Ok, so I'm going to be thru hiking the BMT in a 3 weeks and I'm sitting here trying to figure out what to do about campsite reservations in the park......
On the BMT there are enough unreserved campsites west of Smokemont so as not to have to worry about reservations. However, starting at Smokemont all the way to Davenport Gap there are only 2 or so unreserved campsites.
Which means reservations need to be made well in advance.
So... I'm now 21 days from starting and I have absolutely, positively no idea when I will get to this section of trail. Sure, I could call and make a reservation but it would be a WAG and almost certainly be for the wrong night by the time I got there.
How would you suggest I go about reserving a backcountry campsite under these conditions?
Didn't have this problem on the AT because I started at Davenport Gap and went to Fontana so I was able to plan the trip and make accurate reservations because I was actually starting in the park and could reliably tell where I was going to be every night.