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When do Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks campground reservations open?

Recreation.gov sells most campgrounds six months ahead, one more arrival night every morning at 7am Pacific. Not all of them, though: some use a shorter window, and some release a month at a time. Here is each Sequoia & Kings Canyon campground on Recreation.gov with the window read from its own calendar, the last arrival on sale today and the next release.

CampgroundBooking windowOn sale throughNext release
Lodgepole Campground 4 months ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Dec 1, 2026 Mon Feb 15, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on Jun 15, 2027
2027 season opens Jun 15.
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Dorst Creek Campground 1 month ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Sep 5, 2023) None scheduled on Recreation.gov yet. Watch
Potwisha Campground 4 months ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Mar 1, 2027 Mon Nov 2, 7am Pacific: arrivals on Mar 2, 2027 Watch
Buckeye Flat Campground 1 month ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Sep 26, 2023) None scheduled on Recreation.gov yet. Watch
Atwell Mill Campground 1 month ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Oct 13, 2026) Sun May 16, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on Jun 16, 2027
2027 season opens Jun 16.
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Cold Springs Campground 1 month ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Oct 13, 2026) Sun May 16, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on Jun 16, 2027
2027 season opens Jun 16.
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Azalea Campground 4 months ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Mar 1, 2027 Mon Nov 2, 7am Pacific: arrivals on Mar 2, 2027
Its 2026 season opened May 6; 2027 dates aren't posted yet.
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Crystal Springs Campground 2 days ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Sep 13, 2026) Mon May 24, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on May 26, 2027
2027 season opens May 26.
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Sunset Campground 1 month ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Sep 8, 2026) Mon Apr 26, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on May 26, 2027
2027 season opens May 26.
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Sentinel Campground 4 months ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Sep 15, 2026) Tue Jan 26, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on May 26, 2027
2027 season opens May 26.
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Sheep Creek Campground 1 month ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Oct 25, 2026) Mon Apr 26, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on May 26, 2027
2027 season opens May 26.
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Moraine Campground 1 month ahead, a new night every morning (its booking rules) Nothing (last night on sale: Sep 8, 2026) Mon Apr 26, 2027, 7am Pacific: arrivals on May 26, 2027
2027 season opens May 26.
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Booked out on your dates?

Booked nights come back when people cancel, with no announcement, at any hour. Tent & Tree watches every site at a campground and emails you the moment one opens on your dates, with a link that opens that site on Recreation.gov with the nights already picked. An alert on a night that isn't on sale yet also emails you the evening before it goes on sale. Free during early access.

Pick a campground above and press Watch, or find the exact morning one arrival date goes on sale with the release-date calculator.

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Only campgrounds that take reservations on Recreation.gov are listed: first-come, first-served campgrounds and any a park concessioner books on its own site aren't. Group sites aren't listed. Recreation.gov's rules quoted from its tips for booking popular campgrounds ("most campsites can be booked six months prior to your arrival date", "Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT/8am MT/10am ET, but not always!"); a campground's own time is on its Seasons and Fees tab. Each window is read from the campground's Recreation.gov calendar and rules about once a day, and each season's dates from its Seasons and Fees tab; a season's first night goes on sale the morning its window reaches it. Where Recreation.gov publishes its own release schedule for a campground (the Booking Window on its campground page), the last arrival on sale and the next release are that schedule's, read with the window. Campground list from Recreation.gov's search, read October 12, 2026. We are not affiliated with Recreation.gov or the National Park Service.