USDA Forest Service · California

San Bernardino National Forest campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

📍 California 🏕️ 39 campgrounds

How booking at San Bernardino National Forest works

Reservations for San Bernardino National Forest are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed byUSDA Forest Service
Book throughRecreation.gov
Campgrounds39
Official listingRecreation.gov

Campgrounds in San Bernardino National Forest

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Serrano116 sites
Dogwood92 sites
Hanna Flat67 sites
Heart Bar Campground66 sites
San Gorgonio54 sites
Barton Flats53 sites
Pineknot47 sites
Green Valley45 sites
Applewhite Campground (CA)44 sites
North Shore (Ca)43 sites
Crab Flats41 sites
Boulder Basin37 sites
Marion Mountain27 sites
Fern Basin23 sites
Wild Horse Equestrian Family11 sites
Ribbonwood Equestrian Cg9 sites
Fishermans Group5 sites
Dark Canyon Campground4 sites
Horse Springs Campground (San Bernardino National Forest)4 sites
Pinyon Flat Campground (San Bernardino National Forest)4 sites
Shady Cove Group Campground3 sites
Lobo Group2 sites
Big Pine Equestrian Group Campground1 sites
Black Mountain (San Bernardino)1 sites
Bluff Mesa Group Camp1 sites
Boulder Group Camp1 sites
Buttercup Group Camp1 sites
Coon Creek Group Campground1 sites
Council1 sites
Deer Group Camp1 sites
Grays Peak Group Camp1 sites
Green Spot Equestrian Group Camp1 sites
Heart Bar Equestrian1 sites
Ironwood Group Camp1 sites
Juniper Springs Group Camp1 sites
Oso Group1 sites
Skyline1 sites
Tanglewood Group Camp1 sites
Tent Peg Group1 sites

How itOpened watches San Bernardino National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for San Bernardino National Forest around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for San Bernardino National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.