Secret Hack to Scoring a Camping Spot During Eclipse Week
I don't know if you know this but there's a solar eclipse happening this April and people from all over the world will be traveling to the tri-state as we are in the path of totality. If you were hoping to book a camping spot for the eclipse, you are probably out of luck. if you are just now looking. They've been sold out for months. BUT, I found a hack!
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A 'Secret' Hack to Getting a Spot a Booked Up Campground
I have discovered that there's a trick if you want to stay at a campground that uses Reserve America booking system. I thought everyone knew about this but after seeing the number of people in my local camping groups airing their woes about missing out on Halloween weekends last season, I thought that maybe it isn't common knowledge.
All you have to do is log into the system and put in your dates and the type of camping spot you are looking for. If nothing's available, you can click the Create Availability Notification button to set up emails that will alert you when someone cancels.
I tested it out with Lincoln State Park on the Halloween weekends in October. I got cancelation emails every day.
Now another pro tip, they are first come, first serve. The emails seem to go out around 2:50 AM and 5:30 AM so you better be on it if you REALLY want a spot!
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INDIANA CAMPGROUNDS ON RESERVE AMERICA
Anderson / Muncie KOA
Angola / Hogback Lake KOA
Art's Country Park
Batesville KOA
Black Walnut Grove at Happy Hollow Site 2
Blue Lake Campground
Bluffton / Fort Wayne South KOA
Brookville Lake
Brown County / Nashville KOA
Brown County State Park
Camp Sack-In
Camp Watauga
Canby Ferry Campground
Chain O Lakes State Park
Charlestown State Park
City of Madison Indiana Campground
Clark State Forest
Clifty Falls State Park
Cozy Camping Cottage at Happy Hollow Homestead
Crawfordsville KOA
Deam Lake State Recreation Area
Eby's Pines RV Park and Campground
Elkhart Co. / Middlebury KOA
Fort Harrison State Park
Fox Lake Campground
Gordons Campground
Greene-Sullivan State Forest
HARDIN RIDGE
Hardy Lake
Harmonie State Park
Hillbilly Acres Campground
Hillbilly Acres Campground LLC
INDIAN CELINA LAKE
Indian Springs Campground
Indiana Beach / Monticello KOA
Indiana Dunes State Park
Indianapolis KOA
Interlake State Recreation Area
Jellystone Park at Barton Lake
KAMP MODOC FAMILY CAMPGROUND
Last Resort Campground
Lazy L Lake Campground
Lieber State Recreation Area
Lincoln State Park
McCormicks Creek State Park
Mini Mountain Campground
Mississinewa Lake
Monroe Lake
Morgan-Monroe State Forest
Mounds State Park
OBannon Woods State Park
Ouabache State Park
Ouabache Trails Park
OVERLOOK SHELTER (BROOKVILLE LAKE)
Patoka Lake
Pokagon State Park
Potato Creek State Park
Prophetstown State Park
Raccoon Lake
Redbird State Recreation Area
Richmond KOA
Salamonie Lake
Scales Lake Park
Shades State Park
Shakamak State Park
Sleeping Bear Retreat
South Bend / Elkhart North KOA
Spring Mill State Park
SSR Training Facility
Starve Hollow State Recreation Area
Summit Lake State Park
TAILWATER SHELTER 1 (BROOKVILLE LAKE)
TAILWATER SHELTER 2 (BROOKVILLE LAKE)
Tall Sycamore Campground
Tent camping at Happy Hollow Homestead
Terre Haute KOA
The Compound, a Southern Indiana Retreat
Thousand Trails Horseshoe Lakes
Tippecanoe River State Park
TIPSAW LAKE
Trine State Recreation Area
Turkey Run State Park
Versailles State Park
West Boggs Park
Whitewater Memorial State Park
WonderTree Farm
Yellowwood State Forest
YOGI BEAR'S JELLYSTONE PARK No.179
KENTUCKY CAMPGROUNDS
AXTEL
BAILEYS POINT
BARREN RIVER LAKE STATE RESORT PARK
Bear Creek Horse Camp
BIG BONE LICK STATE HISTORIC SITE
Birdsville Riverside RV Park
BLUE HERON CAMPGROUND
BLUE LICKS BATTLEFIELD STATE RESORT PARK
BOAT GUNNEL GROUP CAMPGROUND
Bowling Green KOA
Bowling Green KOA, KYBrooks Mobile & RV Park
BUCKHORN CAMPGROUND
CADIZ
Cadiz RV Park
CANAL
CARR CREEK LAKE SHELTERS
CARR CREEK STATE PARK
CARTER CAVES STATE RESORT PARK
CAVE CREEK
COLUMBUS BELMONT STATE PARK
Corbin / Laurel Lake KOA
CRAIGS CREEK GROUP AREA
CUMBERLAND FALLS STATE RESORT PARK
CUMBERLAND POINT CAMPGROUND
Cumberland River Front Campsite 3
Cumberland River Front Campsite 4
Cummins Ferry RV Park and Campground
DALE HOLLOW LAKE STATE RESORT PARK
DEWEY LAKE SHELTER
DOG CREEK (KY)
EUREKA
FALL CREEK CAMPGROUND
FISHING CREEK CAMPGROUND
FISHTRAP LAKE SHELTERS
Flat Lick Falls
Flat Lick Falls
Fort Bluegrass Mobile Home Park
FORT BOONESBOROUGH STATE PARK
GENERAL BURNSIDE STATE PARK
GENERAL BURNSIDE STATE PARK, KY
Gods Country
GRAYSON LAKE DAMSITE SHELTERS
GREEN RIVER LAKE STATE PARK
GREENBO LAKE STATE RESORT PARK
GROVE
Holiday Hills Resort
HOLLY BAY
HOLMES BEND
Horse Cave KOA
HURRICANE CREEK
JENNY WILEY STATE RESORT PARK
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON STATE PARK
KENDALL CAMPGROUND
KENLAKE STATE RESORT PARK
KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE STATE RESORT PARK
KENTUCKY HORSE PARK
Kentucky Lake Resort And RV Park
Kentucky Lakes / Prizer Point KOA
KINCAID LAKE STATE PARK
Kumberland Campground and Resort
LAKE BARKLEY STATE RESORT PARK
LAKE CUMBERLAND STATE RESORT PARK
LAKE MALONE STATE PARK
Lake Shelby Park And Campground
Lakeview Cottages and Marina
LAUREL BRANCH
Laurel River Lake Picnic Area
Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park
LINTON
LITTCARR CAMPGROUND
Little Bear Island Campground
Little Patch of Heaven
Louisville South KOA
MAMMOTH CAVE CAMPGROUND
MAMMOTH PICNIC SHELTERS
MAPLE SPRINGS
Marion Fair RV Park
MILL SPRINGS MILL SHELTER
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME STATE PARK
NATURAL BRIDGE STATE RESORT PARK
NOLIN LAKE STATE PARK
NORTH FORK (KY)
OLD KUTTAWA
Paddle Trail Campground
Paducah / I-24 / Kentucky Lake KOA
PAINTSVILLE LAKE STATE PARK
PENNYRILE FOREST STATE RESORT PARK
PIKES RIDGE
Renfro Valley KOA
Riverbank Overlook with Electric
Russell Springs KOA
Sheltowee RV Park and Cabins
SMITH RIDGE
Stagecoach Station RV Park
TAILWATER
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE STATE PARK
THE NARROWS
The Point Campground & Farm
Thousand Trails Diamond Caverns RV & Golf Resort
Three Springs Campground
TRACE BRANCH CAMPGROUND
Tween the Lakes Campground
TWIN KNOBS CAMPGROUND
WAITSBORO CAMPGROUND
Walnut Meadow RV Park
WAX
Western KY RV Park
Westgate RV Campground
Woodbury RV Park
YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK
ZILPO - DANIEL BOONE NAT. FOR.
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Cowboy Cobbler on the Campfire
Cowboy Cobbler is the easiest thing to make and travels well. You can make it on the campfire or in the oven and it turns out 100% perfect every time!
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Fulfill Your 'Yellowstone' Fantasies at The Double J Riding Stables & Horseman's Campground in Western KY
The Double J Riding Stables & Horseman's Campground is situated off the Northeastern corner of Mammoth Cave National Park in Western Kentucky. What drew me to the campground is that they offer horse-friendly campsites for those who have their own horses and also guided horseback trail rides for those who don't!
Our family LOVES horses but we currently don't have a horse for everyone in the family so this would be a perfect solution to get everyone the chance to play cowboy and live out all their Yellowstone fantasies!
Gallery Credit: ASHLEY SOLLARS