R-pod Owners Forum : Advice requested again https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Camping Adventures : Advice requested again Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:41:56 +0000 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 04:07:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12825 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Advice requested again : So, here's the long story... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=124513#124513 Author: Snowbird
Subject: 12825
Posted: 04 Jun 2019 at 4:07am

So, here's the long story regarding specifically PROVINCIAL parks (as opposed to B.C. Rec Sites and Forest Service Sites):

There are TWO websites you need to deal with: One is the list of British Columbia Parks (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/); the other is the reservations website (https://discovercamping.ca)

One thing you need to know is that, while these are considered 'provincial parks', they sub-contract management duties to individual companies. Usually these companies collect payment directly, have specific contact numbers, etc.

The other thing to note is that many or most campgrounds offer both reservable AND FCFS (First Come First Serve) sites. The nice thing about the FCFS, is that there is a button on each campgrounds webpage on the DiscoverCamping.ca website that says "1st FCFS Expected Availability" in which they do their best to forecast the likelihood of availability at any given time.

So, what I would do is look at the BC Parks website to get detailed information on the parks, their amenities, etc. and use the reservation site for reservations, and to determine availability.

In my experience, the further you are from Vancouver, the more likely you're going to find some sort of availability.

Oh, one last thing, I am not positive, but I believe you cannot make reservations further than 90 days ahead. But you can confirm that yourself and report back to us.
]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 04:07:34 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=124513#124513 Advice requested again : We have also stayed in provincial... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123678#123678 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 12825
Posted: 10 May 2019 at 10:15am

We have also stayed in provincial parks without reservations, but it was at the end of the season, and the parks were very lightly populated when we did it.]]> Fri, 10 May 2019 10:15:40 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123678#123678 Advice requested again : I stayed in some canadian parks... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123668#123668 Author: Billy Bob
Subject: 12825
Posted: 10 May 2019 at 9:41am

I stayed in some canadian parks last summer....just google them by name and if you want reservations at that park there should be a reservation tab on that website.]]> Fri, 10 May 2019 09:41:40 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123668#123668 Advice requested again : I've stayed in many provincial... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123663#123663 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 12825
Posted: 10 May 2019 at 7:41am

I've stayed in many provincial parks -- mostly without reservations, and I don't recall what I did when I had reservations, if I ever did have any.  It should be a simple matter to Google the name of the park you're interested in and getting reservations info that way.

TT
]]> Fri, 10 May 2019 07:41:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123663#123663 Advice requested again : Originally posted by ArenaBlancaI... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123660#123660 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12825
Posted: 10 May 2019 at 7:01am

Originally posted by ArenaBlanca

I guess I need to clarify this.  We are planning on crossing from Port Angeles and coming back via Anacortes.  I don't think I'd mind visiting with ents and elves but I would like to avoid the orcs and wargs.  

Now, how about some information about how to register for the provincial parks?  Or is that where the orcs and wargs are?

Wargs got a bum rap I think, kinda like pit bulls. They're just nice big doggies underneath. Its all about how they were raised. LOL The only wildlife issues I recall running into in the Vancouver Island area were yellow jackets, and that was in the Gulf Islands. But that was a long time ago and the orcs have greatly increased in numbers since Sauron reoccupied Barad-Dur.



]]> Fri, 10 May 2019 07:01:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123660#123660 Advice requested again : I guess I need to clarify this.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123657#123657 Author: ArenaBlanca
Subject: 12825
Posted: 09 May 2019 at 11:37pm

I guess I need to clarify this.  We are planning on crossing from Port Angeles and coming back via Anacortes.  I don't think I'd mind visiting with ents and elves but I would like to avoid the orcs and wargs.  

Now, how about some information about how to register for the provincial parks?  Or is that where the orcs and wargs are?
]]> Thu, 09 May 2019 23:37:25 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123657#123657 Advice requested again : Originally posted by john... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123653#123653 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12825
Posted: 09 May 2019 at 7:15pm

Originally posted by john in idaho

Have you considered crossing from Port Angeles? Much less crowded than Seattle.  the interior of Vancouver Island is much like the South Island of NZ.

Except without any hobbits or other inhabitants of Middle Earth LOL
]]> Thu, 09 May 2019 19:15:10 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123653#123653 Advice requested again : Have you considered crossing from... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123651#123651 Author: john in idaho
Subject: 12825
Posted: 09 May 2019 at 6:21pm

Have you considered crossing from Port Angeles? Much less crowded than Seattle.  the interior of Vancouver Island is much like the South Island of NZ.]]> Thu, 09 May 2019 18:21:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123651#123651 Advice requested again : We are currently planning our... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123614#123614 Author: ArenaBlanca
Subject: 12825
Posted: 08 May 2019 at 3:59pm

We are currently planning our summer trip this year which entails going to Vancouver Island, BC.  How difficult is it to make reservations at the provincial parks and how do we go about this?  We are looking at some time close to the end of August as we are going to a Pod Rally in Cannon Beach, OR.]]> Wed, 08 May 2019 15:59:06 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12825&PID=123614#123614