Now you can go online to make reservations at federal parks. You can also find out lots of information about what’s available and where. It’s a new website that the departments of the Interior and Agriculture kicked off last week. They encourage you to “Explore Your America.”
This interagency web site allows the public to view photos and information on thousands of recreation sites and activities from sightseeing at the Washington monument to canoeing in a Minnesota forest. The public can also use the recreation.gov site to make reservations and payments online
“Americans love to enjoy our parks, forests, historic sites and other public lands and we want to make it easier for them to do so,” said Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. “At Recreation.gov, Americans can find, plan and reserve their ‘place under the stars’ on one internet website or with a single phone call.”
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns added, “Recreation.gov not only simplifies reservations, it showcases the many opportunities to enjoy public lands. This is a refreshing change for those who have searched multiple web pages to make their recreation plans and it’s an example of better coordination to better serve Americans.”