The Yurt campground at Fort Stevens State Park. Courtesy Oregon Parks and Recreation.
With the summer camping season just a few months away, it’s hard to imagine worse timing.
But Oregon State Parks says starting Thursday, you won’t be able to make camping and day-use reservations for two weeks. Not online, not over the phone.
Reservations Northwest, the company that handles park reservations is switching to new technology. The system it’s using now dates back to 1996.
The Parks and Recreation Department says it will take about two weeks to transfer data from the old system to the new one, test everything and train staff.
If you’ve already made reservations, they’ll still be honored.
During these two weeks, you can still camp in state parks,” says Reservations Northwest Operations Manager Marilyn Borgelt. “Most of them are open and have plenty of first-come, first-served sites available. The only things you can’t do are make or change reservations, or check campsite availability in advance.”
And it’s still possible to cancel reservations during the two-week down time. Call Reservations Northwest at 1-800-452-5687..
The system is expected to be back online on April 15.
