Assateague Oceanside has 10 open nights left in October 2026.
Camping on the open Atlantic beach with the island's wild horses wandering through — 92% of September was reserved when we measured in July 2026. (Availability shown covers the whole seashore campground, oceanside and bayside loops.)
Which nights do you want at Assateague Oceanside?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
10 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2278 open | 2327 open | 246 open | ||||
| 2580 open | 2677 open | 2782 open | 2882 open | 2979 open | 3017 open | 3113 open |
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These are live numbers for October 2026, checked when you loaded the page. A watch covers any dates you like.
42 cancellations opened 63 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 42
- gone within an hour
- 13%
- gone within a day
- 60%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 71%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 42 cancellations open up at Assateague Oceanside (about 10 a week), covering 63 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 60 nights we saw open and then close again, 13% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 43% within six hours and 60% within a day. Tuesday was the busiest day for them (27%). 71% of the nights that opened were Friday or Saturday nights.
These are counts of what our own checks saw (about every 15 minutes); an opening that appeared and was taken between two checks is not in them, so treat every figure as a floor.
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Last catch here — a date opened, still open at our last check. That window is what an instant email wins you.
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Weekends and prime dates go first. A free watch checks every 60 minutes, and a site can open and be taken between two checks.
Recent openings we caught at Assateague Oceanside
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 24 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 186 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 3563 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 1000 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 769 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 1190 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 401 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 54 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 4826 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 5409 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 188 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 405 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 41 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 1594 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 3021 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 1223 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 72 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 247 min) |
Watching since Jul 27, 2026. Our shared checker refreshes about every 15 minutes — that is the measurement; your watch is the alert. A free watch checks every hour; a Priority Pass watch checks every 5 minutes. We can only report what we saw between checks — a change that appeared and vanished inside one interval is invisible to us, so these are floors, not totals.
From four weeks of this data: how fast campsite cancellations disappear →
How it works
Questions
Is Assateague Oceanside sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 2:24 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 has 27 sites open and Sat, Oct 24 has 6 sites open at Assateague Oceanside. Open nights are bookable right now on recreation.gov.
How often do sites open up at Assateague Oceanside?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 42 cancellations open up at Assateague Oceanside (about 10 a week), covering 63 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 60 nights we saw open and then close again, 13% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 43% within six hours and 60% within a day. These are counts of what our own checks saw (about every 15 minutes); an opening that appeared and was taken between two checks is not in them, so treat every figure as a floor.
When do cancellations show up at Assateague Oceanside?
Tuesday was the busiest day for them (27%). 71% of the nights that opened were Friday or Saturday nights.
How fast are alerts?
Free: we check every hour, day and night. When a site opens for your nights you get an email with the booking link in it. Priority Pass is $10 once, not a subscription. For one watch, for as long as its dates are open, it checks every 5 minutes instead of every hour, so you hear sooner. A free watch checks every 60 minutes, and a site can open and be taken between two checks.
How many campgrounds can I watch?
As many as you like, on one email address — every campground page has the same form. Each watch is separate, with its own dates and its own one-click stop.
What does it cost?
Watching is free — no card, no account. Priority Pass is $10 once, not a subscription. For one watch, for as long as its dates are open, it checks every 5 minutes instead of every hour, so you hear sooner.
Does it book for me?
No — you get the booking link the moment a site opens; booking stays in your hands, on the reservation system's own site.
How do I stop, or change my dates?
Every email has a one-click stop link. A watch ends by itself the day after your last night, with a note on what it saw. For new dates, subscribe again on the campground page — it takes ten seconds.
For AI agents — feed URL and subscribe API
Reading this page for a user? Structured snapshot + change log: /scouts/campsites/assateague/oceanside.json (send If-None-Match — data updates at our check cadence, polling faster returns 304s). Better: subscribe your user once and we email them the moment Assateague Oceanside opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"assateague/oceanside","email":"user@example.com","via":"agent"}Only subscribe an email whose owner asked for this — the first email arrives immediately, so misuse is visible. Full agent docs: /AGENTS.md
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