Indian Cove has 27 open nights left in February 2027.
A boulder-walled canyon on the park's north edge, beloved by climbers and stargazers. Its sheltered sites go quickly for every cool-season weekend.
Which nights do you want at Indian Cove?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
27 open nights in February 2027.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 open | 293 open | 390 open | 482 open | 546 open | 635 open | |
| 768 open | 883 open | 985 open | 1080 open | 1160 open | 1214 open | 13full |
| 1410 open | 1576 open | 1682 open | 1783 open | 1869 open | 1925 open | 2018 open |
| 2167 open | 2275 open | 2376 open | 2485 open | 2576 open | 2625 open | 2724 open |
| 2890 open |
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These are live numbers for February 2027, checked when you loaded the page. A watch covers any dates you like.
69 cancellations opened 102 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 69
- gone within an hour
- 40%
- gone within a day
- 95%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 82%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 69 cancellations open up at Indian Cove (about 16 a week), covering 102 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 80 nights we saw open and then close again, 40% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 89% within six hours and 95% within a day. Friday was the busiest day for them (19%). 82% 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 134 min). That window is what an instant email wins you.
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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 Indian Cove
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (within 134 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 43 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 92 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 46 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 136 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 84 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 46 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 46 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 95 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 95 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 104 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (within 104 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 50 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 139 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 928 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 146 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 47 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 838 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 47 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 352 min) |
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 →
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Questions
How often do sites open up at Indian Cove?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 69 cancellations open up at Indian Cove (about 16 a week), covering 102 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 80 nights we saw open and then close again, 40% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 89% within six hours and 95% 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 Indian Cove?
Friday was the busiest day for them (19%). 82% 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/joshua-tree/indian-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 Indian Cove opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"joshua-tree/indian-cove","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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