Politics & Government
California Parks System Launching New Reservation System
You'll be able to reserve campgrounds and lodging up to six months in advance.
CALIFORNIA — If you'd like to make a reservation for Mt. Diablo, Big Basin or any other state park, you have a new resource at your fingertips.
Visitors to California state parks can reserve campgrounds and lodging with a new booking system launching next week.
Starting Tuesday, residents can go online using the ReserveCalifornia service to reserve campsites up to six months in advance on a rolling basis. Previously, the state offered reservations for certain blocks of dates in advance.
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Other features of the new system that will be rolled out between next week and March 2018 include interactive maps with more detailed views of campsites. There will also be 41 additional state parks added to the new
system, park officials said.
On Wednesday, website and phone reservations went temporarily offline before the launch of the new system, but current reservations will be honored.
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Accounts on the previous reservation system, Reserve America, will not transfer to the new system. Those wishing to create a new account and make future reservations may use the Reserve California system starting Tuesday. Those who still prefer to call may phone (800) 444-PARK.
— Bay City News contributed to this article; Image via Wikimedia
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