Apgar has 7 open nights left in October 2026.
Glacier's largest campground, in the trees near the foot of Lake McDonald at the west entrance. Peak-summer dates disappear the moment the reservation window opens.
We only have live numbers for October 2026 on this page.
Rather than guess: subscribe and the first email tells you where those nights stand.
7 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2543 open | 2647 open | 2749 open | 2849 open | 2952 open | 3039 open | 3140 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.
29 cancellations opened 133 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 29
- gone within an hour
- 11%
- gone within a day
- 47%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 40%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 29 cancellations open up at Apgar (about 7 a week), covering 133 nights, plus 5 larger releases of a week or more. Of the 113 nights we saw open and then close again, 11% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 22% within six hours and 47% within a day. Friday was the busiest day for them (29%). 40% 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 Apgar
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 12 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 13 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 8260 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 18 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Jul 13, 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 Apgar sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 25, 11:51 AM MDT, Fri, Oct 30 has 39 sites open and Sat, Oct 31 has 40 sites open at Apgar. Open nights are bookable right now on recreation.gov.
How often do sites open up at Apgar?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 29 cancellations open up at Apgar (about 7 a week), covering 133 nights, plus 5 larger releases of a week or more. Of the 113 nights we saw open and then close again, 11% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 22% within six hours and 47% 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 Apgar?
Friday was the busiest day for them (29%). 40% 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/glacier/apgar.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 Apgar opens up:
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Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"glacier/apgar","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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