Big Hill Lake campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

How booking at Big Hill Lake works

Reservations for Big Hill Lake 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	US Army Corps of Engineers
Book through	Recreation.gov
Location	Cherryvale, KS
Campgrounds	7
Official listing	Recreation.gov

Campgrounds in Big Hill Lake

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

Mound Valley	85 sites
160 Horse Camp	52 sites
Cherryvale Horse Camp	52 sites
Cherryvale Park	24 sites
Timber Hill Park	20 sites
Overlook (Ks)	3 sites
Downstream Point	1 sites

How ItOpened watches Big Hill Lake

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Big Hill Lake 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 Big Hill Lake; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.