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Yeah, likewise. I use the site almost weekly for timed-entry reservations to various trailheads and parks, especially during the Summer and Fall hiking season.
by blueridge 3y ago
Yeah, likewise. I use the site almost weekly for timed-entry reservations to various trailheads and parks, especially during the Summer and Fall hiking season. Even after adding my national park pass when checking out, which removes the bulk of the reservation fee, there's always a $2 service fee on checkout. It adds up.
Separate frustration: needing a timed-entry permit for everything. It used to be you could wake up, glance at the sky and check the weather and decide where you're going and how far you might want to go. Now you have to hover over the computer days in advance, or refresh at just the right time to book a spot because certain time windows for entry haven't been released on the website yet, and won't be available to book until the day prior at a specific time.
And if the weather is bad on the day, you're probably out of luck for the next few days, and potentially the next week if you didn't think ahead and buy permits for any other days you might want to go.
I gave up on trying to get camping reservations altogether. They were gone within minutes of release.
- subsubzero 3y agoRegarding timed entry which I hate, this popped up in the pandemic and seem to have never left. Its like all spontaneity is being eliminated in every aspect of outdoor adventures(hikes, camping, etc). I don't really go to natl. parks anymore and have been looking for camping in natl forests and more remote areas where there are few people(but are father away). Maybe the answer is first come first serve for everything? Because whatever is happening now seems to be working for nobody.