Los Padres National Forest (Santa Barbara & Ojai) · CA

Sage Hill has 7 open nights left in October 2026.

Sage Hill campground
Photo: Recreation.gov

A group campground in the Santa Ynez Recreation Area behind Santa Barbara, a handful of large sites reservable on recreation.gov.

Your dates

Which nights do you want at Sage Hill?

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Live availability
checked 18 minutes ago via recreation.gov

7 open nights in October 2026.

October 2026
October 2026 availability at Sage Hill
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
22full23full24full
255 open265 open275 open285 open295 open305 open314 open

open — tap to book on recreation.govfull — tap to get alerted for that nightweekend

These are live numbers for October 2026, checked when you loaded the page. A watch covers any dates you like.

Last 28 days at Sage Hill

6 cancellations opened 25 nights here

cancellations we saw
6
gone within an hour
9%
gone within a day
13%
Fri/Sat nights
32%

Over the 28 days we have watched it, our checks saw 6 cancellations open up at Sage Hill (about 2 a week), covering 25 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 23 nights we saw open and then close again, 9% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 9% within six hours and 13% within a day. 32% 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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Weekends and prime dates go first. A free watch checks every 60 minutes, and a site can open and be taken between two checks.

Openings we've detected

Recent openings we caught at Sage Hill

Detected (local)Date affectedResolution
Sat, Oct 17gone by next check (within 43 min)
Fri, Oct 23gone by next check (within 38 min)
Sat, Oct 17gone by next check (within 10216 min)
Fri, Oct 23gone by next check (within 5298 min)
Sat, Oct 24gone by next check (within 23244 min)
Sun, Oct 4gone by next check (within 449 min)
Mon, Oct 5gone by next check (within 1879 min)
Tue, Oct 6gone by next check (within 3294 min)
Wed, Oct 7gone by next check (within 4772 min)
Thu, Oct 8gone by next check (within 6193 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 7617 min)
Sun, Oct 11gone by next check (within 10506 min)
Mon, Oct 12gone by next check (within 11968 min)
Tue, Oct 13gone by next check (within 13372 min)
Wed, Oct 14gone by next check (within 14822 min)
Thu, Oct 15gone by next check (within 16289 min)
Fri, Oct 16gone by next check (within 16241 min)
Sat, Oct 17gone by next check (within 6865 min)
Sun, Oct 18gone by next check (within 20609 min)
Mon, Oct 19gone by next check (within 22018 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.

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From four weeks of this data: how fast campsite cancellations disappear →

The loop

How it works

01Tell us the nights you want at Sage Hill.
02Free: we check every hour, day and night. When a site opens for your nights you get an email with the booking link in it.
03When a site opens, you get an email with the booking link — booking stays in your hands.
Straight answers

Questions

Is Sage Hill sold out this weekend?

As of Oct 22, 2:14 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 is full and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Sage Hill. A free watch emails you the moment a cancellation opens either night.

How often do sites open up at Sage Hill?

Over the 28 days we have watched it, our checks saw 6 cancellations open up at Sage Hill (about 2 a week), covering 25 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 23 nights we saw open and then close again, 9% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 9% within six hours and 13% 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 Sage Hill?

32% 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.

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