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Campsite cancellation alerts · Recreation.gov + California State Parks
Sold out isn't the end.
Pick the campground you actually want. We watch every site in it, every 30 seconds, and email you the moment a cancelled night opens on your dates. You book it yourself on Recreation.gov or the state park's own site.
Popular: Upper PinesLower PinesKirby CoveKirk CreekPinecrestTuolumne Meadows Wilderness permits →
Free during early access · Nearly 5,000 Recreation.gov campgrounds, state parks in 27 states and 70+ wilderness permits · No passwords, no bots booking for you
139 cancelled nights caught this week · Kirk Creek, Upper Pines
How it works
Cancellations go back on sale quietly. We're the ones watching.
People cancel constantly, and every cancelled night goes straight back into the Recreation.gov pool with no announcement. Whoever looks first gets it. We look every 30 seconds, and the email links straight to the site and the night.
Our first live run, Sep 23
- 11:23:59 PM Alert created for Pinecrest
- 11:24:16 PM Email confirmed
- 11:24:23 PM First email: 8 open nights, each with a booking link
- Pick a campgroundAny of the nearly 5,000 reservable campgrounds on Recreation.gov, a state park campground in any of 27 states, a Canadian park on BC Parks, Ontario Parks, Parks Canada, Manitoba or Nova Scotia, or a wilderness-permit trailhead.
- Set your datesA weekend or a whole season. Weekends only if that's what you can do. Specific loops if you're picky.
- Get the email, book the siteA direct link to the exact site and night on Recreation.gov (on a state park system, to its booking page for the park, or to the site and night where the system allows it). You book in your own account. We never hold your login.
The campgrounds everyone wants
All 34 campground pages →Yosemite
Upper Pines
The largest Yosemite Valley campground, open year-round. Walking distance to Half Dome trailheads and Curry Village.
Yosemite
Lower Pines
Riverside sites on the Merced with Half Dome views. One of the hardest reservations in the country.
Marin & Bay Area
Kirby Cove
Five walk-in sites under the Golden Gate Bridge with a private beach. Extremely competitive.
Big Sur
Kirk Creek
Bluff-top sites above the Pacific on the Big Sur coast. Every site has an ocean view.
Stanislaus National Forest
Pinecrest
Lakeside family campground at Pinecrest Lake with swimming, paddling, and an amphitheater. Loops D and E sit closest to the water.
Wilderness permits, too
Set up a permit alert →Mt. Whitney, the Yosemite backcountry, the Enchantments, the Zion Narrows: when a permit holder cancels, the spots go back on Recreation.gov. We watch the trailheads and group size you pick. Lottery-only permits like Half Dome can't be watched, and we say so.
Mt. WhitneyYosemite WildernessInyo NF WildernessDesolation WildernessThe EnchantmentsZion Narrows
Going on sale next
National park release dates →- Sat Nov 7, 8am Mountain · Grand Teton: Signal Mountain Campground, first night of its 2027 season (May 7)
- Sat Nov 14, 8am Mountain · Grand Teton: Headwaters Campground at Flagg Ranch, first night of its 2027 season (May 14)
- Sun Nov 15, 7am Pacific · Yosemite: Upper Pines, Lower Pines, North Pines, Wawona, Hodgdon Meadow, arrivals Mar 15 – Apr 14, 2027
- Sat Nov 21, 8am Mountain · Grand Teton: Colter Bay Campground, first night of its 2027 season (May 21); Colter Bay Tent Village, first night of its 2027 season (May 21)
- Fri Nov 27, 8am Mountain · Rocky Mountain: Aspenglen Campground, first night of its 2027 season (May 27); Glacier Basin Campground, first night of its 2027 season (May 27); Moraine Park Campground, first night of its 2027 season (May 27); Timber Creek Campground, first night of its 2027 season (May 27)*
- Sat Nov 28, 8am Mountain · Yellowstone: Tower Fall Campground, first night of its 2027 season (May 28)
A night that sells out that morning can still come back later as a cancellation: set an alert and we email you when one opens.
When reservations open atYosemiteGlacierYellowstoneZionGrand TetonRocky MountainOlympicAcadiaSequoia & Kings CanyonPoint ReyesCalifornia state parks
* Assumes Recreation.gov's standard six-month window: that campground's calendar showed no nights when we read it (closed for the season). The park page has the details.
How booking works
Cancellation rules → Release dates →7 min read
Mt. Whitney permits: the lottery, the April 22 leftovers, and how cancellations come back
Lose the Mt. Whitney lottery and you still have two more chances at a permit: the unclaimed dates released on April 22, and cancelled permits, which go back on Recreation.gov within 24 hours all season.
7 min read
Kirby Cove Campground reservations: how to book one of the five sites under the Golden Gate Bridge
Kirby Cove has five overnight sites, a 6-month booking window, and a 3-night limit per camper each season. Here is how the booking rules work and how to actually get a site.
4 min read
How Recreation.gov cancellations actually work (and when sold-out sites open up)
Sold out on Recreation.gov rarely means sold out for good. The fee rules decide when people cancel, and knowing them tells you when to look.
Got the site? The camping checklist gets you packed, and every campground page ends with what to bring for that region.