Findings from continuous watching

Hardest canyon-country reservations (spring & fall)

Every campground on a March-May / September-October shoulder-season schedule, ranked over its most recent shoulder window.

Campsites

Ranked

Share of this campground's counted nights that never showed availability on any check, highest first. Cancellations per week is how often we caught a night open up anyway.

CampgroundWindowFully bookedNights counted
Willow Flat Canyonlands National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 2026100% fully booked
0.0 cancellations/wk		54 nights · ≈3,165 checks
Buffalo Point Buffalo National RiverSep 1 – Oct 31, 202663% fully booked
0.0 cancellations/wk		54 nights · ≈3,334 checks
Tyler Bend Buffalo National RiverSep 1 – Oct 31, 202663% fully booked
0.0 cancellations/wk		54 nights · ≈3,208 checks
Buckhorn Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Arbuckle Mountains)Sep 1 – Oct 31, 202652% fully booked
0.5 cancellations/wk		46 nights · ≈2,505 checks
North Rim Grand Canyon National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 202643% fully booked
0.0 cancellations/wk		61 nights · ≈7,908 checks
Mather Grand Canyon National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 202634% fully booked
0.0 cancellations/wk		61 nights · ≈7,890 checks
Desert View Grand Canyon National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 202618% fully booked
1.8 cancellations/wk		61 nights · ≈7,908 checks
Needles District Canyonlands National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 20260% fully booked
14 cancellations/wk		54 nights · ≈3,224 checks
Devils Garden Arches National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 20260% fully booked
29 cancellations/wk		61 nights · ≈6,548 checks
Watchman Zion National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 20260% fully booked
39 cancellations/wk		61 nights · ≈8,099 checks
South Zion National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 20260% fully booked
39 cancellations/wk		61 nights · ≈8,746 checks
Fruita Capitol Reef National ParkSep 1 – Oct 31, 20260% fully booked
42 cancellations/wk		61 nights · ≈6,540 checks

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