Refugio State Beach has 10 open nights left in October 2026.
A palm-lined cove west of Santa Barbara with campsites along the beach — postcard California, priced accordingly in demand. 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 Refugio State Beach?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 open | 231 open | 241 open | ||||
| 259 open | 267 open | 277 open | 2824 open | 2912 open | 306 open | 317 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.
60 cancellations opened 83 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 60
- gone within an hour
- 30%
- gone within a day
- 74%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 37%
- busiest hour (PDT)
- 5pm
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 60 cancellations open up at Refugio State Beach (about 14 a week), covering 83 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 57 nights we saw open and then close again, 30% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 61% within six hours and 74% within a day. 16% of openings landed in the 5pm hour (PDT), and Thursday was the busiest day for them (30%). 37% 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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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 Refugio State Beach
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 68 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 18 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 237 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 17 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 337 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 101 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 51 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 17 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 34 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 220 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (within 17 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (within 489 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (within 17 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (within 84 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 757 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (within 51 min) |
Watching since Jul 23, 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 Refugio State Beach sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 21, 7:17 PM PDT, Fri, Oct 23 has 1 site open and Sat, Oct 24 has 1 site open at Refugio State Beach. Open nights are bookable right now on ReserveCalifornia.
How often do sites open up at Refugio State Beach?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 60 cancellations open up at Refugio State Beach (about 14 a week), covering 83 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 57 nights we saw open and then close again, 30% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 61% within six hours and 74% 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 Refugio State Beach?
16% of openings landed in the 5pm hour (PDT), and Thursday was the busiest day for them (30%). 37% 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/california-state-parks/refugio.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 Refugio State Beach opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"california-state-parks/refugio","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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