Stanislaus National Forest · California

Dimond O — how to get a site when it's sold out

Overview Dimond O is ideally located closest to Yosemite National Park's Big Oak Flat entrance and Hetch Hetchy. It's nestled near the banks of the scenic Middle Fork Toulumne River, where warm summer days can be spent wading and fly fishing in the refreshing waters. Recreation Nearby trails include the Carlon Falls Trail near the Carlon Day Use Area, and Yosemite National Park trails accessible from Hetch Hetchy.

🏕️ 26 sites 🚐 Standard, Tent only

Booking Dimond O

Sites at Dimond O 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.

Site facts

Total sites26
Site typesStandard, Tent only
LocationGroveland, CA
Book throughRecreation.gov
Official listingRecreation.gov

The cancellation play at Dimond O

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 Dimond O 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.

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Cherry ValleyCancellation alerts available
(Lake Alpine) Pine MartenCancellation alerts available
(Lake Alpine) West ShoreCancellation alerts available
(Lake Alpine) Silver Tip CampgroundCancellation alerts available
(Lake Alpine) Silver Valley CampgroundCancellation alerts available
(Lake Alpine) Lodgepole CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Union West - Union Reservoir (Stanislaus NF)Cancellation alerts available
Sweetwater (Stanislaus National Forest)Cancellation alerts available
Pines StanislausCancellation alerts available
Sandy Flat - Utica Reservoir (Stanislaus NF)Cancellation alerts available
Lost ClaimCancellation alerts available
(Lake Alpine) BackpackersCancellation alerts available
Waka Lu Hep YoCancellation alerts available
Pinecrest Day Use AreaCancellation alerts available
Pioneer TrailCancellation alerts available
Pines Group StanislausCancellation alerts available

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Dimond O; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.