Visiting National Park Campgrounds and Attractions Is Now Easier

The word camping means something different from one person to another. For some, camping means in a camper, with modern day conveniences like a microwave, oven, TV service and a shower.  

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For others, going camping is more rustic. A tent and a sleeping bag, cooking your food over an open fire. These folks pay close attention to the ground before they pitch their tent to avoid sleeping on a rock, a root, or something else that will cause their night's sleep to be less than restful.  

No matter if you’re pulling or driving a camper, or looking for the more primitive approach to camping, getting a spot in a campground in National Park can be a bit challenging. So much so that the Government has just released a new website and app to help people know about openings. Recreation.gov is now up and running. 

The site allows you to sign up for alerts in the following categories: 

Camping and Lodging 

Tickets and Tours 

Permits 

And 

Day Use and Venues 

An article from the Washington Post says that this isn’t the first app and website of this kind, but it’s the first that the Government has deployed after a few years of feedback from visitors to public areas in Federal Lands.  

The site or app will send alerts concerning openings, or even about specific areas you have an interest in visiting. The Washington Post says that last year alone over 325 million people visited National Parks.  

With this much attention it makes getting a camping site or access to popular tourist sites challenging, and that’s one thing this new venture hopes to make a little bit easier. 

One tip from the article, if you are flexible in your dates and places you’d like to camp or visit, this may reduce the wait you will have to wait.  

There’s still some time to get out and visit before colder weather moves in, maybe recreation.gov and it's sibling app can be a benefit to you.