Lodgepole cancellation alerts.
The closest campground to the Giant Forest and the General Sherman Tree, on the Kaweah River. It is the default base for a Sequoia trip, so summer weekends are gone almost immediately.
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Lodgepole books through recreation.gov. Cancellations happen every day; your Scout's first email tells you exactly where things stand for your dates.
118 cancellations opened 155 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 118
- gone within an hour
- 24%
- gone within a day
- 87%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 35%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 118 cancellations open up at Lodgepole (about 28 a week), covering 155 nights. Of the 150 nights we saw open and then close again, 24% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 61% within six hours and 87% within a day. Tuesday was the busiest day for them (18%). 35% 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 Lodgepole
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | gone by next check (within 53 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | gone by next check (within 56 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | gone by next check (within 1130 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 48 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | gone by next check (within 321 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | gone by next check (within 376 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | gone by next check (within 385 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | gone by next check (within 385 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 1332 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | gone by next check (within 294 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | gone by next check (within 62 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | gone by next check (within 397 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | gone by next check (within 1372 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 1966 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | gone by next check (within 2272 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | gone by next check (within 556 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | gone by next check (within 206 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | gone by next check (within 1302 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | gone by next check (within 1245 min) |
Watching since Jul 13, 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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How it works
Questions
How often do sites open up at Lodgepole?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 118 cancellations open up at Lodgepole (about 28 a week), covering 155 nights. Of the 150 nights we saw open and then close again, 24% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 61% within six hours and 87% 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 Lodgepole?
Tuesday was the busiest day for them (18%). 35% 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/sequoia-kings-canyon/lodgepole.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 Lodgepole opens up:
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