Starting September 30, visitors to Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas) will be able to make reservations in advance for the park’s ten hike-in wilderness campgrounds.
According to a report, in the past, visitors who wanted to camp in one of the parks’ remote wilderness campgrounds could only make same-day reservations at the Pine Springs Visitor Center.
“Allowing visitors to reserve wilderness campsites in advance online at recreation.gov will help them better prepare for a positive and safe wilderness experience,” Superintendent Eric Leonard stated in a press release.
“As the park marks its 50th Anniversary, this change allows the park to adapt to the next 50 years.”
Campers who have made wilderness permit reservations must still check in at the Pine Springs Visitor Center for the issuance of a wilderness permit and walk-up same-day wilderness camping permits can still be obtained at the visitor center.
The change is not affecting the reservation system that is in place for the park’s developed campsites at Pine Springs and Dog Canyon.
As per its website, campers can choose from the park’s ten designated campgrounds with a total of 60 campsites in the wilderness. Each of the campgrounds requires a minimum of three miles and two thousand feet elevation gains to reach.
This story originally appeared on OA Online.