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No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 921 openings spread across the week.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 12:00 and 13:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 286 of 921 detected openings (31.1%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Eastern Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 6 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 2–18 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| C003 | 21 | 2.3% |
| C022 | 20 | 2.2% |
| B012 | 19 | 2.1% |
| D038 | 19 | 2.1% |
| D029 | 17 | 1.8% |
Site C003 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 21. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 26,352 tracked site-nights (Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027): 13,716 open for online reservation · 1,370 reserved · 11,266 closed.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 8,121 fall on weekdays and 5,595 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
April holds the most room. 4,131 of 4,320 site-nights are still open there.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 119 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 107 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 115 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 51 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 51 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 49 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 49 | Open | |
| Memorial Day | FRI May 28 | 0 | None open |
| SAT May 29 | 0 | None open | |
| SUN May 30 | 0 | None open | |
| MON May 31 | 0 | None open |
Thanksgiving: 102 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 51 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 49 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| D001 | 181 |
| D003 | 180 |
| D017 | 180 |
| D012 | 179 |
| D024 | 179 |
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.
The next bookable night is Nov 2; the first open weekend starts Nov 6. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 594 2-night, 546 3-night, 307 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Nov 2 at site A012.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 73 ft. 143 sites take 25 ft, 125 sites take 35 ft, 109 sites take 40 ft.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D001 | 56 ft | Yes | 181 | 177 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +169 more |
| D003 | 52 ft | Yes | 180 | 133 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +168 more |
| D017 | 58 ft | Yes | 180 | 176 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 +168 more |
| D012 | 51 ft | Yes | 179 | 176 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +167 more |
| D024 | 52 ft | Yes | 179 | 169 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 16, Nov 17 +167 more |
| D014 | 55 ft | Yes | 178 | 170 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18 +166 more |
| D030 | 33 ft | Yes | 178 | 170 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18 +166 more |
| D011 | 57 ft | Yes | 177 | 150 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +165 more |
| D018 | 49 ft | Yes | 177 | 145 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +165 more |
| D028 | 43 ft | Yes | 176 | 170 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +164 more |
| D041 | 42 ft | Yes | 176 | 170 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +164 more |
| D044 | 54 ft | Yes | 176 | 170 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +164 more |
| D010 | 56 ft | Yes | 175 | 150 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +163 more |
| D013 | 46 ft | Yes | 175 | 171 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +163 more |
| D023 | 47 ft | Yes | 175 | 169 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +163 more |
| D029 | 60 ft | Yes | 175 | 169 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +163 more |
| D015 | 51 ft | Yes | 174 | 155 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 +162 more |
| D016 | 30 ft | Yes | 174 | 169 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22 +162 more |
| D039 | 72 ft | Yes | 174 | 155 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +162 more |
| D047 | 46 ft | Yes | 174 | 129 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +162 more |
| D005 | 42 ft | Yes | 173 | 136 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +161 more |
| D021 | 52 ft | Yes | 173 | 137 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +161 more |
| D022 | 25 ft | Yes | 173 | 88 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +161 more |
| D025 | 40 ft | Yes | 173 | 149 nights | Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +161 more |
| D019 | 44 ft | Yes | 172 | 171 nights | Nov 5, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24 +160 more |
| D020 | 33 ft | Yes | 172 | 156 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +160 more |
| D004 | 52 ft | Yes | 171 | 163 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 +159 more |
| D026 | 49 ft | Yes | 171 | 139 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +159 more |
| D031 | 60 ft | Yes | 171 | 169 nights | Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 +159 more |
| D027 | 45 ft | Yes | 170 | 139 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +158 more |
| D050 | 49 ft | Yes | 170 | 153 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22 +158 more |
| D009 | 54 ft | Yes | 169 | 116 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18 +157 more |
| D006 | 43 ft | Yes | 168 | 110 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +156 more |
| D032 | 50 ft | Yes | 168 | 162 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28 +156 more |
| D043 | 41 ft | Yes | 168 | 113 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 25 +156 more |
| D045 | 38 ft | Yes | 168 | 124 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +156 more |
| D051 | 40 ft | Yes | 167 | 139 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 +155 more |
| D008 | 57 ft | Yes | 166 | 139 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +154 more |
| D035 | 48 ft | Yes | 166 | 97 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +154 more |
| D033 | 50 ft | Yes | 165 | 144 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +153 more |
| D040 | 73 ft | Yes | 165 | 144 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +153 more |
| D036 | 39 ft | Yes | 164 | 148 nights | Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24 +152 more |
| D037 | 40 ft | Yes | 163 | 62 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 +151 more |
| D046 | 47 ft | Yes | 163 | 111 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16 +151 more |
| D049 | 50 ft | Yes | 163 | 142 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29 +151 more |
| D048 | 65 ft | Yes | 162 | 115 nights | Nov 8, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 +150 more |
| D034 | 47 ft | Yes | 160 | 97 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +148 more |
| D002 | 50 ft | Yes | 158 | 77 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 19, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 +146 more |
| D038 | 25 ft | Yes | 158 | 51 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23 +146 more |
| D052 | 73 ft | Yes | 158 | 142 nights | Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4 +146 more |
| D042 | 42 ft | Yes | 147 | 131 nights | Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 11, Dec 12 +135 more |
| A014 | 52 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A022 | 35 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A028 | 35 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A031 | 46 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A035 | 48 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A044 | 47 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A047 | 41 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A048 | 32 ft | None | 60 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +48 more |
| A012 | 46 ft | None | 59 | 33 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16 +47 more |
Bandy Creek is a spacious and modern campground, situated in The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area--a vast and scenic expanse of land that offers visitors countless recreational activities.
Numerous trails snake through the Recreation Area, offering mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding for visitors. A swimming pool, along with on-site volleyball court, playgrounds and ball fields, make Bandy Creek an ideal spot for families. The main river of the Big South Fork is also a short drive away, offering fishing opportunities.
Bandy Creek combines the experience of traditional woods camping with the modern conveniences of flush toilets, hot showers and electric hookups. Sites can accommodate groups and both RV and tent camping.
The campsites are spacious and provide picnic areas and plenty of shade.
The Big South Fork is located in north central Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky in some of the most rugged terrain of the Cumberland Plateau. The park encompasses approximately 125,000 acres including rocky gorges and forested plateaus.
Numerous pristine streams unite with the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River. Over thousands of years, ceaselessly moving water has carved the sandstone of the plateau into impressive cliffs, arches and chimneys, which are found throughout the park.
Located just under 20 miles from Bandy Creek is the Blue Heron Mine, also known as Mine 18, a historic abandoned mining town that has been rebuilt as an outdoor museum. Visitors can hear audio presentations from actual people who lived in the community in the 1950s.
For detailed directions, please visit: http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisit/directions.htm
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Reservations for Bandy Creek are made through Recreation.gov. 13,716 of 26,352 tracked site-nights are currently open (52%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 921 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.
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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 Nov 2, 2026 18:20 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 95 site-date openings at Bandy Creek in the last 7 days, 495 over 30 days and 921 over the last 90.
546 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Nov 2 at site A012. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
125 of the 144 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 73 ft.
April 2027, with 4,131 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 4,320.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 6 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 2-18 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Nov 2, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Mon, Nov 2 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Nov 6. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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