Elkmont cancellation alerts.
The Smokies' largest campground, along the Little River near the historic Elkmont ghost town.
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We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
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Elkmont books through recreation.gov. Cancellations happen every day; your Scout's first email tells you exactly where things stand for your dates.
115 cancellations opened 155 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 115
- gone within an hour
- 31%
- gone within a day
- 90%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 84%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 115 cancellations open up at Elkmont (about 27 a week), covering 155 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 140 nights we saw open and then close again, 31% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 76% within six hours and 90% within a day. Tuesday was the busiest day for them (21%). 84% 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 146 min). That window is what an instant email wins you.
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Recent openings we caught at Elkmont
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 146 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 91 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 127 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 210 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 45 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 45 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 564 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 44 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 585 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 49 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 1687 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 107 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 141 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 47 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 333 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 147 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 45 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 86 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 51 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 56 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
How often do sites open up at Elkmont?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 115 cancellations open up at Elkmont (about 27 a week), covering 155 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 140 nights we saw open and then close again, 31% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 76% within six hours and 90% 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 Elkmont?
Tuesday was the busiest day for them (21%). 84% 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/great-smoky-mountains/elkmont.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 Elkmont opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"great-smoky-mountains/elkmont","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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