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No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 917 openings spread across the week.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 05:00 and 07:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 442 of 917 detected openings (48.2%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Central Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 3 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 3–4 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | 5.9% |
| 2 | 54 | 5.9% |
| 3 | 54 | 5.9% |
| 4 | 54 | 5.9% |
| 5 | 54 | 5.9% |
Site 1 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 54. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 3,111 tracked site-nights (Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027): 289 open for online reservation · 2,822 not yet released.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 187 fall on weekdays and 102 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
December shows no online availability. 0 of 527 tracked site-nights are open there — 527 not yet released.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 0 | None open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 0 | None open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 0 | None 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: no online availability on any tracked night. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked night. New Year: no online availability on any tracked night. Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |
| 10 | 17 |
| 11 | 17 |
| 12 | 17 |
| 13 | 17 |
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.
The next bookable night is Nov 2; the first open weekend starts Nov 6. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 17 2-night, 17 3-night, 17 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Nov 2 at site 1.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 45 ft. 2 sites take 25 ft, 2 sites take 35 ft, 2 sites take 40 ft. 15 sites of 17 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 10 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 11 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 12 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 13 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 14 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 15 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 16 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 17 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 2 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 3 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 4 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 5 | 40 ft | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 6 | 45 ft | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 7 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 8 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
| 9 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 17 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +5 more |
Marion Cove Campground is located just north of the Marion Reservoir Dam right past the Project Office. It’s a primitive tent camping campground w/o electrical hookups.
Popular activities include camping, boating, and fishing
Anglers will find an abundance of channel catfish, walleye, white bass and wipers, and a boat ramp is provided at the campground for convenient access to the lake.
Marion Cove Campground offers 17 non electric camping sites to our visitors. sites 1-6 all have a picnic shelter along with picnic tables and fire ring. while sites 7-17 offer only a firepit. Marion cove also has a two lane boat launch near by with a community water hydrant located just off of site one.
Completed in 1968, Marion Reservoir encompasses 6,200 acres of water surrounded by 6,000 acres of public lands. The surrounding expanse of forest provides visitors with endless recreational activities, set against the backdrop of the sparkling lake.
The nearby communities of Hillsboro and Marion offer additional tourist attractions. Both cities have a nationally recognized Art and Crafts show, as well as a variety of restaurants and shops.
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Reservations for Marion Cove are made through Recreation.gov. 90.7% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 289 of 3,111 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 917 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.
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
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 119 site-date openings at Marion Cove in the last 7 days, 509 over 30 days and 917 over the last 90.
17 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Nov 2 at site 1. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
2 of the 17 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 45 ft. 2 of those 17 sites have a recorded maximum length and 15 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
November 2026, with 289 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 493.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 3 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 3-4 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Nov 2, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Mon, Nov 2 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Nov 6. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
Lakefront, hookups, your RV length, weekends only - set it as picky as you want.
We run paced availability checks for Marion Cove. One watch covers every matching site.
When a match opens, you get a push with a Recreation.gov link so you can review and book it yourself.