Pineknot cancellation alerts.
A Big Bear campground above Big Bear Lake village on the south side of the lake, near the Snow Summit ski area, reservable on recreation.gov.
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Pineknot books through recreation.gov. Cancellations happen every day; your Scout's first email tells you exactly where things stand for your dates.
26 cancellations opened 59 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 26
- gone within an hour
- 22%
- gone within a day
- 83%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 71%
Over the 28 days we have watched it, our checks saw 26 cancellations open up at Pineknot (about 7 a week), covering 59 nights. Of the 59 nights we saw open and then close again, 22% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 69% within six hours and 83% within a day. Friday was the busiest day for them (25%). 71% 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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Last catch here — a date opened, gone by our next check (within 137 min). That window is what an instant email wins you.
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Recent openings we caught at Pineknot
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 137 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 615 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 66 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 66 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 112 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 112 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 41 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 41 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 102 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 102 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 171 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 171 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 32 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 32 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 808 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 808 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 33 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 33 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 38 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 38 min) |
Watching since Sep 23, 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
How often do sites open up at Pineknot?
Over the 28 days we have watched it, our checks saw 26 cancellations open up at Pineknot (about 7 a week), covering 59 nights. Of the 59 nights we saw open and then close again, 22% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 69% within six hours and 83% 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 Pineknot?
Friday was the busiest day for them (25%). 71% 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/san-bernardino-nf/pineknot.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 Pineknot opens up:
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