Campsite reservations

I started reserving campsites late last year, at that time most National Parks hadn't updated their websites for the 2022 season. I was able to get two campsites a year in advance, but my plans have changed a few times since then.

My back-brain to do list is consistently neglected, and today I woke up not knowing what to do with the day. Finishing the window covers yesterday completed my front-brain to do list, so I figured I'd work on my back-brain.

The campsites I already booked needed to be modified, so I started there. This was the third, and hopefully last, time I changed these reservations.

Each National Park has different booking windows for campsites, this is where research is key. Some campsites have no reservations in certain seasons, like Death Valley, and they operate on a first-come first-served basis. Ideally, I want to skip campsites without reservations so I'm not leaving anything up to chance. But at Death Valley, we have no choice.

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I went the website of each park I intend to visit, and figured out the first day I could book each one. Took a few hours. Even the National Parks guide book I bought has outdated information on booking windows, and COVID has changed the way a lot of these parks operate.

And so, between the dates January 18- March 30, I will be trying to book the majority of my campsites. Albeit I am nervous, places like Yosemite and the Grand Canyon will be competitive to score sites at. Most parks reserve six months in advance, and the majority of those dates are reserved already.

Visiting National Parks in peak season is hard, but I need the good weather in order to avoid freezing while alseep in my car.

I'm hopeful that I will get every campsite I want, and I can be flexible if need be. I'm prepared, I've done, and am doing, my research, I got this, deserve this.

xxoo Ten