Chilhowee has 6 open nights left in October 2026.
A Cherokee National Forest campground atop Chilhowee Mountain near the Ocoee River whitewater corridor, with lake access and mountain views.
Full for your dates. Every night you asked for is taken at Chilhowee.
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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6 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22full | 23full | 24full | ||||
| 25full | 2647 open | 2749 open | 2852 open | 2945 open | 3014 open | 3116 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.
10 cancellations opened 31 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 10
- gone within an hour
- 10%
- gone within a day
- 30%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 48%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 10 cancellations open up at Chilhowee (about 2 a week), covering 31 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 30 nights we saw open and then close again, 10% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 23% within six hours and 30% within a day. 48% 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 Fri, Oct 23 — 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, gone by our next check (within 52 min). 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 Chilhowee
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 52 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 56 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 162 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 1528 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 3738 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 361 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 116 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 116 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 53 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 2185 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 1377 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | gone by next check (within 233 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | gone by next check (within 1722 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 6 | gone by next check (within 3106 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 7 | gone by next check (within 4544 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 8 | gone by next check (within 5972 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (within 10343 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 12 | gone by next check (within 11740 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 13 | gone by next check (within 13177 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | gone by next check (within 14638 min) |
Watching since Sep 8, 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 Chilhowee sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 4:24 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 is full and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Chilhowee. A free watch emails you the moment a cancellation opens either night.
How often do sites open up at Chilhowee?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 10 cancellations open up at Chilhowee (about 2 a week), covering 31 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 30 nights we saw open and then close again, 10% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 23% within six hours and 30% 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 Chilhowee?
48% 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/cherokee-nf/chilhowee.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 Chilhowee opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"cherokee-nf/chilhowee","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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