Openings · last 7 days
23
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 23 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232284
When Rose Canyon reopens
Rose Canyon's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
32
Openings · last 90 days
42
Only 42 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.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 24, 2026 · of 32 monitored sites
Of the 1,184 tracked site-dates (Sep 18 – Oct 24, 2026): 503 open for online reservation · 637 reserved · 44 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative).
Where the open windows are
57.5% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 503 of 1,184 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Oct 24, 2026Not open online57.5%
Open site-dates503 / 1,184
Reserved (of online inventory)637 / 1,140
Weekday openings382
Weekend openings67
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 382 fall on weekdays and 67 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 449 open site-nights on mapped sites; 503 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Oct 2026October holds the most room. 343 of 768 site-dates are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 30 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 1 day-use unit| 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 |
|---|---|
| 001 | 22 |
| 002 | 22 |
| 004 | 22 |
| 005 | 22 |
| 003 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
This day-use unit currently has 25 reservation dates available.
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
449 open site-nights across 30 sites at Rose Canyon, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
30 overnight sites and 2 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; its reservation dates are listed separately below.
Multi-night stays. 110 2-night, 94 3-night, 1 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 22 at site 001.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 40 ft. 6 sites take 25 ft, 3 sites take 35 ft, 1 site takes 40 ft. 24 sites of 30 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
All 30 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Not recorded | None | 22 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +10 more |
| 002 | Not recorded | None | 22 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +10 more |
| 004 | Not recorded | None | 22 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +10 more |
| 005 | Not recorded | None | 22 | 7 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 12 +10 more |
| 003 | Not recorded | None | 21 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +9 more |
| 011 | Not recorded | None | 21 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +9 more |
| 014 | Not recorded | None | 21 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +9 more |
| 015 | Not recorded | None | 21 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +9 more |
| 071 | Not recorded | None | 20 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +8 more |
| 024 | Not recorded | None | 19 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 13 +7 more |
| 025 | Not recorded | None | 19 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 8, Oct 13 +7 more |
| 032 | Not recorded | None | 18 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 14 +6 more |
| 033 | Not recorded | None | 18 | 5 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +6 more |
| 039 | Not recorded | None | 18 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +6 more |
| 072 | Not recorded | None | 17 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 +5 more |
| 035 | Not recorded | None | 16 | 4 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +4 more |
| 060 | Not recorded | None | 16 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18 +4 more |
| 070 | Not recorded | None | 15 | 3 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 14 +3 more |
| 023 | Not recorded | None | 14 | 5 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +2 more |
| 069 | Not recorded | None | 14 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +2 more |
| 063 | Not recorded | None | 12 | 5 nights | Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 |
| 061 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 5 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 22 |
| 046 | 30 ft | None | 10 | 4 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19 |
| 073 | Not recorded | None | 9 | 4 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 |
| 045 | 35 ft | None | 8 | 4 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19 |
| 044 | 30 ft | None | 7 | 3 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 22 |
| 062 | Not recorded | None | 7 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 |
| 048 | 30 ft | None | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 22 |
| 050 | 40 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 15 |
| 041 | 36 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 8, Oct 21 |
Day-use inventory
25 available reservation dates across 1 day-use unit. Day-use inventory is reserved by the date, so it carries no stay length.
All 1 day-use unit with current availability
| Unit | Open reservation dates | Consecutive dates | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 6 dates | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6 +13 more |
About Rose Canyon
Overview
Rose Canyon Campground is just 17 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona, off the Catalina Highway Scenic Drive near the summit of Mt. Lemmon. This area is popular for day use as well as overnight camping. With a high elevation, forested setting, two group picnic areas and opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing and fishing, Rose Canyon offers a great summer respite from the city.
Recreation
The lake is sheltered by trees and offers a pleasant setting for a walk in the woods, relaxing on the shore or spending an afternoon fishing for stocked trout. A one-mile trail around the lake is convenient for anglers and hikers. The trail is accessible from the lower parking area to a floating dock near a dam.
The surrounding national forest boasts a variety of hiking and mountain biking trails, including several that traverse the 9,157-foot Mt. Lemmon.
Facilities
The campground offers spacious, single-family campsites, as well as two group day use areas with picnic shelters, which can be reserved for up to 120 guests.
The campground is equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings with grills and vault toilets.
Natural Features
The campground sits high on the slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Because of its elevation, it can be much cooler than the lower-elevation campgrounds in the area. The campsites are spacious and spread out among stands of large ponderosa pines and clusters of Gambel oak. During the summer rainy season, Rose Creek meanders through the area to the six-acre Rose Canyon Lake at the lower end of the campground.
The Coronado National Forest covers 1.78 million acres of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Elevations range from 3,000 to 10,720 feet in 12 widely scattered mountain ranges, or "sky islands," that rise dramatically from the desert floor, supporting biologically diverse plant communities.
Nearby Attractions
Catalina Highway, also known as General Hitchcock Highway and Sky Island Scenic Byway, is the only paved road that leads to the upper reaches of Mt. Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Range. It is one of the most scenic highways in the southwest and is a popular day trip.
Other notable attractions include Saguaro National Park, Sabino Canyon and Colossal Cave.
32 monitored sitesRVs up to 40 ftNo hookups28 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 8
Getting there
From Tucson, Arizona, take Catalina Highway/Arizona Route 39 northeast. The campground is located between mile markers 17 and 18 on the Catalina Highway.
10371 Rose Canyon Rd, Mt. Lemmon, AZ 85619520-576-1477
CampingDay Use AreaFishing
View on Recreation.gov ↗ Get directions ↗
03 · Field Photos · roll CS-232284 · facility
Photo gallery
Roll CS-232284 · Rose Canyon · Mt. Lemmon AZ12 frames · facility
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Rose Canyon?
Reservations for Rose Canyon are made through Recreation.gov. 503 of 1,184 tracked site-dates are currently open (42.5%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 42 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 15:19 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 Rose Canyon?
Campsite Sniper detected 23 site-date openings at Rose Canyon in the last 7 days, 32 over 30 days and 42 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Rose Canyon?
94 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 001. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Rose Canyon fit a 35-foot RV?
3 of the 30 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 40 ft. 6 of those 30 sites have a recorded maximum length and 24 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Rose Canyon?
October 2026, with 343 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 768.
When is the next open date at Rose Canyon?
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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