Paradise has 7 open nights left in October 2026.
A Santa Ynez Recreation Area campground on Paradise Road behind Santa Barbara, reservable on recreation.gov.
Which nights do you want at Paradise?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
7 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22full | 23full | 24full | ||||
| 259 open | 268 open | 278 open | 2811 open | 2910 open | 308 open | 318 open |
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These are live numbers for October 2026, checked when you loaded the page. A watch covers any dates you like.
4 cancellations opened 27 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 4
- gone within an hour
- 0%
- gone within a day
- 16%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 37%
Over the 28 days we have watched it, our checks saw 4 cancellations open up at Paradise (about one a week), covering 27 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 25 nights we saw open and then close again, 0% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 4% within six hours and 16% within a day. 37% 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 101 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 Paradise
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 101 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 1531 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 3450 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 3450 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 989 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 1039 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (within 1039 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | gone by next check (within 1863 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | gone by next check (within 3289 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 6 | gone by next check (within 4767 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 7 | gone by next check (within 6192 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 8 | gone by next check (within 7625 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 12 | gone by next check (within 13401 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 13 | gone by next check (within 14848 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | gone by next check (within 16278 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (within 17732 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 10392 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 10392 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 18 | gone by next check (within 22044 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | gone by next check (within 23467 min) |
Watching since Sep 23, 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
Is Paradise sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 2:29 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 is full and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Paradise. A free watch emails you the moment a cancellation opens either night.
How often do sites open up at Paradise?
Over the 28 days we have watched it, our checks saw 4 cancellations open up at Paradise (about one a week), covering 27 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 25 nights we saw open and then close again, 0% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 4% within six hours and 16% 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 Paradise?
37% 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/los-padres-socal/paradise.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 Paradise opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"los-padres-socal/paradise","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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