ago

• First Camping trip

  I've camped about more than 2 dozen NC state Parks. They have great campgrounds. The use reserveamerica.com for reservations. Source: 11 months ago

• Is camping through American cities realistic?

  You can check thedyrt, hipcamp.com and reserveamerica.com to see what your options, if any, are in various cities. Source: about 1 year ago

• Tell me about your planning process to book the best campsites- specifically National/state parks with hookups

  Yes, recreation.gov for reserving most federal spots. Some NP have private vendor operating their campgrounds (e.g. You have to use https://www.xanterra.com/ for Yellowstone). Over here in North Carolina, our state parks use reserveamerica.com and many other states use it too. I've not had too much trouble with reserveamerica nor recreation.gov - other than some sites being tagged incorrectly (tent only but not... Source: about 1 year ago

Recreation.gov mentions (207)

• National Park Camping Reservation Timing

  If you check recreation.gov, there's an "availability alert" at the bottom of the page for each campground? Source: 5 months ago

• Guide Book Recs

  In the days before smart phones we used the wilderness press guide books and the PCT data book and also the pct water report, which is still out there at https://pctwater.com/. I've gotten local permits for section hikes in So Cal. It's not really very difficult to do. You can get the ones for San Jacinto by mail or in person or both (get the wilderness one in advance, get the state park one from the ranger... Source: 5 months ago

• Need help with local campsite on Recreation.gov

  I have booked a lot of campgrounds through recreation.gov, and have never seen any canvas tents to rent. The only time I have seen something even similar is the teepee rentals at KOA in Flagstaff. Campgrounds in National Forest sites, which you generally book through recreation.gov, are not going to have anything like that. Source: 6 months ago

• Question about how timed-entry permits work

  Hi there, heading to Rocky Mountain NP & Arches in a few weeks and both have only a few slots left that are later in the day. I want to book those as a last resort, but also want to try my hand to get a better time the night before. Is this possible to do on one recreation.gov account (I'm traveling alone)? Or, because of the 1 reservation max, do they not allow you to try a separate purchase process? I obviously... Source: 7 months ago

• Planning to backpack Grand Canyon rim-to-rim mid June and looking for advice

  The friend I'm going with is a teacher and her school year ends early June, thus the plan for mid-June. Curious about temps and what to expect. Also, I know this is the first year they're doing permits through recreation.gov, so I'm not expecting solid answers on this, but any guesses as to how difficult it'll be to get permits? We're planning on entering the lottery (Jan 16 is the start date for the June lottery... Source: 8 months ago