Openings · last 7 days
626
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 626 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-10088563
When Wheeler Peak Campground reopens
Wheeler Peak Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
778
Openings · last 90 days
796
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dThursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 610 of 796 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Thursday (76.6%), with Sunday (52) and Saturday (49) next in line.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 05:00 and 10:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 648 of 796 detected openings (81.4%). The remaining 18.6% occurred outside those hours. Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Pacific Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 23 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 18–29 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 30 | 3.8% |
| 33 | 28 | 3.5% |
| 36 | 27 | 3.4% |
| 6 | 26 | 3.3% |
| 21 | 26 | 3.3% |
Site 5 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 30. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Dec 31, 2026 · of 36 monitored sites
Of the 1,646 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Dec 31, 2026): 1,122 open for online reservation · 366 reserved · 62 closed · 62 unavailable (cause unspecified) · 34 not yet released.
Where the open windows are
31.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 1,122 of 1,646 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Dec 31, 2026Not open online31.8%
Open site-nights1,122 / 1,646
Reserved (of online inventory)366 / 1,488
Weekday openings666
Weekend openings456
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 666 fall on weekdays and 456 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Dec 2026December shows no online availability. 0 of 62 tracked site-nights are open there — 62 unavailable.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 36 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 0 | None open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked night. New Year: no online availability on Thursday.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 21 | 37 |
| 31 | 36 |
| 5 | 36 |
| 33 | 35 |
| 10 | 34 |
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.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateSun · Sep 20
Next open weekendFri · Oct 2
December0 of 62 · unavailable
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Oct 2. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
1,122 open site-nights across 36 sites at Wheeler Peak Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 46 2-night, 39 3-night, 34 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 6.
All 36 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 24 ft | None | 37 | 33 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +25 more |
| 31 | 24 ft | Yes | 36 | 34 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +24 more |
| 5 | 24 ft | None | 36 | 34 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +24 more |
| 33 | 24 ft | None | 35 | 31 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +23 more |
| 10 | 24 ft | None | 34 | 32 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +22 more |
| 2 | 24 ft | None | 34 | 33 nights | Sep 21, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +22 more |
| 20 | 16 ft | None | 34 | 30 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +22 more |
| 25 | 24 ft | None | 34 | 34 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +22 more |
| 36 | 24 ft | None | 34 | 34 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +22 more |
| 9 | 24 ft | None | 34 | 34 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +22 more |
| 12 | 24 ft | None | 33 | 31 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 16 | 24 ft | None | 33 | 32 nights | Sep 23, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 19 | 23 ft | None | 33 | 33 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 27 | 20 ft | None | 33 | 30 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 30 | 24 ft | None | 33 | 30 nights | Sep 21, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 32 | 24 ft | Yes | 33 | 32 nights | Sep 21, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 34 | 24 ft | None | 33 | 30 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 35 | 24 ft | None | 33 | 32 nights | Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 6 | 24 ft | None | 33 | 30 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 7 | 24 ft | None | 33 | 33 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +21 more |
| 11 | 24 ft | None | 32 | 30 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +20 more |
| 13 | 20 ft | None | 32 | 31 nights | Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +20 more |
| 18 | 24 ft | None | 32 | 31 nights | Sep 22, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +20 more |
| 23 | 24 ft | None | 32 | 30 nights | Sep 23, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +20 more |
| 24 | 20 ft | None | 32 | 30 nights | Sep 23, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +20 more |
| 29 | 24 ft | None | 32 | 31 nights | Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +20 more |
| 8 | 24 ft | None | 32 | 31 nights | Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +20 more |
| 14 | 24 ft | None | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +19 more |
| 3 | 24 ft | None | 31 | 29 nights | Sep 27, Sep 29, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +19 more |
| 37 | 22 ft | None | 31 | 30 nights | Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +19 more |
| 4 | 24 ft | None | 31 | 30 nights | Sep 23, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +19 more |
| 15 | 24 ft | None | 30 | 30 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +18 more |
| 22 | 22 ft | None | 30 | 30 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +18 more |
| 26 | 23 ft | None | 30 | 30 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +18 more |
| 17 | 14 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 |
| 28 | 22 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 |
About Wheeler Peak Campground
Overview
A stay at the Wheeler Peak Campground is a genuinely memorable experience. Shadowed beneath the hulking cliffs of Wheeler Peak and Doso Doyabi, a pair of Nevada’s true alpine monarchs, the views and campsites hover among the clouds. At nearly 10,000 feet in elevation your neighbors are Engelman spruce, mule deer and green meadows; your common distractions tumbling brooks and shimmering aspen leaves. A mile and a half up the trail will place you in the midst of the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove, among trees so ancient that some have absorbed the fanciful hues of over a million sunsets. Take elevation and weather into account before you set out on your hike. Neither towing nor towed vehicles exceeding 24 feet in length are accommodated along the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive or at Wheeler Peak Campground.
Recreation
The drive alone is worth the price of admission, as they say, even though there is no entrance fee at this National Park. The 12-mile Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive sweeps you over half a vertical mile to the Wheeler Peak Campground, just beneath what may be the most picturesque mountain in Nevada. Take in the view at Mather Overlook along the way. You can’t miss it.
While the Wheeler Peak Campground is the most distant campground from the surreal Lehman Caves (a 30-minute drive down the mountain) it more than makes up for it in hiking opportunities. Two of the park’s most sought-after hikes, the Bristlecone Trail and Alpine Lakes Loop Trail, begin just outside of the campground entrance. The fully accessible .4 mile-long Sky Isalnd Nature Trail also presents a peaceful alternative. Beyond walking, the soundscapes and view-surfing are perfect for lounging, reading or catching up on some sleep after a long drive. Oh, and the caves are just 30 minutes away. If you prefer some less-traveled roads, consider a drive down the Snake Creek (no rvs or trailers) or Baker Creek Roads for such hiking destinations as Baker Lake or Johnson Lake. From the end of these maintained dirt roads, all trails lead to solitude.
But be back at your campsite before sunset if you want to enjoy the dusk light show as the sun ignites the towering stone walls of Doso Doyabi, merging slowly into a sky so black that the stars pop in ways you may never have imagined possible.
Be sure to make reservations before you arrive, for both the campground and the caves.
Facilities
Wheeler Peak Campground offers paved parking spurs, picnic tables, campfire rings and grills along with vault toilets. While towed vehicles are allowed, neither the towed nor towing vehicle may be over 24 feet in length.
Natural Features
Views of some of Nevada’s most picturesque mountains are abundant and never more than a few steps away from your campsite, if that. Bolstered by permanent snow and icefields of the Wheeler Peak cirque the spring serenading you just to the south has cascaded through ancient quartzite which makes up the towering cathedrals above. Stretched out among alpine meadows ringed within a dense forest of Engleman spruce, the Wheeler Peak Campground provides shade at nearly every site while a quick stroll will often reveal mule deer, turkey, or in the autumn weeks the lively orange and gold of shimmering aspen.
Nearby Attractions
Don't forget, Great Basin National Park was forshadowed when Lehman Caves was annointed a National Monument in 1922. The cave and its underground wonders are just thirty minutes away behind the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Access is by tour only so be sure to book a reservation before you arrive, or stop by the visitor center to check on remaining availability.
36 monitored sitesRVs up to 24 ft2 with hookups30 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 8
Getting there
From the east or west: From U.S. Highway 6 & 50, turn south on Nevada State Highway 487 and travel 5 miles to Baker, NV. In Baker turn west on Highway 488 and travel 5 miles to the park. From the south (Utah): Travel north on Utah State Highway 21 through Milford, UT and Garrison, UT, which will become Nevada State Highway 487 as you cross the border. Turn west on Highway 488 in Baker and travel 5 miles to the park. From the south (Nevada): Travel north on U.S. Highway 93 (Great Basin Highway). At the junction of U.S. Highway 6 & 50 drive east to Nevada State Highway 487 and turn south. Travel 5 miles to Baker, NV. In Baker turn west on Highway 488 and travel 5 miles to the park.
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Wheeler Peak Campground?
Reservations for Wheeler Peak Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 1,122 of 1,646 tracked site-nights are currently open (68.2%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 796 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
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 Sep 18, 2026 14:17 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.
How often do new openings appear at Wheeler Peak Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 626 site-date openings at Wheeler Peak Campground in the last 7 days, 778 over 30 days and 796 over the last 90.
Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Wheeler Peak Campground?
Thursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 610 of 796 (76.6%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Wheeler Peak Campground?
39 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 21 at site 21. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Wheeler Peak Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
No RV-analyzable site here has a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 24 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Wheeler Peak Campground?
October 2026, with 1,019 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,116.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Wheeler Peak Campground?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 23 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 18-29 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Wheeler Peak Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Oct 2. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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