Eldorado National Forest · California
Sites at Kirkwood Lake 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 | 13 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Tent only |
| 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 Kirkwood Lake 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.
| Sunset-Union Valley | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Wench Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ice House | Cancellation alerts available |
| Loon Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wrights Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pipi Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Silver Lake East- Eldorado | Cancellation alerts available |
| Yellowjacket | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gerle Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dru Barner Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wolf Creek California | Cancellation alerts available |
| Stumpy Meadows | Cancellation alerts available |
| Silver Fork | Cancellation alerts available |
| South Shore Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fashoda | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sand Flat | Cancellation alerts available |
| Woods Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Northshore Campground - Loon Lake (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| China Flat | Cancellation alerts available |
| West Point Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lovers Leap | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mokelumne | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wrights Lake Equestrian Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Capps Crossing | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pardoes Point | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sugar Pine Point | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bear River Group Campground (Eldorado National Forest, CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Black Oak | Cancellation alerts available |
| Middle Meadows | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Silver Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bridal Veil Group Area And Picnic Ground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Harvey West Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Loon Lake Chalet | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ponderosa Cove Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Red Fir | Cancellation alerts available |
| Robbs Hut | Cancellation alerts available |
| Silver Creek Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sly Guard Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| South Fork Group - Eldorado NF (CA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Van Vleck Bunkhouse | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Kirkwood Lake; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.