Are you sure? I was in the USA recently, and the Dunewood Campground (Indiana Dunes National Park) had signs explicitly stating that there was no in-person booking, but that recreation.gov was the only way to book sites.
Later I looked at Lake Erie State Park (New York), and they said that reserveamerica.com (or RA’s call centre) was the only way to book, no walk-ins permitted, and then the quoted $15 fee for their cheapest sites ballooned to something like $27.60 due to a reservation fee, an out-of-state-person fee, maybe some taxes…
Are you sure? I was in the USA recently, and the Dunewood Campground (Indiana Dunes National Park) had signs explicitly stating that there was no in-person booking, but that recreation.gov was the only way to book sites.
Later I looked at Lake Erie State Park (New York), and they said that reserveamerica.com (or RA’s call centre) was the only way to book, no walk-ins permitted, and then the quoted $15 fee for their cheapest sites ballooned to something like $27.60 due to a reservation fee, an out-of-state-person fee, maybe some taxes…