Monongahela National Forest · WV

Spruce Knob Lake is full. Cancellations happen every day.

Spruce Knob Lake campground
Photo: Recreation.gov

A small, remote Monongahela National Forest campground on Spruce Knob Lake near West Virginia's highest point, popular for fishing and quiet camping.

Your dates

Full for your dates. Every night you asked for is taken at Spruce Knob Lake.

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Live availability
checked 14 minutes ago via recreation.gov

0 open nights in October 2026 — fully booked.

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

Last 30 days at Spruce Knob Lake

8 cancellations opened 26 nights here

cancellations we saw
8
gone within an hour
0%
gone within a day
62%
Fri/Sat nights
73%

Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 8 cancellations open up at Spruce Knob Lake (about 2 a week), covering 26 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 26 nights we saw open and then close again, 0% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 46% within six hours and 62% within a day. 73% 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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Watching Fri, Oct 23 — the night you tapped. Change the dates below if you like.

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Last catch here — a date opened, gone by our next check (within 812 min). That window is what an instant email wins you.

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Openings we've detected

Recent openings we caught at Spruce Knob Lake

Detected (local)Date affectedResolution
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 812 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 1707 min)
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 1944 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 173 min)
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 173 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 86 min)
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 86 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 89 min)
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 89 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 142 min)
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 142 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 92 min)
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 92 min)
Fri, Oct 9gone by next check (within 74 min)
Sat, Oct 10gone by next check (within 74 min)
Fri, Oct 2gone by next check (within 962 min)
Sat, Oct 3gone by next check (within 2394 min)
Sun, Oct 4gone by next check (within 3845 min)
Mon, Oct 5gone by next check (within 5269 min)
Tue, Oct 6gone by next check (within 6703 min)

Watching since Sep 11, 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 Spruce Knob Lake.
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 Spruce Knob Lake sold out this weekend?

As of Oct 22, 3:17 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 is full and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Spruce Knob Lake. A free watch emails you the moment a cancellation opens either night.

How often do sites open up at Spruce Knob Lake?

Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 8 cancellations open up at Spruce Knob Lake (about 2 a week), covering 26 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 26 nights we saw open and then close again, 0% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 46% within six hours and 62% 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 Spruce Knob Lake?

73% 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

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