Wheeler Gorge has 20 open nights left in October 2026.
Los Padres' main campground north of Ojai on Highway 33, along the North Fork of Matilija Creek, reservable on recreation.gov.
Which nights do you want at Wheeler Gorge?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
20 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7full | 8full | 9full | 102 open | |||
| 112 open | 1254 open | 1355 open | 1454 open | 1549 open | 16full | 17full |
| 1848 open | 1954 open | 2058 open | 2158 open | 2255 open | 231 open | 241 open |
| 2550 open | 2657 open | 2758 open | 2859 open | 2956 open | 3040 open | 3140 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.
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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 (≤616 min later). 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 Wheeler Gorge
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤616 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤616 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤204 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤204 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (≤7634 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤5676 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (≤5676 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (≤152 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤152 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (≤152 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | gone by next check (≤406 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | gone by next check (≤1864 min later) | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | gone by next check (≤3292 min later) | |
| Tue, Oct 6 | gone by next check (≤4771 min later) | |
| Wed, Oct 7 | gone by next check (≤6194 min later) | |
| Thu, Oct 8 | gone by next check (≤7627 min later) | |
| Mon, Oct 12 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 13 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Sep 23, 2026, checking about every 15 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
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/wheeler-gorge.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 Wheeler Gorge opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"los-padres-socal/wheeler-gorge","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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