Finding a last-minute campsite in Yellowstone, Glacier

Montana – If you’re like the majority of Montanans, you want to take advantage of the last few camping weekends before the kids return to school, the frenzied start of Fall sports, and everything else kicks into high gear.

The issue is that an unprecedented number of people are pouring into Montana from all across the nation, and campgrounds are becoming overcrowded. You’re out of luck if you didn’t make a reservation months, or possibly even more than a year, ago.

Here are some advice I learned this weekend as a result of some of the kind volunteers I met. Even though some of these campgrounds have been reserved for months, they claimed that they weren’t really full the entire summer. The reason for this is that cancellations or no-shows occur frequently.

Here are a few options for last-minute camping trips in our national parks, like Glacier and Yellowstone, especially if you live in Montana or Wyoming.

There is a potential that they will suddenly have a spot available. It’s much simpler to get up and go and occupy the spot with your camper or your tent because you live closer to the parks.

These people will reportedly notify you when a campsite becomes available at the location where you want to camp.

How does Campflare function? They claim on their website:

“We are powered by Recreation.gov and use their data to find out immediately when a campsite becomes available. If the campsite matches your request, we notify you of the opening”

You have it, then. Maybe this will work if you’re willing to be flexible and you’re seeking to fit in some last-minute summer getaways, especially for all the locals who want to spend a bit more time enjoying our own backyard rather than allowing all the out-of-staters have all the fun.