Sierra National Forest · California
Overview At approximately 1,000 feet in elevation, Kirch Flat Campground resides on a large flat area on the river’s edge of the scenic Kings River and is surrounded by rolling, oak-covered foothills and spectacular river canyon and mountain views of the Sierra Nevada. Though it can be very hot in the summer months, Kirch Flat Group Campground is a great place to camp during the spring and fall months and is popular with San Joaquin Valley residents, fisherman, day users, and whitewater enthusiasts who come to enjoy many challenging rapids and beautiful canyon scenery of the King’s River.
Sites at Kirch Flat Group 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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Group |
| Location | Prather, 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 Kirch Flat Group 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.
| Rancheria | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Dinkey Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dorabelle Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spring Cove | Cancellation alerts available |
| Summerdale Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lupine | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mammoth Pool | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wishon Bass Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jackass Meadow | Cancellation alerts available |
| Upper Billy Creek Cg | Cancellation alerts available |
| Chilkoot | Cancellation alerts available |
| Vermillion | Cancellation alerts available |
| Deer Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Forks Campground (Sierra) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Kinnikinnick | Cancellation alerts available |
| Catavee | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rock Creek (Sierra National Forest, CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Soquel Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mono Hot Springs | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cedar Bluff | Cancellation alerts available |
| Kelty Meadow | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mono Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sweetwater | Cancellation alerts available |
| College | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lower Billy Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fish Creek (Ca) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crane Valley | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dirt Flat | Cancellation alerts available |
| Placer Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Recreation Point | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dry Gulch | Cancellation alerts available |
| Texas Flats | Cancellation alerts available |
| Badger Flats Group | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Kirch Flat Group Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.