Upper Pines has 2 open nights left in October 2026.
The largest campground on the Yosemite Valley floor and the only one open year-round. Yosemite reservations open five months ahead in one-month blocks (the 15th of each month, 7am Pacific) and peak-season dates are gone within minutes.
Which nights do you want at Upper Pines?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
2 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 open | 23full | 24full | ||||
| 25full | 26full | 27full | 28full | 29full | 30full | 31full |
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These are live numbers for October 2026, checked when you loaded the page. A watch covers any dates you like.
470 cancellations opened 595 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 470
- gone within an hour
- 44%
- gone within a day
- 98%
- Fri/Sat nights
- 8%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 470 cancellations open up at Upper Pines (about 110 a week), covering 595 nights. Of the 586 nights we saw open and then close again, 44% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 88% within six hours and 98% within a day. Wednesday was the busiest day for them (16%). 8% 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, 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.
Recent openings we caught at Upper Pines
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 22 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | gone by next check (within 50 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | gone by next check (within 101 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | gone by next check (within 60 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | gone by next check (within 169 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | gone by next check (within 54 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | gone by next check (within 54 min) | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | gone by next check (within 162 min) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (within 52 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (within 52 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | gone by next check (within 52 min) | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | gone by next check (within 570 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | gone by next check (within 52 min) | |
| Wed, Oct 28 | gone by next check (within 100 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | gone by next check (within 84 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | gone by next check (within 45 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | gone by next check (within 141 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | gone by next check (within 2814 min) | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | gone by next check (within 97 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | gone by next check (within 116 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.
From four weeks of this data: how fast campsite cancellations disappear →
How it works
Questions
Is Upper Pines sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 21, 7:29 PM PDT, Fri, Oct 23 is full and Sat, Oct 24 is full at Upper Pines. A free watch emails you the moment a cancellation opens either night.
How often do sites open up at Upper Pines?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 470 cancellations open up at Upper Pines (about 110 a week), covering 595 nights. Of the 586 nights we saw open and then close again, 44% were gone within an hour of us spotting them, 88% within six hours and 98% 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 Upper Pines?
Wednesday was the busiest day for them (16%). 8% 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/yosemite/upper-pines.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 Upper Pines opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"yosemite/upper-pines","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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