Standing Indian has 15 open nights left in October 2026.
A Nantahala National Forest campground near Franklin at the base of Standing Indian Mountain, a popular Appalachian Trail access point in the southwestern North Carolina mountains.
Which nights do you want at Standing Indian?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
15 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13full | 14full | 1512 open | 161 open | 171 open | ||
| 1813 open | 1915 open | 2015 open | 2116 open | 2215 open | 23full | 24full |
| 2518 open | 2618 open | 2720 open | 2819 open | 2921 open | 3018 open | 3118 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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Email me when a site opens at Standing Indian
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 (≤33 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 Standing Indian
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤33 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤33 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤169 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤169 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤256 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤256 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤1784 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤1784 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤862 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (≤2303 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (≤1101 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤1101 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (≤1101 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (≤73 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤73 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (≤73 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | gone by next check (≤105 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤105 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | gone by next check (≤105 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤926 min later) |
Watching since Sep 8, 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/nantahala-nf/standing-indian.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 Standing Indian opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"nantahala-nf/standing-indian","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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