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The National Park Crowd Dilemma (dailyyonder.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Midnight@slrpnk.net to c/outdoor@slrpnk.net

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Agreed! No-shows are really annoying with campsites, too. I've snuck into the "last available" campsite reservation a few times only to see a bunch of empty ones. I'm sure the hosts don't mind dealing with fewer people, but it stinks for the people who miss out.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Very often the booking sites just fake "last available" though. I was once the only guest in a hostel and I booked it as "last available" 🫠

[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, the examples I was thinking of were through recreation.gov, which shows a calendar of sites and availability. A lot of National Park and National Forest campgrounds are on there.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

Well I guess a government website would not cheat like that. But it is also likely that the campsite is reporting a slightly lower number of spots to the website, so that they have a bit more flexibility with people having emergencies or such.