Jay Cooke State Park has 10 open nights left in October 2026.
A campground along the St. Louis River gorge near Duluth, known for swinging suspension bridges over the rapids. Minnesota State Parks open reservations 120 days ahead at 8am Central on reservemn.usedirect.com; the North Shore parks along Lake Superior are famous for selling out within minutes of the window opening.
Which nights do you want at Jay Cooke State Park?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
10 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2263 open | 233 open | 244 open | ||||
| 2577 open | 2685 open | 2780 open | 2884 open | 2986 open | 3066 open | 3166 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.
38 cancellations opened 65 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 38
- gone within an hour
- 59%
- gone within a day
- 74%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 62%
- busiest hour (UTC)
- 12am
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 38 cancellations open up at Jay Cooke State Park (about 9 a week), covering 65 nights, plus 2 larger releases of a week or more. Of the 34 nights we saw open and then close again, 59% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 74% within six hours and 74% within a day. 43% of openings landed in the 12am hour (UTC), and Wednesday was the busiest day for them (25%). 62% 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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Recent openings we caught at Jay Cooke State Park
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 31 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | gone by next check (within 1447 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | gone by next check (within 1447 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | gone by next check (within 1447 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | gone by next check (within 1447 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 1447 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (within 1447 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 34 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 17 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Sep 7, 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
Is Jay Cooke State Park sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 2:17 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 has 3 sites open and Sat, Oct 24 has 4 sites open at Jay Cooke State Park. Open nights are bookable right now on Minnesota State Parks.
How often do sites open up at Jay Cooke State Park?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 38 cancellations open up at Jay Cooke State Park (about 9 a week), covering 65 nights, plus 2 larger releases of a week or more. Of the 34 nights we saw open and then close again, 59% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 74% within six hours and 74% 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 Jay Cooke State Park?
43% of openings landed in the 12am hour (UTC), and Wednesday was the busiest day for them (25%). 62% 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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