FAMILY CAMPSITE RESERVATIONS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF 1987 THE INTERIOR ACADIA NATIONAL PARK Malne CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE North Carolina GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK Arizona GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK North Carolina/Tennessee ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Colorado SEQUOIA-KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS California SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK Virginia YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK California TYPE OF CAMPING EQUIPMENT Check (Boat trailers are considered trailers) 1 One tent or no equipment 2 Two tents 3 Large tent (over 9' X 12') 4 Tent Trailer 5 Van or bus with side tent 6 Camper/motorhome thru 18' (or van) 7 Camper/motorhome thru 21' OVERALL LENGTH 8 Campground/motorhome thru 24' 9 Camper/motorhome thru 27' 10 Camper/motorhome over 27' ft. 11 Trailer thru 15' 12 Trailer thru 18' 13 Trailer thru 21' 14 Trailer thru 24' 15 Trailer thru 27' 16 Trailer over 27' OVERALL LENGTH 17 Handicapped unit (wheelchair) Please be sure to show full overall length of motorhome or trailer. GOLDEN ACCESS or GOLDEN AGE PASSPORT SERIAL NO. IF APPLICABLE (Not Golden Eagle Passport or Park Pass) COMPUTATION OF CHARGES The daily campsite charge is required for each period and/or campsite requested. Maximum period for any reservation is shown on list under stay limit. Golden Access or Golden Age CAMPSITE CHARGE: Passport Number of nights @ = Number of nights @ = Number of nights @ = TOTAL CHARGE: Make check or money order payable to Ticketron and mail to: TICKETRON Dept. R 401 Hackensack Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR PHONE RESERVATIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED! Welcome to the convenience of camp- ground reservations. We believe you will enjoy being able to make reserva- Tickets: When you receive your reservation tickets, tions, so that a campsite is waiting when examine it immediately and verify that it is for the you visit the parks listed in this brochure. campground, arrival date and number of nights that Please take a few moments to acquaint you desire. If not, obtain a corrected ticket from yourself with the procedures for mak- the outlet operator, or return it to the mail reserva- ing a reservation through the Ticketron tion address immediately. If you mail your ticket, system. We think that your camping be sure that you copy the information on the front, experience will be much more pleasant including the validation number, in case you need if you plan ahead and know what to to refer to it in future correspondence. Lost tickets expect. We'll be looking forward to cannot be replaced or refunded. seeing you. About Your Applications: Be sure that the Happy camping! application form is filled in completely and accu- rately. Incomplete forms will be returned with- out a reservation being made. Reservations are RESERVATION PROCEDURES de for a particular park and campground, but ecific campsites cannot be reserved. Many During the summer camping season, you may make campgrounds are filled well in advance, SO we reservations at the campgrounds listed in this bro- suggest that you indicate alternate campgrounds chure either in person or by mail. Reservations may and dates whenever possible. Your request will be made no sooner than eight weeks in advance, be returned unfilled if the exact dates specified and up to the day before your planned arrival. cannot be reserved, unless you authorize Because of the heavy demand and the time needed Ticketron to reserve a shorter or different for processing, we encourage you to plan ahead and period. Campsite assignments are made when make your reservations early. Some campgrounds you arrive based on the type of equipment you on the system are very popular, requiring reserva- show on the form. tions to be made as far in advance as possible. Fol- lowing are the instructions for making your CHARGES: There is a daily charge for the use of reservation. each campsite as shown on the campground list. In Person: You may make a reservation in per- The reservation charge is included in the daily son at any Ticketron outlet or at any park on the campsite charge. In family campgrounds, persons reservation system no later than the day before 62 years of age or older possessing a valid Golden the reservation begins. You may also make your Age Passport and handicapped persons possessing a reservation at National Park Service information Golden Access Passport are entitled to a 50 percent offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Atlanta, reduction in the daily charge. Golden Age Passports Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Woodland Hills, and Golden Access Passports must be presented to California. Have your reservation application filled Ticketron outlet operator, or the passport number out in advance to insure faster service. shown on mail request at the time of reservation to obtain the reduction in daily campsite charge. By Mail: If you wish to reserve by mail, complete Golden Age Passports and Golden Access Passports the form in this brochure and mail it to Ticketron must be in possession while occupying campsite. at the address shown so that it arrives at least two weeks before you plan to start your trip. You must Golden Eagle Passports and Park Passes provide have your reservation ticket when you check in. The for free entry into the parks, but do not provide a National Park Service or Ticketron cannot be re- reduction in camping charges. sponsible for delays in mail service. Tickets will not LENGTHS OF STAY: Limits on length of stay be mailed to temporary addresses. While tickets apply at all sites. Please check listing. Multiple reser- may be purchased at a park if space is available, no tions which exceed the limit shown in this brochure tickets for reservations made at other terminals wil ill not be honored and may result in a violation of be held at a park for pickup on arrival. park regulations. NUMBER OF PERSONS: Individual campsites are for use by an immediate family or a party of no more than six persons, including children. Larger organized groups should contact the Park Superin- tendent to reserve a group campsite. ARRIVALS: When you arrive at a campground, Less than two weeks away: Notify the park present your ticket to the Ranger on duty. If camp- reservation office. If the notice of cancellation for ground personnel are not on duty when you arrive, the entire period is received by letter or phone the campsite assignments will be posted at the entrance day before your scheduled arrival, you will receive a to the campground. refund of the amount you paid less a cancellation fee of $10.00. (Reservation ticket must be mailed to the Park later if you cancel by phone.) If the notice LATE ARRIVALS: Reservations will be held for late of cancellation is not received by the day before arrival only for the first night of your reserved time, unless scheduled arrival, you will receive a refund of the the Park is notified. If you do not arrive by 8:00 AM of the amount you paid, less a cancellation charge of next day, and have not notified the Ranger of late arrival, $10.00 and less the amount of the first night your reservation will be cancelled and made available for camping charge. another camper. Use phone number printed on your reserva- tion ticket. ENJOY A SAFE VACATION PETS: No extra charge for pets. At Yosemite, pets are Each year a number of park visitors are injured or permitted only at Upper Pines Campground and Hodgdon killed because they engage in activities which are Meadow Campground. more hazardous than they appear. We want you to have a good time, and we know that your safety is a big factor in a successful vacation. So, our message CHECK-OUT TIME: Campers cannot be assured is this: DON'T TAKE CHANCES - Talk to a Ranger of space before noon on the scheduled day of arrival before you journey off the trails or try some new since that is check-out time. activity. For your protection and the protection of the park, we draw your attention to a few important safety tips and regulations: CAMPSITE INFORMATION: Campgrounds on the reservation system have water system, toilets, Camping is permitted only in designated camp- fireplaces, tables and parking spaces. Utility hookups grounds. Please don't set up your camp in a place are not available. Please be sure to show full overall not designated for this use. length of camper, motorhome or trailer on your reser- vation application. If you have extra equipment, such Build fires only in the fireplace or grill provided. as a boat trailer, be sure to show it. Campsite reser- vations are made to accommodate your equipment. Pets, where permitted, must be on a leash no more There is a limit of one motorized vehicle per site. than 6 feet in length, and may not be left tied and unattended. Pets are not permitted on most trails. Handicapped sites (wheelchair access) are available at all parks on the system except Rocky Mountain and Cape Hatteras and Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains. Quiet hours are from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, or as At Yosemite, handicapped sites are available only at posted on the campground bulletin board. Lower Pines Campground. In parks where bears are present the Superintendent may designate areas where food must be stored to CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: Refunds prevent its loss. Check with the Ranger or write the will be made only when cancellation of the entire Superintendent in advance. Never feed or reserved period is made, or for cancellation of un- approach animals. used days following an early departure. Refunds are not available for late arrivals. There will be a can- Limited parking is available in many campgrounds. cellation charge of $10.00 that will be deducted If you have extra vehicles or are towing a trailer, from the refund. parking space may not be available. If you depart early, you must notify the Ranger by Swimming and water sports can be hazardous in noon of the day of departure to obtain credit for surf or mountain streams. Swim with a buddy, and that night and additional unused nights. Refund respect the forces of nature. payments are made by mail, and should be received by you within 60 days. The gathering of firewood ispermitted only in certain areas and subject to conditions established To cancel your reservation if your date of arrival is: by the Superintendent. Check with a Ranger first. More than two weeks away: Send a written request for cancellation to Ticketron, Dept. C, 401 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Enclose U.S. Department of the Interior the entire reservation ticket but keep a record of the National Park Service ticket validation number, dates and campground. Washington, D.C. 20240 NATIONAL PARK Campground Immi LOCATION AND SPECIAL INFORMATION ACADIA P.O. Box 177 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Blackwoods 14 $10 306 35' 35' 200' 6 miles east of Bar Harbor, ME, on State Highway 3. Visitor center, sanitary dump station, campfire pro- grams. Pets permitted CAPE HATTERAS Rt.1 Box 675 Manteo, NC 27954 Cape Point 14 $10 202 31' 31' 5' 2 miles south of Buxton. Visitor center, swimming, surfing, fishing, sanitary dump station. Pets permitted. Oregon Inlet 14 $10 120 31' 35' 5' 13 miles southeast of Manteo. Interpretive programs, swimming, surfing, fishing. Sanitary dump station. Pets permitted. Ocracoke 14 $10 136 31' 31 5' 3 miles north of Ocracoke, accessible only by ferry. Sanitary dump station. Pets permitted. GRAND CANYON Box 129 Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 Mather 7 $8 310 27' 35' 6720 Grand Canyon Village, located on the South Rim. Store, showers, laundry, sanitary dump station. Pets permitted. No hook ups. GREAT SMOKY MTS. Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Smokemont 7 $9 140 35' 30' 2200' Limit of one tent per tent site. 6 miles north of Cherokee, NC, on US 441. Horseback riding, sanitary dump station. Pets permitted Elkmont 7 $9 218 32' 32' 2150' 9 miles southwest of Gatlinburg via TN 73W. Sanitary dump station at headquarters 4 miles). Pets permitted Cades Cove 7 $9 159 31' 41' 2000' 30 miles southeast of Maryville via TN 73. Store bicycle rental, horseback riding, sanitary dump station. Pets permitted ROCKY MOUNTAIN Estes Park, CO 80517 Moraine Park 7* $8 250 27' 30' 8200' 3.5 miles west of Estes Park. Sanitary dump station, visitor center, fishing, horseback riding. Pets permitted. Glacier Basin 7* $8 154 27 30' 8500' 8 miles west of Estes Park. Sanitary dump station, fishing and horseback riding. Pets permitted. *7 night limit in park 6/1-9/30. SEQUOIA- KINGS CANYON Three Rivers, CA 93271 Lodgepole 14 $8 250 30 30' 6750' 27 miles north of Three Rivers. Store, sanitary dump station, service station, visitor center. Showers and laundry services. Special food regulations apply. Fish- ing and horseback riding. Pets permitted. SHENANDOAH Luray, VA 22835 Big Meadows 14 $9 217 35' 30' 3594' At milepost 51 on Skyline Drive. Store, service station, restaurant, showers, wood sales. Visitor center, guided walks, sanitary dump station. Pets permitted. Many type 1 tent sites are walk-in-no vehicle at site. YOSEMITE Box 577, Yosemite NP,CA 95389 All Yosemite Campgrounds on the reservation system except Hodgdon Meadow are in Yosemite Valley. Visitor Upper Pines 7 $10 238 35' 35' 4000 center, store, service station, sanitary dump station, Lower River 7 $10 138 35' 35' 4000' swimming, fishing, horseback riding are available in Yosemite North Pines 7 $10 85 35 35' 4000 Valley. Pets are allowed only in Upper Pines and Hodgdon Lower Pines 7 $10 172 35' 35' 4000 Meadow Campgrounds. Upper River Campground does not Upper River 7 $10 123 N/A N/A 4000 allow R.V.'s or trailers. Hodgdon Meadow Campground, 1/2 Hodgdon Meadow 14 $9 106 30' 30' 4800 mile south of Big Oak Flat Entrance Station, 25 miles from Yosemite Valley. IMPORTANT National Park Service RESERVATIONS MAY BE MADE EIGHT WEEKS IN U.S. Department of the Interior ADVANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL CAMPSITES. CAMPSITE RESERVATION REQUEST TICKETRON Please include middle initial in your name: Dept. R 401 Hackensack Ave. address Hackensack, NJ 07601 BE SURE YOU COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS AND ENCLOSE FULL PAYMENT OF CAMPING CHARGES. INCOMPLETE OR INCORRECT your and phone no: FORMS WILL BE RETURNED. Pet(s) Yes No FIRST CHOICE SECOND CHOICE THIRD CHOICE PARK CAMPGROUND Arrival Date Nites Arrival Date Nites Arrival Date Nites If necessary will you accept fewer number of nights? yes no