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High demand for campsites means Albertans might need to consider options
More than 21,000 campsites were snapped up Thursday as Alberta Parks began accepting bookings for the coming season, more than double the number of reservations compared to opening day last year.
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Tenting on public land beside the Blackstone River in west central Alberta. (Scott Stevenson/CBC) comments
The province began accepting campsite reservations on Thursday and like many camping trips, it didn t go as smoothly as hoped.
On the opening morning, the province s booking site was as sluggish as a 1975 Winnebago navigating the Highwood Pass.
In an email to CBC News, Alberta Environment and Parks said the site was slower than usual due to extremely high traffic.
High demand for campsites means Albertans might need to consider options
More than 21,000 campsites were snapped up Thursday as Alberta Parks began accepting bookings for the coming season, more than double the number of reservations compared to opening day last year.
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Tenting on public land beside the Blackstone River in west central Alberta. (Scott Stevenson/CBC) comments
The province began accepting campsite reservations on Thursday and like many camping trips, it didn t go as smoothly as hoped.
On the opening morning, the province s booking site was as sluggish as a 1975 Winnebago navigating the Highwood Pass.
In an email to CBC News, Alberta Environment and Parks said the site was slower than usual due to extremely high traffic.
CALGARY Alberta Parks fielded record demand for provincial campsite reservations Thursday, causing the website to crash. According to AEP, roughly four times the number of people tried to make reservations compared to last year, resulting in 21,398 campsite bookings. That is more than double the number of reservations made on the same day last year. Getting a campsite near Calgary is The Hunger Games, said Karen Ung, a volunteer Alberta Parks ambassador and outdoor blogger at playoutsideguide.com. It is challenging. She recommends avoiding the long weekend and if you missed out, don t be too discouraged. Today is actually the worst day because everybody is online at the same time, said Ung. If you didn t get something today, try tonight, try tomorrow. It s a rolling 90 day window.