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Re: Phantom Campers
Reply #1 –
Not the same but I've been spending the summer in Utah, mostly in the Dixie NF.
What I see here is people coming up to the forest mid week, dumping their trailer in a nice spot and leave until the weekend comes to occupy the site. Then they come up with the whole family and raise hell with their little noise makers.
Dixie NF requires you to spend the first night at the site before you can leave it, many don't.
Jota
96 23.5 FL
Re: Phantom Campers
Reply #2 –
Jota,
Children (little noise makers) are best served fried.
I love traveling after school is back in session.

Harold
2014 27 MB
Towd: Either the Jeep Wrangler or trailer containing the BMW R1200GS and 2 E-bicycles
Happy wife=Happy life
Re: Phantom Campers
Reply #3 –
It's definitely a "thing" . Some of the camper rental places also  reserve places for their clients who may or may not show up. It can be very frustrating.
annie olson
Re: Phantom Campers
Reply #4 –
Phantom Campers are a are real thing, we and others have noticed the increasing numbers of empty sites in fully booked campgrounds. The sites are held at least overnight, in case the campers arrive late, common for us when we were still working.
The sites are usually held until noon the day after before being released.
There doesn't seem to be an easy fix unless the reservation agencys find some way of tracking reserve unoccuplied sites and penalize the buyer after repeated offences. I know the parks are aware of the problem after talking with rangers about this.
Both Recreation.gov and ReserveCalifornia.com allow booking multiple resevations on the same day.

With reservations so hard to get today, I have sometimes made multiple reservations on the same day when planning long trips, once the schedule is finalized, any extra sites are immediately canceled, I want my money back.
Evidently, some folks have too much money and no conscience.

Larry
Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze
Re: Phantom Campers
Reply #5 –
The outcomes of the combination of “game-able” reservation sytems and clueless “It’s all about me” campers are frustrating and irritating, but not surprising.  :(
2003 TK has a new home
 
Re: Phantom Campers
Reply #6 –
They need to go back to making no more than 50% of the campsites reservable.  But I'll be surprised if that happens since they're currently getting paid whether or not anybody actually shows up and uses the site.

Steve
2015 TK