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California · Recreation.gov

Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor Campground

34.0174° N / 119.6817° W · Data Aug 24 2026, checked hourly
Tracked from Aug 27191 detected openings this week6 monitored sites

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Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 191 site openings here in the last 7 days
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01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-10190967

When Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor reopens

Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 7 days
191
Openings · last 30 days
191
Openings · last 90 days
191

191 openings were recorded here, but they arrived across only 3 days — a burst, not a rhythm, so there is no reliable weekly pattern to show. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.

02 · Availability Outlook · Aug 27 – Oct 31, 2026 · of 6 monitored sites

Of the 396 tracked site-nights (Aug 27 – Oct 31, 2026): 137 open for online reservation · 259 reserved.

Where the open windows are

65.4% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 137 of 396 remain open; here is where they are.

Load status

Aug 27 – Oct 31, 2026
Not open online65.4%
Open site-nights137 / 396
Reserved (of online inventory)259 / 396
Weekday openings119
Weekend openings18

Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 119 fall on weekdays and 18 on weekends (Fri–Sun).

Open dates by month

Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
05010015020034886AUGSEPOCTSOLID = OPEN SITE-NIGHTS · DASHED OUTLINE = TOTAL BOOKABLE

October holds the most room. 86 of 186 site-nights are still open there.

Holiday windows

Sites open per night · of 6 sites
WindowNightSites openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 72Open

Labor Day: no site is currently available for the complete three-night stay. Saturday and Sunday have no online availability; individual Monday night remains open.

Best-availability sites

Most open site-nights · tracked window
SiteOpen site-nights
004  34
007  34
003  29
005  20
006  12

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.

Tracked window

Coverage

Campsite Sniper's data for this facility starts Aug 27. That is about 3 days after the current snapshot was taken, so dates before Aug 27 are not covered by what Campsite Sniper tracks here — they are not known to be unavailable. The site-nights shown on this page describe Aug 27 onwards only. Check Recreation.gov for earlier dates.

Stays and site detail

137 open site-nights across 6 sites at Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.

Multi-night stays. 32 2-night, 25 3-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Aug 31 at site 007.

All 6 sites with current availability
SiteMax RVHookupsOpen site-nightsLongest runDates
004Not recordedNone345 nightsAug 27, Sep 1, Sep 2, Sep 3, Sep 7, Sep 13, Sep 14, Sep 15, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23 +22 more
007Not recordedNone346 nightsAug 27, Aug 31, Sep 1, Sep 2, Sep 3, Sep 7, Sep 11, Sep 15, Sep 16, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22 +22 more
003Not recordedNone295 nightsSep 1, Sep 2, Sep 3, Sep 15, Sep 16, Sep 17, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Oct 4 +17 more
005Not recordedNone204 nightsSep 2, Sep 3, Sep 15, Sep 22, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +8 more
006Not recordedNone123 nightsSep 1, Sep 16, Sep 23, Oct 7, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29
001Not recordedNone82 nightsSep 1, Sep 2, Sep 30, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 26

About Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor

Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor is a campground in California with 6 mapped sites. It is a no-hookup campground. Around 1 site is shaded. Maximum party size is 4. 137 of 396 tracked site-nights remain open in the current snapshot (34.6% available). Campsite Sniper watches the targets you choose and alerts you when one frees up. We never book, hold, or pay for reservations; you book directly on Recreation.gov.

6 monitored sitesNo hookups1 shadedMax party 4

FAQ

How do I get a reservation at Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor?

Reservations for Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor are made through Recreation.gov. 137 of 396 tracked site-nights are currently open (34.6%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 191 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 Aug 24, 2026 09:18 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 Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor?

Campsite Sniper detected 191 site-date openings at Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor in the last 7 days, 191 over 30 days and 191 over the last 90.

Can I get a multi-night stay at Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor?

25 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Aug 31 at site 007. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.

Which month has the most availability at Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor?

October 2026, with 86 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 186.

When is the next open date at Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor?

Campsite Sniper cannot answer that from the current snapshot. The availability data held for Santa Cruz Island Prisoners Harbor begins Aug 27 — about 3 days after this snapshot was taken, so any earlier dates are outside what Campsite Sniper is tracking here rather than known to be unavailable. Check Recreation.gov for dates before Aug 27.

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