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Sunday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 17 of 55 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Sunday (30.9%), with Tuesday (12) and Saturday (9) next in line.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 08:00 and 13:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 19 of 55 detected openings (34.5%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Pacific Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 9 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 4.5–21 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 21.8% |
| 3 | 3 | 5.5% |
| 5 | 3 | 5.5% |
| 12 | 3 | 5.5% |
| 26 | 3 | 5.5% |
Site 1 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 12. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 8,967 tracked site-dates (Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027): 6,546 open for online reservation · 14 reserved · 1,476 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative) · 931 closed. Of the facility's 49 monitored sites, 40 can be reserved online and 9 are first-come, first-served.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 3,620 fall on weekdays and 2,762 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 6,382 open site-nights on mapped sites; 6,546 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.
December holds the most room. 1,240 of 1,519 site-dates are still open there.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 36 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 36 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 39 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 39 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 39 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 39 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 38 | Open | |
| Memorial Day | FRI May 28 | 0 | None open |
| SAT May 29 | 0 | None open | |
| SUN May 30 | 0 | None open | |
| MON May 31 | 0 | None open |
Thanksgiving: 36 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 39 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 38 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
| Window | Date | Units open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 1 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 1 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 1 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 1 | Open | |
| Memorial Day | FRI May 28 | 0 | None open |
| SAT May 29 | 0 | None open | |
| SUN May 30 | 0 | None open | |
| MON May 31 | 0 | None open |
Thanksgiving: 1 day-use unit is available for all three dates. Christmas: 1 day-use unit is available for both dates. New Year: 1 day-use unit is available for both dates. Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked date.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 1 | 164 |
| 10 | 164 |
| 11 | 164 |
| 12 | 164 |
| 15 | 164 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
| Unit | Open reservation dates |
|---|---|
| Group Kitchen Area | 164 |
This day-use unit currently has 164 reservation dates available.
The next bookable night is Nov 21; the first open weekend starts Nov 21. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
48 overnight sites and 1 day-use unit are represented in the current inventory. Day-use inventory is excluded from every night-based figure on this page — site-nights, longest runs, multi-night stays, holiday stays and RV fit; its reservation dates are listed separately below.
Multi-night stays. 42 2-night, 42 3-night, 40 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot โ soonest Nov 21 at site 1.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 60 ft. 47 sites take 25 ft, 45 sites take 35 ft, 44 sites take 40 ft.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 10 | 60 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 11 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 12 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 15 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 16 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 17 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 18 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 19 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 20 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 22 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 23 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 24 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 25 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 27 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 28 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 29 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 3 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 30 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 31 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 32 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 33 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 34 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 35 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 36 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 37 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 39 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 40 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 42 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 43 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 48 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 5 | 40 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 6 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 7 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 9 | 50 ft | None | 164 | 164 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
| 26 | 50 ft | None | 162 | 157 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4 +150 more |
| 45 | 30 ft | None | 162 | 121 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +150 more |
| 8 | 50 ft | None | 161 | 157 nights | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 5 +149 more |
| 21 | 50 ft | None | 157 | 157 nights | Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9 +145 more |
| Unit | Open reservation dates | Consecutive dates | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Kitchen Area | 164 | 164 dates | Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +152 more |
Dru Barner Campground offers 48 campsites that are nestled in the forest just 6 miles from Georgetown, CA. The campground offers access to trails, creeks and is a short drive from some nearby reservoirs. This campground was designed for equestrians, but it can also be used by tent, camper, trailer and recreational vehicles. Common wildlife to the area includes turkeys, deer, bears, coyote and racoons. Portions of the campground have a canopy of trees, but many of the camp units have very little shade.
Dru Barner Campground provides some good camping opportunities without having to drive long distances into the forest.
Dru Barner Campground provides access to many non-motorized trails. It also is close to the Rock Creek Trail System that has both non-motorized, motorized, and multiple use trails. Several horse clubs have used Dru Barner Campground as the staging area for equestrian recreation events under special use permits. Several horse clubs have hosted barbecues and taco bars at the group kitchen area after their trail rides. Some couples have used the group kitchen area for weddings.
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir is located only about 15 miles to the east for those seeking water-based recreation. There is a campground concessionaire that operates the Stumpy Meadows Boat Ramp and Picnic Area. A day use fee is charged for those facilities. Stumpy Meadows Reservoir has a 5-mile speed limit for motor boats. Rafts, canoes and kayakers frequently travel on the reservoir. There are some shorelines that provide access for swimming and wading.
Dru Barner Campground has camp units equipped with picnic tables and fire rings. The campground roads have gravel surfaces. Most of the parking spurs have gravel surfaces with others having dirt surfaces. The parking spurs vary in length to handle longer trailers and RVs to spurs for a car or truck with a short horse trailer. There is a group kitchen area equipped with two large barbecue grills, two serving tables, a large fire ring and 11 picnic tables that can be rented. Six of the camp units have large bear proof food containers that can hold two coolers. Some of the camp units have horse corrals nearby. There are also hitching posts near some of the restrooms and high line posts between camp sites. The campground has potable water from water faucets distributed throughout the campground. There is a two-unit flush restroom equipped with sinks. There are also two vault restrooms located in the northern portion of the campground.
Dru Barner Campground sits on a ridgeline of the Hornblende Mountains. To the north, Otter Creek has cut a forested canyon. To the south, there are the rolling ridges that surround Rock Creek. There are forests of Ponderosa pine, sugar pine, Douglas-fir, white fir and incense cedar with groups of black oak and madrone. This campground is about 15 miles west of Stumpy Meadows Reservoir.
A nearby attraction is the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA. This attraction is located about 16 miles southeast of Dru Barner Campground. It is where James W. Marshall discovered gold in 1848. This started the California Gold Rush. Historic building such as the blacksmith shop, mill workers cabin and the Coloma schoolhouse are available to see. There are gold panning demonstrations. There is a Gold Discovery Trail to learn the history and see the sites.
From Auburn, CA, take Highway 49 south to the junction of Highway 193 and 49 in Cool, CA. Turn left onto Highway 193 east to Georgetown, CA. At the intersection of Main Street and Highway 193, turn left and continue on Main Street, which becomes the Wentworth Springs Road (County Route 63) for approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N16 and proceed north for approximately 1.2 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N58 (also known as the Bottlehill Road) and travel west approximately 0.5 miles. The entrance Dru Barner Campground is on your left. From Placerville, CA, take Highway 49 north to the junction of Highway 193 and 49 in Placerville, CA. Turn right onto Highway 193 and head north to Georgetown, CA. At the intersection of Main Street and Highway 193, turn right and continue on Main Street, which becomes the Wentworth Springs Road (County Route 63) for approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N16 for travel north for approximately 1.2 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 13N58 (also known as the Bottlehill Road) and travel west for approximately 0.5 miles. The entrance Dru Barner Campground is on your left.
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Reservations for Dru Barner Campground are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 6,546 of 8,967 tracked site-dates are open (73%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 55 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site or unit on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
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Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Nov 2, 2026 18:20 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
Campsite Sniper detected 55 site-date openings here over the last 90 days, none in the last 7. A free alert watches around the clock and pings you the moment one appears.
Sunday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 17 of 55 (30.9%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
42 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Nov 21 at site 1. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
45 of the 48 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 60 ft.
December 2026, with 1,240 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 1,519.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 9 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 4.5-21 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Nov 2, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sat, Nov 21 and the next open weekend starts Sat, Nov 21. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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