Ballinger has 2 open nights left in October 2026.
13 sites run by the Forest Service in Big Sur (Los Padres National Forest), California, reservable through recreation.gov's rolling booking window.
We only have live numbers for October 2026 on this page.
Rather than guess: subscribe and the first email tells you where those nights stand.
2 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22full | 23full | 24full | ||||
| 25full | 26full | 27full | 28full | 29full | 3010 open | 3110 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.
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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.
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How it works
Questions
Is Ballinger sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 12:20 PM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 is full and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Ballinger. A free watch emails you the moment a cancellation opens either night.
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/big-sur/ballinger.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 Ballinger opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"big-sur/ballinger","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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