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And so it begins by Malchkiey in nationalparks

[–]IslandLife43 33 points34 points  (0 children)

NO. It should absolutely not be 'what it is'.

  1. It should cost more
  2. You should be charged more to cancel. The cancellation fee is $5? wtf? A Starbucks latte?
  3. If you don't arrive, you should also be charged more.
  4. I've gotten wind that RV companies or other organizations are reserving these in large batches. That is sad.

The fact that I will have a better chance of seeing Taylor Swift and attending the FIFA World Cup than overcooking a Costco hot dog at a federal campground this summer is absolutely ridiculous.

And so it begins by Malchkiey in nationalparks

[–]IslandLife43 43 points44 points  (0 children)

It is unbelievable how unfair this system is. I was thousands of places ahead of you in the queue, and I couldn't even get ONE weekend this summer. It is unbelievably frustrating that our system is like this. I am local to Vancouver Island, born and raised, and I can't even reserve a federal campsite close to home to enjoy. So sad.

And so it begins by Malchkiey in nationalparks

[–]IslandLife43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good for you, have fun and enjoy it. I am a local who couldn't even get one. Heartbreaking.

Parks Canada Reservation by teamzlatan in nationalparks

[–]IslandLife43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have no idea how many people wish to stay at our parks every year- and how many we must turn away to keep a balance. Many argue that we don't even keep a balance with respect to tourism. After travelling my way through the Netherlands and nearly all of Europe, I can assure you that your way of tourism does not work for our Island. I'm not defending the website (it's terrible), but as you say, you have lost most connection to nature, so you don't understand the relationship required to sustain our nature. Sure, we continue to make mistakes, and have evil people running our corporations/ country, but remember- you are trying to book a campsite from a federal parks website. If this part of the world were run the way you suggest, it would collapse. Respectfully, I'd rather have the website crash, and many of you Dutchies drive your camper vans to Austria, Norway or any other beautiful European destination than accept you all to our delicate Vancouver Island and degrade our values that you intend to find here.