About this field manual
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Campsite Available is a set of procedures for one moment: a campsite has opened and you want to be the person who books it. It covers the minutes after an alert, bookings for tonight and this weekend, first-come sites, and stays split across two campsites.
It does not sell reservations, hold campsites, or show live availability. Every booking described here happens on the official reservation website for that park.
Who publishes it
This site is published by OpenCampsite, a service that watches supported campgrounds and sends a text or email when a check finds an opening for your dates. OpenCampsite does not book campsites either. The manual exists because an alert is only useful if you know what to do when it arrives.
Where a page mentions OpenCampsite, it is because an alert or a search is the practical next step. You can follow every procedure here without using it.
How the rules are checked
- Each cutoff time, fee, and booking rule comes from the provider's own published page. Those pages are listed at the bottom of each procedure.
- Each page shows the date its facts were last checked.
- If a rule could not be confirmed on an official page, it was left out.
- Providers change their rules. Before you rely on a cutoff or a fee, open the source link and read the current version.
What is not here
- How each reservation system releases new inventory months ahead
- Guides to particular parks or seasons
- Group sites and backcountry permits
- Reviews of alert services
Corrections
If a rule on this site is out of date, email hey@opencampsite.com with the page address and a link to the provider's current rule.
Other sites from the same publisher
- opencampsite.com
- campsiteavailability.com
- campgroundavailability.com
- groupcampsites.com
- groupcampgrounds.com
- wildernesspermitalerts.com
- bestcampsitealert.com