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Get alerted when sold-out campgrounds open up.

Tell us where and when you want to camp. We watch the park's booking calendar around the clock and text or email you the moment a matching site frees up.

Searching campgrounds…

How it works

  1. Pick your spot

    Search any park or campground above and choose your dates.

  2. We watch it around the clock

    Checks run day and night on an adaptive schedule.

  3. Book the opening

    We text or email you the moment a check finds a match — book on the official site.

Receipts, not promises

What the scanner has actually done

These numbers come straight out of our scan logs and update throughout the day. We publish them whether they are flattering or not.

  • Campsite-nights checked

    82,732,048

    Every site, every night, on every alert we watch — since July 2026.

  • Availability scans run

    93,579

    Each one a real availability request to the park's booking system.

  • Checked in the last 7 days

    64,979,927

    The scanner runs around the clock, not on a daily digest.

  • Booking systems watched

    32

    Recreation.gov, ReserveCalifornia, ReserveAmerica, GoingToCamp and more.

Openings we caught recently

Real cancellations our scanner spotted at campgrounds campers asked us to watch.

  • 1 night at Lower Pines Campground opened for Sep 13

    Yosemite National Park, CA

    Caught today

  • 1 night at Upper Pines Campground opened for Sep 28

    Yosemite National Park, CA

    Caught today

  • 1 night at Kaspian Campground opened for Sep 5

    Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, CA

    Caught today

  • 3 nights at Upper Pines Campground opened for Sep 29 - Oct 1

    Yosemite National Park, CA

    Caught yesterday

  • 1 night at North Pines Campground opened for Sep 13

    Yosemite National Park, CA

    Caught yesterday

  • 1 night at North Pines Campground opened for Sep 13

    Yosemite National Park, CA

    Caught yesterday

133 openings caught in the last 90 days. Openings are shown without any detail about whose alert found them.

Watching the official booking systems

  • Recreation.gov
  • Parks Canada
  • ReserveCalifornia
  • ReserveAmerica
  • Ontario Parks
  • BC Parks
  • Texas State Parks
  • Washington State Parks
  • Florida State Parks
  • See all coverage

What is a campsite cancellation alert?

A cancellation alert watches a campground's reservation calendar for your dates and texts or emails you when a matching site becomes available. We never hold or book inventory — you always finish the reservation on the official park website.

Openings can disappear in minutes and no alert service can guarantee a site, so keep your dates flexible and be ready to book when the email arrives.

Start free

  • Text (SMS) and email alerts included.
  • Up to three active alerts at a time.
  • No card required for free beta access.
  • Book directly with the park when an opening appears.

Need faster checks or more alerts? Paid options are planned for after the beta.

How Recreation.gov availability alerts work

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