Okay, here's a dumb question from me. And perhaps I'll call the reservations ranger and ask him tomorrow, but for tonight....
Section hikers have to call ahead and reserve spots in the GSMNP shelters. We cannot do that more than 30 days ahead. I want to hike the AT through the Park the first week of April, so I expect it to be pretty crowded.
As I plan to take six days, can I make all six reservations on the 30th day before my first planned night in the Park, or am I gonna have to call back each day for six days, and HOPE I get each successive reservation I need to make the whole thing work?
An alternative is to wait until 30 days before my LAST night in the Park, but I may find some or all of the shelter spots for the earlier four or five nights all booked by then.
Clear as mud?
Rain Man
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