Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park has 10 open nights left in October 2026.
Built around a natural volcanic-rock "shut-in" swimming area on the East Fork Black River — one of the most distinctive and heavily visited natural features in the Missouri Ozarks.
Which nights do you want at Johnson's Shut-Ins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2240 open | 231 open | 241 open | ||||
| 2565 open | 2669 open | 2764 open | 2859 open | 2956 open | 3024 open | 3129 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.
24 cancellations opened 46 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 24
- gone within an hour
- 5%
- gone within a day
- 58%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 56%
- busiest hour (UTC)
- 12am
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 24 cancellations open up at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park (about 6 a week), covering 46 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 19 nights we saw open and then close again, 5% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 32% within six hours and 58% within a day. 48% of openings landed in the 12am hour (UTC), and Thursday was the busiest day for them (36%). 56% 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 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 776 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 776 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 4596 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 68 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (within 105 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 2732 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 169 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 6793 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 4317 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Sep 8, 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 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 2:17 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 has 1 site open and Sat, Oct 24 has 1 site open at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. Open nights are bookable right now on Missouri State Parks (iCampMO).
How often do sites open up at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 24 cancellations open up at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park (about 6 a week), covering 46 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 19 nights we saw open and then close again, 5% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 32% within six hours and 58% 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 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park?
48% of openings landed in the 12am hour (UTC), and Thursday was the busiest day for them (36%). 56% 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/missouri-state-parks/johnsons-shut-ins.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 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park opens up:
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