Want a camping reservation in California? Try this.
Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times
April 12, 2021
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FILE: Campers from the Sacramento area relax in their campsite on June 11, 2020 in Yosemite National Park.Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
LOS ANGELES — Kristen Tate camps a lot. The freelance book editor from San Francisco takes car camping trips for two weeks every summer, during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and often on weekends. She knows it’s tricky to make reservations for campgrounds in California, especially when you’re looking for popular sites during the peak summer season.
“If I want something for a very desirable weekend, I plan ahead,” Tate said. “I either get that six-month window when (reservations) open, or I just don’t worry and wait for a two-week window right before. I start looking then because that’s when people start canceling.”