Thread: Online Email Reservations

Reserve America is a great resource to determine if anything is still available. We've never had a problem using that method. I particularly appreciate the instant gratification of knowing I've got the site, no waiting on hold, no waiting for an email response.

I've booked road trips by phone. The hold time was long so I chose the "call you back" option. I had my list of dates and calendar handy for when they did call back. From what I've heard, don't try to call on a Monday. I booked our June trip of Abilene, Caprock, Palo Duro, Lake Colorado City, and South Llano by phone, and July trip of South Llano, Davis Mountains, and South Llano by phone. I was concerned they might miss a date or overlap by mistake since there are multiple parks. No problems.

I've also booked by email, after seeing there was availability on RA, and I had the time to wait 2 days to confirm. Since there were plenty of sites, I didn't need to grab them up, I kept my reservation fee for myself instead of giving it to RA. This method also works when I need multiple sites for Scout camp outs.