Openings · last 7 days
28
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 28 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232103
When Spruces - Big Cottonwood reopens
Spruces - Big Cottonwood's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
61
Openings · last 90 days
61
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 61 openings spread across the week.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 19:00 and 23:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 45 of 61 detected openings (73.8%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Mountain 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 9 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 6–14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 055 | 7 | 11.5% |
| 067 | 4 | 6.6% |
| 025 | 4 | 6.6% |
| 063 | 3 | 4.9% |
| 060 | 3 | 4.9% |
Site 055 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 7. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Sep 30, 2026 · of 102 monitored sites
Of the 923 tracked site-dates (Sep 18 – Sep 30, 2026): 287 open for online reservation · 431 reserved · 198 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative) · 4 closed · 3 unavailable (cause unspecified).
Where the open windows are
68.9% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 287 of 923 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Sep 30, 2026Not open online68.9%
Open site-dates287 / 923
Reserved (of online inventory)431 / 718
Weekday openings237
Weekend openings30
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 237 fall on weekdays and 30 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 267 open site-nights on mapped sites; 287 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Sep 2026September holds the most room. 287 of 923 site-dates are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 96 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 |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Holiday windows — day use
Units open per date · of 6 day-use units| Window | Date | Units 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 date.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 003 | 5 |
| 010 | 5 |
| 016 | 5 |
| 044 | 5 |
| 045 | 5 |
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.
Availability by day-use unit
Most open reservation dates · tracked window| Unit | Open reservation dates |
|---|---|
| GRP2 | 4 |
| GRP7 | 4 |
| GRP8 | 4 |
| GRP3 | 3 |
| GRP9 | 3 |
The 5 day-use units with the most open reservation dates 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 dateTue · Sep 22
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 22; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
267 open site-nights across 87 sites at Spruces - Big Cottonwood, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
96 overnight sites and 6 day-use units are represented in the current inventory. Day-use units are excluded from every night-based figure on this page — site-nights, longest runs, multi-night stays, holiday stays and RV fit; their reservation dates are listed separately below.
Multi-night stays. 86 2-night, 65 3-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 22 at site 003.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 80 ft. 71 sites take 25 ft, 24 sites take 35 ft, 10 sites take 40 ft.
Showing 60 of 87 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | 18 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 010 | 18 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 016 | 20 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 044 | 25 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 045 | 18 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 052 | 30 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 053 | 20 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 059 | 30 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 063 | 35 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 078 | 35 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 087 | 55 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 093 | 30 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 096 | 35 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 097 | 35 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 015 | 25 ft | None | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 001 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 002 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 005 | 25 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 007 | 25 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 008 | 25 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 012 | 15 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 013 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 014 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 018 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 021 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 023 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 024 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 025 | 35 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 026 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 027 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 028 | 40 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 029 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 033 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 034 | 25 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 038 | 35 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 040 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 041 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 043 | 18 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 047 | 25 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 048 | 25 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 049 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 054 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 055 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 056 | 15 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 057 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 061 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 064 | 40 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 066 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 067 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 068 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 069 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 070 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 071 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 072 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 073 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 074 | 55 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 079 | 35 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 083 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 084 | 20 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 088 | 30 ft | None | 3 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
Day-use inventory
20 available reservation dates across 6 day-use units. Day-use inventory is reserved by the date, so it carries no stay length.
All 6 day-use units with current availability
| Unit | Open reservation dates | Consecutive dates | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRP2 | 4 | 4 dates | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25 |
| GRP7 | 4 | 3 dates | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26 |
| GRP8 | 4 | 4 dates | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25 |
| GRP3 | 3 | 3 dates | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| GRP9 | 3 | 3 dates | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| GRP4 | 2 | 2 dates | Sep 23, Sep 24 |
About Spruces - Big Cottonwood
Overview
Spruces Campground is located in scenic Big Cottonwood Canyon at an elevation of 7,500 feet. Salt Lake City is conveniently close. Visitors enjoy hiking, biking and fishing.
Recreation
Hiking and mountain biking are popular activities on canyon trails, including the Donut Falls Trail, which begins in the nearby Jordan Pines Campground. Fly-fishermen enjoy casting on Big Cottonwood Creek.
Facilities
This large campground contains several group overnight campsites and day-use picnic sites, as well as numerous single and double-family campsites. All sites have picnic tables, campfire rings and grills.
Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. A baseball field, volleyball court and horseshoe pits are located within the campground. Firewood is available for purchase from the host. All roads, parking areas and parking sites are paved and all walkways are concrete or paved.
Natural Features
The campground is set among a forest of shady spruce and aspen trees. Vivid summer wildflowers are abundant and autumn leaves put on quite a show.
Nearby Attractions
Big Cottonwood Canyon is a beautiful area known for its soaring peaks, pristine hidden lakes and cascading streams. Numerous hiking and mountain biking trails are in the area. Rock climbing is a popular activity as well.
Solitude Mountain Resort is 3 miles up-canyon, offering scenic chairlift rides, hiking, a few dining options and a challenging 18-hole disc golf course.
Silver Lake is another mile past Solitude. Fishing and canoeing are popular activities. An easy trail loops around the small lake.
102 monitored sitesRVs up to 80 ftNo hookups93 shadedFire pitsMax party 50
Getting there
From I-215, take the 6200 South exit and travel a mile east to Wasatch Blvd. Take Wasatch Blvd a mile south to junction with Big Cottonwood Canyon/Highway 190. Make a left at the junction and travel up Big Cottonwood Canyon 9.7 miles to the campground.
Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121SALT LAKE RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE 801-733-2660 OR UTAH RECREATION COMPANY 385-273-1100
BackpackingBikingCampingFishingHikingMountain BikingRock ClimbingScenic DriveWildlife Viewing
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-232103 · facility + sites
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Spruces - Big Cottonwood?
Reservations for Spruces - Big Cottonwood are made through Recreation.gov. 287 of 923 tracked site-dates are currently open (31.1%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 61 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.
Does Campsite Sniper book this facility 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 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.
How often do new openings appear at Spruces - Big Cottonwood?
Campsite Sniper detected 28 site-date openings at Spruces - Big Cottonwood in the last 7 days, 61 over 30 days and 61 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Spruces - Big Cottonwood?
65 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 22 at site 003. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Spruces - Big Cottonwood fit a 35-foot RV?
24 of the 96 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 80 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Spruces - Big Cottonwood?
September 2026, with 287 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 923.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Spruces - Big Cottonwood?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 9 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 6-14 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Spruces - Big Cottonwood?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Tue, Sep 22 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.
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