Kaibab National Forest · Arizona
Overview Big Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been used since the 1800s, first by homesteaders and later the Forest Service. The complex consists of seven rental cabins, dining hall, shower house, group kitchen, a historic office, and several administrative structures. Recreation Big Springs Cabins are located on Forest Road 22.
Sites at Big Springs Cabin Site are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 7 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Cabin |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Fredonia, AZ |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Big Springs Cabin Site around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Tusayan - Montane | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| WHITE HORSE LAKE Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Kaibab Lake Sites And Group Areas | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dogtown Lake Campground And Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jacob Lake Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Demotte | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hull Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jumpup Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spring Valley Cabin & Bunkhouse | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Big Springs Cabin Site; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.