Watchman has 17 open nights left in October 2026.
The main reservation campground in Zion Canyon, walking distance from the visitor center and shuttle. Spring-through-fall dates sell out essentially the moment they open.
Which nights do you want at Watchman?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
17 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 open | 142 open | 15full | 16full | 17full | ||
| 183 open | 194 open | 206 open | 215 open | 2213 open | 232 open | 242 open |
| 254 open | 264 open | 276 open | 283 open | 295 open | 301 open | 311 open |
open — tap to book on recreation.govfull — tap to get alerted for that nightweekend
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 Watchman
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 (≤37 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 Watchman
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤37 min later) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (≤261 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤160 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (≤869 min later) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (≤301 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (≤80 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (≤80 min later) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (≤156 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤102 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | gone by next check (≤1573 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | gone by next check (≤144 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | gone by next check (≤50 min later) | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | gone by next check (≤372 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (≤372 min later) | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | gone by next check (≤38 min later) | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | gone by next check (≤1137 min later) |
Watching since Jul 13, 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/zion/watchman.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 Watchman opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"zion/watchman","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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