Platte River has 20 open nights left in October 2026.
The modern campground near the Platte River's Lake Michigan outlet, the Midwest's marquee summer booking. 84% of September was reserved when we measured in July 2026 — and summer weekends go the morning they open.
Which nights do you want at Platte River?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
20 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1362 open | 1465 open | 1552 open | 169 open | 171 open | ||
| 1847 open | 1965 open | 2080 open | 2192 open | 2275 open | 2333 open | 2439 open |
| 25111 open | 26131 open | 27134 open | 28130 open | 29136 open | 30131 open | 31143 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.
Your dates aren't available? Get a free email when one opens ↓
Email me when a site opens at Platte River
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 (≤35 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 Platte River
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤35 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤71 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤112 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤128 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤103 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤38 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤373 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤114 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | gone by next check (≤54 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | gone by next check (≤35 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (≤4830 min later) | |
| Thu, Oct 1 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | gone by next check (≤1209 min later) | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 6 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 7 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 8 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Jul 27, 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/sleeping-bear-dunes/platte-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 Platte River opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"sleeping-bear-dunes/platte-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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