Hardest summer camping reservations
Every campground on a June-through-Labor-Day season, ranked over that same summer window — so a Yosemite row and a Yellowstone row are counted the same way.
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.
| Campground | Window | Fully booked | Nights counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gooseberry Falls State Park Minnesota State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| Jay Cooke State Park Minnesota State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| Burr Oak State Park Ohio State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| East Harbor State Park Ohio State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| Lake Hope State Park Ohio State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| Mohican State Park Ohio State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| Punderson State Park Ohio State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| Salt Fork State Park Ohio State Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 1 nights · ≈3,312 checks |
| Dorst Creek Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 100% fully booked 0.0 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,745 checks |
| Cades Cove Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 4.8 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈7,197 checks |
| Slough Creek Yellowstone National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 12 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,615 checks |
| Potwisha Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 14 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,745 checks |
| Hodgdon Meadow Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 27 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈7,906 checks |
| Crane Flat Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 31 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈7,906 checks |
| St. Mary Glacier National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 36 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,745 checks |
| Mammoth Yellowstone National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 38 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,584 checks |
| Schoodic Woods Acadia National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 38 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,744 checks |
| Platte River Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 39 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈7,254 checks |
| Sol Duc Olympic National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 39 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,668 checks |
| Wawona Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 40 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,745 checks |
| Camp 4 Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 42 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,745 checks |
| Jenny Lake Grand Teton National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 45 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈6,539 checks |
| Seawall Acadia National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 49 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈7,914 checks |
| Signal Mountain Grand Teton National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 53 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈6,539 checks |
| Fish Creek Glacier National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 57 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,536 checks |
| Moraine Park Rocky Mountain National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 58 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈6,578 checks |
| Lower Pines Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 65 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,745 checks |
| Assateague Oceanside Assateague Island National Seashore | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 67 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈7,320 checks |
| North Pines Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 68 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈7,914 checks |
| Lodgepole Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 68 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈7,906 checks |
| Blackwoods Acadia National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 71 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈7,876 checks |
| Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 72 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,745 checks |
| Hoh Rainforest Olympic National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 72 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈7,408 checks |
| Many Glacier Glacier National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 77 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,709 checks |
| Kalaloch Olympic National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 81 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈7,906 checks |
| Apgar Glacier National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 90 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,527 checks |
| Cougar Rock Mount Rainier National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 94 cancellations/wk | 43 nights · ≈7,191 checks |
| Upper Pines Yosemite National Park | Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 | 0% fully booked 146 cancellations/wk | 57 nights · ≈8,639 checks |
Season not in view yet
Watched here too, but none of the nights that count for these has been bookable while we watched.
Amphitheater Ouray (Uncompahgre National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Arid Peak Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Aspenglen Rocky Mountain National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Atherton Creek Bridger-Teton National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Bald Butte Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Bennett Spring Cabins Missouri State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Bennett Spring State Park Missouri State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Big Creek Baldy Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Big Meadows Shenandoah National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Bolding Mill Lake Lanier (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Brooklyn Lake Snowy Range (Medicine Bow National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Cape Perpetua Oregon Coast (Siuslaw National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Cataloochee Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Cave Springs Coconino National Forest (Oak Creek Canyon) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Cedar Breaks Park Lake Georgetown (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Chilhowee Cherokee National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Chisholm Hyalite Canyon (Custer Gallatin National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Clear Lake Cabin Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Colonial Creek South North Cascades National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Cranes Mill Canyon Lake (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Cultus Lake Deschutes National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Davidson River Pisgah National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · DeSoto Falls Chattahoochee National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Difficult Maroon Bells (White River National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Dogwood San Bernardino National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Dolly Copp White Mountain National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Douglas Fir Mount Baker (Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Douthat Cabins Virginia State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Douthat State Park Virginia State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Drake Peak Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Elk Lake Deschutes National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Elkmont Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Evergreen Mountain Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Fall Lake Superior National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Fallen Leaf Lake Tahoe (Forest Service) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · First Landing State Park Virginia State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Fivemile Butte Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Garnet Mountain Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Glacier Basin Rocky Mountain National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Glacier View Sawtooth National Recreation Area · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Gold Butte Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Gooseberry Falls Camper Cabins Minnesota State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Gros Ventre Grand Teton National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Guanella Pass Front Range National Forests · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hancock White Mountain National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hanna Flat San Bernardino National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Heybrook Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Holland Lake Flathead National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hood Creek Hyalite Canyon (Custer Gallatin National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hoodview (Timothy Lake) Mount Hood National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hopewell Lake Carson National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hornet Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hospital Flat Kern River (Sequoia National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hungry Mother Cabins Virginia State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Hungry Mother State Park Virginia State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Indian Boundary Cherokee National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Jay Cooke Camper Cabins Minnesota State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Jemez Falls Santa Fe National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Jersey Jim Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Jim Hogg Park Lake Georgetown (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park Missouri State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Juniper Bandelier National Monument · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Kenosha Pass Front Range National Forests · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Kirk Creek Big Sur (Los Padres National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Lake Michigan Recreation Area Huron-Manistee National Forests · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Lake Winfield Scott Chattahoochee National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Langohr Hyalite Canyon (Custer Gallatin National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Little Crater Deschutes National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Little Guard Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Lofers Bend East Lake Whitney (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Loft Mountain Shenandoah National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Lonesomehurst Hebgen Lake (Custer Gallatin National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Lost Creek Mount Hood National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Luby Bay Priest Lake (Idaho Panhandle National Forests) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Manzanita Coconino National Forest (Oak Creek Canyon) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Mohican Cabins Ohio State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Mountain Oak Angeles National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Nash Fork Snowy Range (Medicine Bow National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Nevada Beach Lake Tahoe (Forest Service) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Newhalem Creek North Cascades National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · North Campground Bryce Canyon National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · North Shore San Bernardino National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Obey River Dale Hollow Lake (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Oconee Point Lake Hartwell (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Ohanapecosh Mount Rainier National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Old Federal Lake Lanier (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Outlet Sawtooth National Recreation Area · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Paulina Lake Deschutes National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Pickett Butte Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Pineknot San Bernardino National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Pinon Flats Great Sand Dunes National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Point Sawtooth National Recreation Area · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Potters Creek Canyon Lake (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Punderson Cottages Ohio State Parks · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Rainbow Lakes Front Range National Forests · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Rainbow Point Hebgen Lake (Custer Gallatin National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Reeder Bay Priest Lake (Idaho Panhandle National Forests) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Russian River Chugach National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Sam Owen Lake Pend Oreille (Idaho Panhandle National Forests) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Sawnee Lake Lanier (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Seneca Shadows Monongahela National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Serrano San Bernardino National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Shorty Peak Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Silver Bar Maroon Bells (White River National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Silver Bell Maroon Bells (White River National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Silver Fir Mount Baker (Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Silver Queen Maroon Bells (White River National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Smokemont Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · South Rim Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Spruce Knob Lake Monongahela National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Spruce Mountain Fire Lookout Forest Service Fire Lookouts · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Spruces Wasatch (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Standing Indian Nantahala National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Stanley Lake Sawtooth National Recreation Area · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Sunset Campground Bryce Canyon National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Susquehannock Raystown Lake (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Sutton Oregon Coast (Siuslaw National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Swan Lake Flathead National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Sweetwater Lake Allatoona (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Table Mountain Angeles National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Trails End Superior National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Trillium Lake Mount Hood National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Twelvemile Beach Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Twin Lakes Lake Hartwell (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Twin Lakes Mammoth Lakes (Inyo National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Waitsboro Lake Cumberland (Daniel Boone National Forest) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Wheeler Peak Campground Great Basin National Park · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Williwaw Chugach National Forest · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026 · Willow Grove Dale Hollow Lake (Army Corps of Engineers) · Jun 1 – Sep 7, 2026
Excluded today (checks currently failing, so we can't vouch for their numbers): Eagle Creek, Itasca State Park, Itasca Camper Cabins, Lake Bemidji State Park, Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Tettegouche State Park, Whitewater State Park, Table Rock State Park, Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking Hills Cabins.