[DutchmenSport]

Depends on where you are traveling and what kind of campsite you are looking for.

We have found and are very disappointed, that it's getting harder and harder to just call ahead an hour at KOA's and make sure they have a spot open. We now have to plan ahead at least a week, and even then, we run into some KOA's that are booked solid.

I think what is happing with KOA's is they are flipping from overnight "transient" camping, easy to get into, on the fly type camping, to seasonal and long term camping. Their campgrounds may have 100 sites, and only 5 are open for "transient" overnight travelers. The other 95 are occupied by season, long term campers. This is very frustrating.

We also checked Good Sam campgrounds and they seem to be doing the same similar thing.

I can certainly understand it from the campground's position though. It's better to have a guaranteed income at 95% occupancy 100% of the time with full time, seasonal "tenants" at a slightly lower rate (if figuring it out on a daily basis), than the risk of having no occupancy or occupancy only on week-ends at a higher rate.

Still, the flavor of KOA's and a lot of other private campgrounds has changed, so yes, reservations and call aheads are almost always essential now.

Forget about just dropping in on virtually any State Park anywhere. If reservations are not made months ahead, you simply do not get in anywhere.

Yes... it's tougher right now. The days of "willie-nillie" traveling are pretty much over, until all the pandemic crazed people start selling off their campers.