Are you feeling frustrated from sitting in endless online queues trying to secure reservations for US National Parks months in advance? Bagging campsites, tours and timed entry tickets has grown increasingly difficult as interest in visiting National Parks has risen, but all that looks set to get easier with a new Availability Alert system.
Securing a campsite in a park like Yosemite has long required a reservation six months in advance, while more recently, parks like Zion, Arches and Rocky Mountains have started introducing timed entry systems to help reduce congestion. As we explain in our article on navigating the National Parks reservation system, there are workarounds to this, such as entering the park very early, visiting in off-season and camping nearby.
