Preaching to the choir.teapot57 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:36 am After logging out and signing back in a couple of times, I was able to submit. So keep trying, Paul.
I wish the NPS would research an update to their back country permitting system. Parks Canada’s system is excellent. On opening day, traffic gets routed into waiting rooms so the system does not crash. You actually book your permit yourself online and have your permit right away if your campsites are available- no submitting an app and waiting weeks for a ranger review. And there is a cancellation option where you actually get a refund. Not a total refund, but enough to encourage you to cancel out online to free up spots for others to book.
A system like this would avoid groups submitting multiple permits for the same route, and there would be no waiting for ranger review. You can look at the website and see what campsites are open at any time, and book the permit yourself. If you ask for something outside of the rules or perimeters, the system lets you know.
Sorry, just rambling at this point. But there is a much better way.
I think a 'add to cart' approach is ideal, but I think a much easier IT update would be to automate the application processing in the backend.
While still not a great website interface, if we all had our permits approved/denied within a couple days, then we could resubmit as needed based on availability. I had been playing with that concept last year, but need to get back to it.