Angeles National Forest · California
Overview Nestled in a scenic canyon just off the Big Pines Highway, Apple Tree provides a scenic and relaxing destination for camping, hiking, picnicking and wildlife viewing. Within driving distance of Jackson Lake for easy access to fishing, canoeing, and swimming. Just northwest of the Los Angeles metro area.
Sites at Appletree Campground 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 | 8 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Tent only |
| Location | Wrightwood, CA |
| 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 Appletree Campground 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.
| Crystal Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Table Mountain (Angeles) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pyramid Lake - Emigrant Landing Day Use Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pyramid Lake - Los Alamos Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Chilao Campground - Little Pines Loop | Cancellation alerts available |
| Chilao Campground - Manzanita Loop | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mountain Oak | Cancellation alerts available |
| Horse Flats Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Monte Cristo Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sycamore Flat Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Grassy Hollow | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lightning Point Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bandido Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jackson Flats | Cancellation alerts available |
| Peavine Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Meadow Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Coulter Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Appletree Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.