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Originally Posted by Diemenz
I have never been a fan of the reservation system as most reserve only places end up having 20% no shows and people drive around Fridays then leave because the spots are "reserved".
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Is it really that high? I would say the number is quite a bit lower; maybe one or two spots in your average 50-100 site campground. Maybe we are just going to different camgrounds. Or were you speaking as one of the people that drive through and then leave? I know one time we didn't get to our site until about 9:30; and got there just minutes after somebody tried to "claim" our spot thinking we were going to be a no-show. The guy was a little ticked off; but we had reserved it weeks earlier.
The other thing even if people no-show; the site is still paid for. For Alberta Parks you have to give 72 hours notice; and most other places I book there is a similar policy in place.