Six Rivers National Forest · California
Overview Fir Cove Campground is located on beautiful eastern shore of Ruth Lake, a 13,800-acre jewel situated in the thickly forested mountains of northern California. A variety of recreational opportunities abound. Fir Cove is one of three Forest Service campgrounds in the area, and one of two on the lake.
Sites at Fir Cove 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Location | Bridgeville, 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 Fir Cove 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.
| Panther Flat Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Mad River Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dillon Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Oak Bottom Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fish Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Grassy Flat Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Boise Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Patrick Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pearch Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Nordheimer Group Sites | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bear Basin Lookout And Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| East Fork Campground – Six Rivers NF (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Fir Cove Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.