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

How booking at Sequoia National Forest works

Reservations for Sequoia 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 by	USDA Forest Service
Book through	Recreation.gov
Campgrounds	47
Official listing	Recreation.gov

Campgrounds in Sequoia 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:

Tillie Creek	137 sites
Live Oak South	90 sites
Princess	89 sites
Hungry Gulch	81 sites
Camp 9	80 sites
Pioneer Point	80 sites
Hume Lake	71 sites
Boulder Gulch	65 sites
Camp Three Campground	55 sites
Fairview Campground	55 sites
Paradise Cove	51 sites
Stony Creek Sequoia	48 sites
Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest (CA)	43 sites
Headquarters	42 sites
Quaking Aspen	39 sites
Goldledge Campground	37 sites
Hospital Flat	36 sites
Wishon	35 sites
Sandy Flat	32 sites
Hobo Campground	25 sites
Eshom Campground	24 sites
Upper Stony Creek Campground	24 sites
Coy Flat	19 sites
Limestone Campground	19 sites
Belknap	15 sites
Redwood Meadow	14 sites
Ten Mile Campground (Ca)	11 sites
Holey Meadow	9 sites
Landslide	8 sites
Halfway Group Campground	5 sites
Auxiliary Dam	4 sites
South Fork Rec	4 sites
Grouse Valley Cabins	3 sites
Thunderbird Group Campground	3 sites
Aspen Hollow Group (Sequoia National Forest, CA)	1 sites
Big Meadows Cabin (CA)	1 sites
Camp Four And Half Cabin	1 sites
Cove Group	1 sites
Fir Group	1 sites
French Gulch	1 sites
Live Oak	1 sites
Logger Flat Group	1 sites
Long Meadow Group	1 sites
Oak Flat Lookout	1 sites
Poso Guard Station Cabin	1 sites
Quaking Aspen Cabin	1 sites
Wishon Cabin	1 sites

How ItOpened watches Sequoia National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Sequoia 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 Sequoia National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.