Auto Cart is an optional on-device helper that can sign in to Recreation.gov and prepare the selected campsite cart. You still review the cart and complete or abandon checkout yourself on Recreation.gov.

NATIONWIDE ALERTS · YOU BOOK DIRECTLY

GET THE CAMPSITE THAT'S ALWAYS TAKEN.

Describe the trip — waterfront, your dates, your rig. We watch every Recreation.gov campground and ping you the second a match opens.

Real, bookable spots. Rules checked first. We alert, you book. Never held or resold.

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// Find a campground

Explore all 4,630 recreation facilities

Search the map for a campground, park, or region. Zoom in, click a pin, and see its live 6-month availability.

// Featured locations

─── LIVE NUMBERS ───

201,215

Cancellations caught

7 days to Aug 30, 2026

18,743

Caught in 24 hours

to Aug 30, 2026

2,727

Campgrounds that opened

Same 7 days

4,764

Alerts raised on watches

All time

4,630

Campgrounds watched

Nationwide

Cancellations are spots someone gave back — openings under 60 days out. Recreation.gov's scheduled releases are excluded. “Raised” means a watch matched an opening. 1,368 of those became a push we confirmed was delivered.

How we count ›

A cancellation means a site opened up fewer than 60 days before the camping date. Recreation.gov's scheduled inventory releases have much longer lead times, so they are excluded — these are spots someone actually gave back. Counted from our own detections, measured to Aug 30, 2026 . An alert is “raised” the moment a camper's watch matches an opening; 1,368 of those have gone out in a push we confirmed was delivered. We publish both rather than the flattering one.

─── HOW IT WORKS ───

Three steps. One missed weekend never again.

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─── AUTO CART ───

The fastest part is the part you'd fumble.

A cancellation can be gone in seconds. Auto Cart is optional: turn it on and, when you tap an alert, it has the cart ready by the time you get there. You still review it and you still check out yourself on Recreation.gov.

What it does

› Prepares your Recreation.gov cart for the opening you tapped

› Runs on your device, with your credentials staying on your device

› Buys you the minutes that decide whether you get the site

What it never does

× Never submits payment or confirms a reservation

× Never books, holds, or hoards inventory on its own

× Never resells a reservation to anyone

// Why this exists

It started with a lake.

Not a specific campground — just somewhere on the water in Oregon, on a weekend I actually had free. That turned out to be shockingly hard.

Recreation.gov can tell you everything about a campground you already know the name of. What it can't tell you is which of the hundreds of sites in Oregon are on the water — and which of those are open this weekend. So I did it by hand: hours hunting down waterfront campgrounds, noting which sites actually backed up to the water, keeping it in a spreadsheet. Then checking every one, over and over, because availability changes by the minute.

It worked. It was also miserable. I was doing a computer's job with my thumbs.

So I built the tool I wished existed. It started with 22 Oregon lakes. It now watches every Recreation.gov campground in the country, plus Oregon's state parks. You describe the trip; it does the hunting.

— Paul, founder of Campsite Sniper

─── PRICING ───

Two tiers. One purpose. Catch the cancellation.

Start with a 7-day Pro trial — full Pro capabilities, no charge. Auto-renews into Pro at $4.99/mo unless canceled before the trial ends. Cancel any time. Refund within 30 days, no questions.

Save 58% on annual — $24.99/yr instead of $59.88. Either way it costs less than one wasted three-hour drive to a campground that turned out to be full.

ACTIVE

THE STARTER

FREE

3 active watches

Push notifications

7-day Live View preview

All launch inventory types

Watch dashboard + alert history

Email digest

Full Live View filters

Up to 50 active watches

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ARMED

7-DAY TRIAL

THE OPERATOR

PRO

4.99

/ month

Optional email alerts

Faster check cadence

Hot-inventory acceleration

Cancel anytime

Start 7-day Pro Trial ↗

REFUND WINDOW

30 DAYS

CANCEL POLICY

ONE CLICK

DATA SOLD

NEVER

PRO TRIAL

7 DAYS

Your 7-day Pro trial auto-renews into Pro at $4.99/month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Annual plan available ($24.99/yr Pro). Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Subscriptions billed via the Apple App Store.

─── FAQ ───

Things you'll ask before you trust us.

Who this isn't for: if you camp outside the US, need hotels or flights, want something to book and pay on your behalf, or are looking for a guaranteed reservation, this is the wrong tool. Campsite Sniper watches Recreation.gov and Oregon state parks, tells you the second a match opens, and stops there — you book it yourself.

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Do you book campsites for me?

No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and links to Recreation.gov. Optional Auto Cart can prepare the selected cart after you tap an alert, but it does not submit payment, confirm a booking, hoard inventory, or resell reservations. You review and finish checkout yourself on Recreation.gov.

What is Auto Cart?

Auto Cart is an optional on-device helper. If you enable it, your Recreation.gov credentials stay on your device and the app can prepare a cart for the opening you tapped. It never completes checkout or confirms a reservation.

Is this allowed by Recreation.gov?

We monitor public availability in a paced way, identify our agent, and back off when asked. We're not scalpers: we notify you when a site you specifically chose becomes available, and you still book on Recreation.gov yourself.

How fast will I get the alert?

As fast as we can detect inventory and route the notification — typically a push on your phone within seconds of detection. Hot inventory gets the fastest cadence we run, and we don't publish exact intervals because we're constantly tuning them.

Will this guarantee I get a campsite?

No. We give you fast notice, not a guarantee. Popular sites like Yosemite Upper Pines on a holiday weekend can still get claimed quickly. But you'll be in the running, instead of refreshing manually at 7am.

What if I don't get a site after a month?

Refund within 30 days, prorated to the day. One click in your account settings or one email to [email protected]. No questions, no forms, no chat bot.

How many sites can I watch?

Free: 3 active watches. Pro: 50 active watches. Each watch can target a single campground or an area covering multiple campgrounds — Pro watches get a much larger coverage budget than Free.

Can I monitor a whole region with filters, or only specific campgrounds?

Both. Pin a single campground and lock on, or draw a region across multiple parks and stack filters — lakefront, riverfront, oceanfront, RV/trailer length, electric/water/sewer hookups, loop preferences, weekend nights, exact or at-least stay length. Example: "All lakefront sites with a 35ft+ driveway in central Oregon, Friday–Sunday." That resolves to dozens of sites across multiple campgrounds and counts as one watch. Pro's coverage budget is large enough to cover most regional sweeps.

What's the 7-day Pro trial?

Sign up after creating your first watch and you get 7 days of full Pro capabilities, no charge. The trial auto-renews into paid Pro at $4.99/month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends — same as any App Store / Play Store subscription. Saved watches stay yours either way.

Do you sell my data?

Never. We don't have ad partners, we don't sell to brokers, and we don't track you across the web. Auto Cart credentials, if enabled, stay on your device. Your account exists to deliver alerts and that's the whole product.

Why is the app dark and weird looking?

Because it's a precision instrument, not a vacation planner. We assume if you're here, you've already lost a campsite to someone faster than you. We made the tool to fix that — not to replace dreaming about the trip.

> Still have questions? Email us at [email protected]

CAMPSITE SNIPER

Recreation.gov cancellation alerts. We notify; you review and book directly on Recreation.gov.

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Campsite Sniper is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Recreation.gov or any government agency. Data source: Recreation.gov.

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01 DEFINE YOUR HUNT

One specific site, or every site that matches.

Pin a single campground and lock on. Or draw a region across multiple parks and stack filters — lakefront, RV length, hookups, weekend nights — and we monitor every site in the resolved set as one watch.

● UPPER PINES · #14

YOSEMITE NP

JUL 12 — JUL 14 │ $36/NT │ SINGLE-SITE LOCK

◇ CENTRAL OREGON

AREA WATCH

LAKEFRONT 35FT+ DRIVEWAY WATER + ELECTRIC FRI–SUN

47 SITES MATCHED │ 14 CAMPGROUNDS │ REGIONAL SWEEP

02 WATCH

We watch while you live your life.

Paced availability checks watch the Recreation.gov targets you choose, respectfully routed and never asleep at the desk. Pro inventory gets faster check intervals; hot inventory gets the fastest cadence we run.

SCAN

CONTINUOUS

ROUTING

REDUNDANT

LIMITS

RESPECTED

DELIVERY

MULTI-CHANNEL

03 ALERT

The instant a site opens, you know.

Push notification straight to your phone. Email digests if you want them. A direct Recreation.gov link lets you review the opening and complete the booking yourself. No auto-booking, no resale, no payment data leaves your hands.

now

Upper Pines #14 just opened

Jul 12 - Jul 14 · $36/nt · Open Recreation.gov