Pfeiffer Big Sur has 10 open nights left in October 2026.
Big Sur's main campground under the redwoods along the Big Sur River — the classic base for the whole coast. ReserveCalifornia opens reservations six months ahead at 8am Pacific, and summer coastal weekends are typically gone the morning they open.
Which nights do you want at Pfeiffer Big Sur?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13full | 14full | 15full | 16full | 17full | ||
| 1863 open | 1959 open | 2073 open | 2171 open | 2262 open | 23full | 24full |
| 2554 open | 2656 open | 2772 open | 2888 open | 2994 open | 30full | 31full |
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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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Email me when a site opens at Pfeiffer Big Sur
Your first email lands right away with where your nights stand. After that we only write when something opens.
Last catch here — a date opened, gone by our next check (≤51 min later). 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 Pfeiffer Big Sur
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤51 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤522 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤135 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (≤51 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (≤589 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (≤489 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (≤34 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤51 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (≤17 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (≤68 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤135 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (≤2961 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (≤740 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤2710 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (≤625 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (≤2811 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤656 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (≤34 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (≤34 min later) | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Jul 23, 2026, checking about every 15 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
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/california-state-parks/pfeiffer-big-sur.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 Pfeiffer Big Sur opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"california-state-parks/pfeiffer-big-sur","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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