Henderson Beach State Park has 8 open nights left in October 2026.
A Panhandle beach campground with dune-backed sites inside Destin's city limits. Florida State Parks take reservations up to 11 months ahead for Florida residents (10 months for non-residents, per the 2024 law extending the window), on reserve.floridastateparks.org.
Which nights do you want at Henderson Beach State Park?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
8 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2218 open | 23full | 241 open | ||||
| 2527 open | 2624 open | 2728 open | 2826 open | 2929 open | 303 open | 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.
43 cancellations opened 64 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 43
- gone within an hour
- 12%
- gone within a day
- 66%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 66%
- busiest hour (UTC)
- 12am
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 43 cancellations open up at Henderson Beach State Park (about 10 a week), covering 64 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 41 nights we saw open and then close again, 12% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 46% within six hours and 66% within a day. 17% of openings landed in the 12am hour (UTC), and Wednesday was the busiest day for them (24%). 66% 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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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 1183 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 Henderson Beach State Park
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (within 1183 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 1892 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 85 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 51 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 170 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 1101 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 134 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 152 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 135 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (within 3166 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 2308 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (within 1045 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 1180 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 118 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 1398 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 203 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 1196 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 303 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 12 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Sep 7, 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 Henderson Beach State Park sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 2:17 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 is full and Sat, Oct 24 has 1 site open at Henderson Beach State Park. Open nights are bookable right now on Florida State Parks (ReserveFloridaParks).
How often do sites open up at Henderson Beach State Park?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 43 cancellations open up at Henderson Beach State Park (about 10 a week), covering 64 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 41 nights we saw open and then close again, 12% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 46% within six hours and 66% 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 Henderson Beach State Park?
17% of openings landed in the 12am hour (UTC), and Wednesday was the busiest day for them (24%). 66% 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/florida-state-parks/henderson-beach.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 Henderson Beach State Park opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"florida-state-parks/henderson-beach","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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