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| Above, The Beast at a KOA Kampground in West Yellowstone, Montana. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Now that more people are getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, it is anticipated that state and national parks around the country will be seeing record numbers of visitors. As such, now is the time to start planning for that "summer escape" vacation.
With that in mind, Travel + Leisure has posted an article on getting your planning started.
They begin with:
State and national parks in the U.S. had one heck of a 2020, as many of us chose to vacation in wide-open spaces. Yellowstone National Park recorded its busiest October in history, with visits up a whopping 110 percent over 2019. State parks across Colorado saw a 20 percent jump in 2020, year over year. And 2021 is shaping up to be just as big — if not bigger — says Rebecca Ferrell, the public information manager at Colorado Parks & Wildlife.
That means the planning starts now. "It's best to reserve many months ahead since sites for March and onward fill up well in advance," says Wendy Wilson, assistant manager at Antelope Island State Park, in Utah.
To read more, go here.
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