Loft Mountain has 10 open nights left in October 2026.
Shenandoah's southernmost campground, on Skyline Drive near the park's southern entrance with wide views over the Shenandoah Valley.
Which nights do you want at Loft Mountain?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
10 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2248 open | 231 open | 24full | ||||
| 2594 open | 2685 open | 2793 open | 2896 open | 2988 open | 3037 open | 3137 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.
74 cancellations opened 96 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 74
- gone within an hour
- 47%
- gone within a day
- 95%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 76%
- busiest hour (UTC)
- 12pm
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 74 cancellations open up at Loft Mountain (about 17 a week), covering 96 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 77 nights we saw open and then close again, 47% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 87% within six hours and 95% within a day. 22% of openings landed in the 12pm hour (UTC), and Tuesday was the busiest day for them (21%). 76% 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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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 (within 94 min). 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 Loft Mountain
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 94 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 41 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 41 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 43 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (within 91 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 151 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 59 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 85 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 43 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (within 49 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 47 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 1355 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 58 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 284 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 50 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 50 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 148 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 53 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 107 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (within 111 min) |
Watching since Sep 8, 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
Is Loft Mountain sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 2:31 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 has 1 site open and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Loft Mountain. Open nights are bookable right now on recreation.gov.
How often do sites open up at Loft Mountain?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 74 cancellations open up at Loft Mountain (about 17 a week), covering 96 nights, plus 1 larger release of a week or more. Of the 77 nights we saw open and then close again, 47% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 87% within six hours and 95% 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 Loft Mountain?
22% of openings landed in the 12pm hour (UTC), and Tuesday was the busiest day for them (21%). 76% 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/shenandoah/loft-mountain.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 Loft Mountain opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"shenandoah/loft-mountain","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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