Pisgah National Forest · NC

Davidson River has 9 open nights left in October 2026.

Davidson River campground
Photo: Recreation.gov

A large Pisgah National Forest campground near Brevard on the Davidson River, close to Looking Glass Falls and the Pisgah District's trout streams and trailheads.

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Full for your dates. Every night you asked for is taken at Davidson River.

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Live availability
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9 open nights in October 2026.

October 2026
October 2026 availability at Davidson River
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
224 open231 open24full
2536 open2634 open2740 open2841 open2926 open30full311 open

open — tap to book on recreation.govfull — tap to get alerted for that nightweekend

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

Last 30 days at Davidson River

50 cancellations opened 77 nights here

cancellations we saw
50
gone within an hour
31%
gone within a day
94%
Fri/Sat nights
75%

Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 50 cancellations open up at Davidson River (about 12 a week), covering 77 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 54 nights we saw open and then close again, 31% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 78% within six hours and 94% within a day. Wednesday was the busiest day for them (30%). 75% 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 30 — the night you tapped. Change the dates below if 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.

Carried over from your check above. One trip per watch, up to 14 nights.

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Last catch here — a date opened, still open at our last check. 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.

Openings we've detected

Recent openings we caught at Davidson River

Detected (local)Date affectedResolution
Fri, Oct 23still open at our last check
Fri, Oct 23gone by next check (within 47 min)
Sat, Oct 24gone by next check (within 196 min)
Fri, Oct 30gone by next check (within 59 min)
Fri, Oct 23gone by next check (within 1042 min)
Sat, Oct 24gone by next check (within 1150 min)
Fri, Oct 23gone by next check (within 56 min)
Sat, Oct 24gone by next check (within 55 min)
Fri, Oct 30gone by next check (within 2035 min)
Fri, Oct 30gone by next check (within 329 min)
Sat, Oct 17gone by next check (within 47 min)
Fri, Oct 23gone by next check (within 97 min)
Sat, Oct 17gone by next check (within 189 min)
Sat, Oct 17gone by next check (within 264 min)
Thu, Oct 15still open at our last check
Fri, Oct 23gone by next check (within 54 min)
Sat, Oct 24gone by next check (within 54 min)
Fri, Oct 16gone by next check (within 100 min)
Sat, Oct 24gone by next check (within 139 min)
Fri, Oct 16gone by next check (within 49 min)

Watching since Sep 16, 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 Davidson River.
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 Davidson River sold out this weekend?

As of Oct 22, 3:25 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 has 1 site open and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Davidson River. Open nights are bookable right now on recreation.gov.

How often do sites open up at Davidson River?

Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 50 cancellations open up at Davidson River (about 12 a week), covering 77 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 54 nights we saw open and then close again, 31% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 78% within six hours and 94% 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 Davidson River?

Wednesday was the busiest day for them (30%). 75% 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/pisgah-nf/davidson-river.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 Davidson River opens up:

POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

{"targetSlug":"pisgah-nf/davidson-river","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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