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PARKS

Making Campground and Tour Reservations

Most national park campgrounds and tours take reservations up to five months in advance. But don't put off until the last minute your decision on dates, especially the big ticket parks like Yosemite or Grand Canyon. Make up your mind, then call to get the latest scoop on making reservations.

Campground Reservations: 1-800-365-2267
Yosemite Reservations: 1-800-436-7275
Tour Reservations (see list below): 1-800-967-2283
From outside the U.S. or Canada: 301-722-1257

Hours of Operation
Daily: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Closed on Christmas and New Year's Day.

The TDD number for the hearing-impaired is 888-530-9796.

Camping and tour reservations at the parks can also be made online at http://reservations.nps.gov. So that net users don't have an advantage over phone users, you can only make online reservations during the times the telephone system is operating—10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

National Forest Campground Reservations

The Forest Service, through a concessionaire, provides a national telephone reservation system (and Web site) for making camping site reservations at many of its campgrounds. You can check the U.S. National Forest Campground Guide to see if the campground accepts reservations. For the national telephone system, the telephone number is 1-877-444-6777. It is toll free, some credit cards are accepted and there is a charge for making a reservation. The URL or address for making reservations on-line is www.reserveusa.com.