America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That's Not a Coincidence

Re:America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That's Not... by efangs on Monday November 13, 2023 @09:42PM (#38258329)

OK explain to me why I have to book a campsite 6 months in advance

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Re:America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That's Not... by kwk1 on Monday November 13, 2023 @09:49PM (#38258396)

Hypothesis: population growth looks like /, while public land growth looks like - or \ (e.g. cursory search for statistic shows federal acreage drop of 4.9% from 1990 to 2018)

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Re:America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That's Not... by john-radio on Monday November 13, 2023 @09:44PM (#38258342)

I'm not sure where you live, but try googling about the terms "free camping" or "dispersed camping" for your area. There are lots of natural areas (edit: in a lot of places) where you don't need a special permit to pitch your tent.

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Re:America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That's Not... by seattle_spring on Monday November 13, 2023 @09:57PM (#38258459)

In a large part due to scalpers, and also people who book spots "just in case", but have no incentive to cancel if they end up not going.

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