Fruita has 7 open nights left in October 2026.
A green oasis of historic orchards under red-rock cliffs — the only developed campground in Capitol Reef. Nearly 98% of September was reserved when we measured in July 2026.
Full for your dates. Every night you asked for is taken at Fruita.
A free watch checks every 60 minutes, and a site can open and be taken between two checks. An email is how you hear.
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7 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 open | 232 open | 241 open | ||||
| 25full | 26full | 27full | 28full | 293 open | 302 open | 315 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.
228 cancellations opened 308 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 228
- gone within an hour
- 30%
- gone within a day
- 91%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 35%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 228 cancellations open up at Fruita (about 53 a week), covering 308 nights. Of the 298 nights we saw open and then close again, 30% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 68% within six hours and 91% within a day. Tuesday was the busiest day for them (17%). 35% 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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Watching Tue, Oct 27 — the night you tapped. Change the dates below if you like.
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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, 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 Fruita
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 24 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 56 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 56 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | gone by next check (within 795 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | gone by next check (within 1096 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 140 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 48 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 189 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 193 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 193 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 733 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 110 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 155 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 155 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 57 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 112 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 Fruita sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 5:27 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 has 2 sites open and Sat, Oct 24 has 1 site open at Fruita. Open nights are bookable right now on recreation.gov.
How often do sites open up at Fruita?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 228 cancellations open up at Fruita (about 53 a week), covering 308 nights. Of the 298 nights we saw open and then close again, 30% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 68% within six hours and 91% 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 Fruita?
Tuesday was the busiest day for them (17%). 35% 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/capitol-reef/fruita.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 Fruita opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"capitol-reef/fruita","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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