Quote Originally Posted by UKCraig View Post
Reserved timed entry tickets for Rocky Mountain national park yesterday. The site (recreation.gov) was horrible and kept dying. Had to register multiple accounts before I got one to.go through. Is this normal or just bad luck?
I'd say it's both a little normal and a little back luck. The times I've had issues with recreation.gov are when the site is struggling with demand. If timed entry tickets opened up at a certain time, and there were a lot of people trying to claim them all at once, the site often struggles with that.

My previous trips to Mesa Verde, I bought tickets after arriving at the park, but it's been a few years since I was there, and I'm not sure if online tickets were even an option at the time.