Openings · last 7 days
337
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 337 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232461
When Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park reopens
Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
450
Openings · last 90 days
468
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 468 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 12:00 and 20:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 81 of 468 detected openings (17.3%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Pacific 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 8 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 3–17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | 10 | 2.1% |
| 176 | 10 | 2.1% |
| 163 | 9 | 1.9% |
| 132 | 8 | 1.7% |
| 196 | 8 | 1.7% |
Site 117 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 10. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Dec 1, 2026 · of 201 monitored sites
Of the 15,075 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Dec 1, 2026): 464 open for online reservation · 4,599 reserved · 10,012 closed.
Where the open windows are
96.9% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 464 of 15,075 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Dec 1, 2026Not open online96.9%
Open site-nights464 / 15,075
Reserved (of online inventory)4,599 / 5,063
Weekday openings393
Weekend openings71
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 393 fall on weekdays and 71 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Dec 2026September holds the most room. 173 of 2,613 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 201 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 | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 1 | 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 |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no site is currently available for the complete three-night stay. Friday and Saturday have no online availability; individual Thursday night remains open. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked night. New Year: no online availability on Thursday.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 062 | 20 |
| 065 | 17 |
| 025 | 16 |
| 028 | 15 |
| 035 | 15 |
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.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateSun · Sep 20
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
464 open site-nights across 147 sites at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 90 2-night, 37 3-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 077.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 42 ft. 49 sites take 25 ft, 9 sites take 35 ft, 3 sites take 40 ft. 3 sites of 201 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
Showing 60 of 147 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 062 | 20 ft | None | 20 | 5 nights | Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10 +8 more |
| 065 | 20 ft | None | 17 | 4 nights | Sep 29, Oct 8, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +5 more |
| 025 | 32 ft | None | 16 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Nov 1, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 25 +4 more |
| 028 | 31 ft | None | 15 | 5 nights | Oct 8, Oct 28, Nov 1, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +3 more |
| 035 | 30 ft | None | 15 | 5 nights | Oct 28, Nov 2, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 25 +3 more |
| 033 | 27 ft | None | 14 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 29, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 29 +2 more |
| 061 | 19 ft | None | 14 | 4 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 29 +2 more |
| 034 | 19 ft | None | 13 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 28, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 29, Nov 30 +1 more |
| 064 | 21 ft | None | 13 | 5 nights | Sep 29, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 30 +1 more |
| 068 | 17 ft | None | 12 | 5 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 22, Nov 1, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 30, Dec 1 |
| 026 | 31 ft | None | 11 | 5 nights | Oct 29, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 |
| 027 | 42 ft | None | 10 | 5 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 |
| 066 | 19 ft | None | 10 | 5 nights | Sep 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Dec 1 |
| 024 | 36 ft | None | 8 | 2 nights | Sep 29, Oct 8, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 25, Dec 1 |
| 031 | 29 ft | None | 8 | 3 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 18, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 |
| 067 | 25 ft | None | 8 | 4 nights | Oct 8, Nov 1, Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 17 |
| 188 | 20 ft | None | 7 | 2 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 7, Oct 8 |
| 196 | 20 ft | None | 7 | 6 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 13 |
| 077 | 16 ft | None | 6 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29 |
| 010 | 24 ft | None | 5 | 4 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 13 |
| 023 | 39 ft | None | 5 | 5 nights | Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 |
| 032 | 32 ft | None | 5 | 2 nights | Oct 22, Oct 28, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 25 |
| 037 | 18 ft | None | 5 | 3 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Oct 1, Oct 8 |
| 041 | 19 ft | None | 5 | 2 nights | Sep 22, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13 |
| 043 | 19 ft | None | 5 | 2 nights | Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 13 |
| 045 | 19 ft | None | 5 | 2 nights | Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 13 |
| 209 | 21 ft | None | 5 | 3 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 6, Oct 7 |
| 012 | 24 ft | None | 4 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 |
| 039 | 19 ft | None | 4 | 1 night | Sep 21, Oct 5, Oct 8, Oct 13 |
| 042 | 19 ft | None | 4 | 1 night | Sep 20, Sep 22, Oct 8, Oct 13 |
| 174 | 19 ft | None | 4 | 2 nights | Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 12, Oct 13 |
| 188 - A | 20 ft | None | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Oct 7, Oct 8 |
| 011 | 21 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 24, Oct 7, Oct 13 |
| 015 | 23 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 30, Oct 8, Oct 12 |
| 053 | 19 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 6 |
| 054 | 19 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 |
| 059 | 22 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 13 |
| 060 | 19 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 1 |
| 063 | 18 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 1, Oct 7, Oct 8 |
| 076 | 16 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29 |
| 084 | 16 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29 |
| 089 | 19 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 20, Sep 24, Sep 29 |
| 115 | 19 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29 |
| 173 | 19 ft | None | 3 | 1 night | Sep 23, Sep 27, Oct 13 |
| 179 | 18 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 27, Oct 12, Oct 13 |
| 186 | 18 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 7 |
| 214 | 21 ft | None | 3 | 2 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 8 |
| 038 | Not recorded | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 22, Oct 5 |
| 040 | 19 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Oct 1, Oct 13 |
| 044 | 19 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 29, Oct 13 |
| 047 | 22 ft | None | 2 | 2 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1 |
| 050 | 22 ft | None | 2 | 2 nights | Sep 25, Sep 26 |
| 055 | 19 ft | None | 2 | 2 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1 |
| 056 | 21 ft | None | 2 | 2 nights | Oct 6, Oct 7 |
| 070 | 16 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 24, Sep 29 |
| 079 | 16 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 27, Sep 29 |
| 086 | 19 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 20, Sep 29 |
| 095 | 19 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 22, Sep 29 |
| 104 | 19 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 22, Sep 29 |
| 105 | 19 ft | None | 2 | 1 night | Sep 21, Sep 29 |
About Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
Overview
Lodgepole Campground is located in the breathtaking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in central California's rugged Sierra Nevada range. Lodgepole is perched on the banks of the scenic and lengthy Marble Fork of the Kaweah River, at an elevation of 6,700 ft. The inspiring Giant Forest Grove and the mighty General Sherman Tree - the world's largest tree in volume - are just two miles from the campground.
Recreation
Forty miles of trails , including the paved Big Trees Trail , invite visitors to immerse themselves in the majesty of the ancient grove. Several additional popular hiking and wilderness trailheads are close by, including the trail to Moro Rock , a granite dome with spectacular views of the Great Western Divide and western half of the park. Tokopah Falls Trail is an easy walk along the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River , leading to an impressive 1200 ft. waterfall. Fly-fishing is also a popular activity on the Marble Fork.
Facilities
Lodgepole Campground is very popular with tent and RV campers alike. It has paved roads, flush toilets, and drinking water. Picnic tables, fire rings, and bear food storage boxes are provided at each site. Lodgepole Village is a quick, 1/4-mile away, offering, a Visitor Center, market and gift shop and coin-operated showers and laundry facilities.
Natural Features
Lodgepole pine, Red fir, and shrubs forest the campground, while towering groves of giant sequoias and craggy granite peaks dot the landscape. The Marble Fork of the Kaweah River is fed by snowmelt and flows seasonally through the site. This region is characterized by warm days and cool nights in the summer and deep snow and cold days in the winter.
Nearby Attractions
The General Sherman Tree, General Grant Tree, Moro Rock and Tunnel Log are nearby, as is the informative Giant Forest Museum and the Lodgepole Visitor Center.
Colorful Crescent Meadow offers views of vivid summer wildflowers and access to Tharp's Log, a cabin in a fallen sequoia.
Tours into Crystal Cave , one of hundreds of marble caves in the park, give visitors an interesting view of rock formations, fossils, rare minerals, and unique wildlife. Tickets are required, but are not sold at the cave entrance. Reserve in advance at: Crystal Cave - Sequoia Parks Conservancy
Crystal Cave is about a 45 minute drive (13 miles/21 km) from the campground. Vehicles longer than 22 feet long are prohibited on the narrow, winding Crystal Cave Road.
201 monitored sitesRVs up to 42 ftNo hookups135 shadedWaterfrontRiverfrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 6
Getting there
Both roads leading to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks approach from the west. They are open all day, every day, depending on weather. From the east, no roads reach the park boundary. The Main park road, The Generals Highway, connects the north and south entrances. Winter storms may cause temporary closures from Grant Grove to Lodgepole. It takes about 1 hour to drive to the campground from the south park entrance (198E) or about a 1 hour from the north park entrance (180E). Notice: Vehicles longer than 22 feet (including trailers) are not advised between Potwisha Campground and the Giant Forest Museum. Visitors with vehicles over 22 feet in total length hoping to visit the Giant Forest or camp at Lodgepole and Dorst Creek Campgrounds are advised to enter via the northern, Highway 180, entrance to these parks. Arriving from the south (Highway 198): From Highways 65 or 99: Go east on Hwy 198 E and follow signs for Sequoia National Park to the park entrance. Highway 180 E may be reached from Highway 198 E using Hwy 63 N from Visalia. Arriving from the north (Highway 180): From Fresno: take Highway 180E, following signs for Kings Canyon National Park to the park entrance. Once in the park, follow signs to Sequoia National Park and Lodgepole.
Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, CA 93271559-565-3341
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?
Reservations for Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park are made through Recreation.gov. 96.9% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 464 of 15,075 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 468 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 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 Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?
Campsite Sniper detected 337 site-date openings at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park in the last 7 days, 450 over 30 days and 468 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?
37 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 20 at site 077. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park fit a 35-foot RV?
9 of the 201 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 42 ft. 198 of those 201 sites have a recorded maximum length and 3 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?
September 2026, with 173 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 2,613.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 8 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 3-17 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 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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