Kirby Cove cancellation alerts.
Six sites in a cypress grove at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, with the city skyline across the strait — routinely called the hardest campground booking in the Bay Area. 98% of September was reserved when we measured in July 2026.
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Kirby Cove books through recreation.gov. Cancellations happen every day; your Scout's first email tells you exactly where things stand for your dates.
19 cancellations opened 24 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 19
- gone within an hour
- 29%
- gone within a day
- 71%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 13%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 19 cancellations open up at Kirby Cove (about 4 a week), covering 24 nights. Of the 21 nights we saw open and then close again, 29% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 43% within six hours and 71% within a day. 13% 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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Last catch here — a date opened, gone by our next check (within 54 min). That window is what an instant email wins you.
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Recent openings we caught at Kirby Cove
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 54 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 1055 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | gone by next check (within 2537 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | gone by next check (within 3844 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 1557 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 18 | gone by next check (within 1125 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 18 | gone by next check (within 36 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | gone by next check (within 76 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | gone by next check (within 228 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 12 | gone by next check (within 850 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | gone by next check (within 1125 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | gone by next check (within 8309 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 8 | gone by next check (within 43 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 43 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 43 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | gone by next check (within 1150 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 6 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | gone by next check (within 47 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 →
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Questions
How often do sites open up at Kirby Cove?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 19 cancellations open up at Kirby Cove (about 4 a week), covering 24 nights. Of the 21 nights we saw open and then close again, 29% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 43% within six hours and 71% 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 Kirby Cove?
13% 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/golden-gate/kirby-cove.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 Kirby Cove opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
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