Those crowded camping sites - what about reservations?
Those crowded camping sites - what about reservations?
The poll says it all.
Re: Those crowded camping sites - what about reservations?
I'd rather not have to reserve, because for me, plans change, and I may want or have to take a different route. Although I will say, if the are is that busy that it needs reservations, I likely won;t be going there to backpack, at least not when it would be busy.
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."
- Will Rogers
- Will Rogers
Re: Those crowded camping sites - what about reservations?
I make every possible effort to avoid those crowded places. But sometimes, on a section hike of the PCT for example, there's no real alternative that meets my needs. If I had to reserve a place in advance, too, it would just add that much more scheduling hassle and time constraint. I'd be thinking every day for the previous week that I need to arrive at X place on X day or my reservation would be no good.
A reservation system also requires enforcement, which is expensive and pulls rangers off other duties. It creates as many problems as it solves.
A reservation system also requires enforcement, which is expensive and pulls rangers off other duties. It creates as many problems as it solves.