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Guadalupe Mountains National Park Offering Advance Backcountry Campground Reservations

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By Compiled From N... - September 8th, 2022

A tent site at the Wilderness Ridge Wilderness Campground/NPS

Hoping to backpack at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas this fall? Beginning on September 30 you'll be able to make an advance reservation for a spot in one of the park's 10 backcountry campgrounds.

Historically, visitors wishing to camp one of the wilderness campgrounds could only make same day reservations at the Pine Springs Visitor Center. 

“Allowing visitors to reserve wilderness campsites in advance online at recreation.gov will help them better prepare for a positive and safe wilderness experience” said Superintendent Eric Leonard. “As the park marks its 50th Anniversary, this change allows the park to adapt to the next 50 years.”

Campers making wilderness permit reservations will still need to check-in at the Pine Springs Visitor Center to be issued a wilderness permit, and walk-up same day wilderness camping permits can still be obtained at the visitor center.

This change does not affect the reservation system for the park’s developed campsites at Pine Springs and Dog Canyon, which were added to the www.recreation.gov system last year. 

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Submitted by Chris... on September 8, 2022 - 1:30pm.

Privatizing the park service is not a benefit. And recreation gov is a for profit scam 


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