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Only 2 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
Of the 24 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Oct 11, 2026): 14 open for online reservation · 5 reserved · 5 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative).
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 8 fall on weekdays and 6 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
September holds the most room. 8 of 13 site-nights are still open there.
| 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 |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| Gentry CG | 14 |
This site currently has 14 site-nights available.
The next bookable night is Sep 23; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 2 2-night, 2 3-night, 1 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 23 at site Gentry CG.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry CG | Not recorded | None | 14 | 9 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +2 more |
Gentry Group Campground is positioned on a ridge that divides two canyons. From the campground visitors enjoy views of Black Canyon Lake and the forested hillsides and canyons beyond. Due to limited maneuvering space, this campground is recommended for tents or small campers only.
Recreation opportunities in the area include hiking, photography and wildlife viewing. Visitors can often see a herd of wild horses which frequent the area.
Gentry Group Campground offers picnic tables, campfire grills, and a vault toilet. Roads are sand and gravel.
No dumpster in campground, Pack it In - Pack it Out.
There is a campground host and trash dumpster available at the Black Canyon Rim campground
The area is relatively flat with sandy surfaces. The campground is sheltered among towering ponderosa pines interspersed with fir and oak.
Gas, phone and groceries are available adjacent to Highway 260, approximately 10 miles west at Forest Lakes or 13 miles east at Heber.
Approximately 13 west of Heber on AZ Highway 260, take Forest Road 300 south approximately four and one half miles, following signs to Gentry Lookout Tower. Located adjacent to Forest Road 300, at just over the 7,700 foot elevation mark, this campground shares its space with the Lookout Tower.
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Reservations for Gentry Group Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 14 of 24 tracked site-nights are currently open (58.3%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 2 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 Sep 18, 2026 16:19 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 2 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.
2 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 23 at site Gentry CG. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
September 2026, with 8 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 13.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Wed, Sep 23 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. 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 Gentry Group Campground. 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.