Originally Posted by
jamawani
Ah, yes.
That's what Hiker/biker sites accomplish.
Especially if you are on a long tour,
it's hard to say with any certainty that you'll be there July 11th.
I am not convinced that ACA has continued to pursue this with state park systems.
Earlier leadership believed this was important for long-distance cycle touring.
And it makes things easier for shorter tours, too.
At present, both the NPS and state park systems are totally RV-oriented.
I get it - if you pay $400,000 for a metal box, you want some place to park it.
But when they get as big as the Queen Mary, someone might want to pause.
And reassess.
Oregon Stage Parks started these in the 1970s/1980s.
California and Washington followed suit to a lesser degree.
All three park systems are struggling with funding now.
Because bicycle touring appears to be declining,
parks see little reason to retain hiker/biker sites.
I would not call the many NY State DEC facilities, of which there are near 60 campgrounds, “RV oriented” as they don’t provide hookups of any kind. They have recently started allowing walk in/bike in camping, in that they rescinded the requirement to make a reservation online prior to arrival day. That at least no allows cyclists with no access to Reserve America the ability to just show up at a campground, though they don’t as yet have bike sites,