Openings · last 7 days
6
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 6 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233319
When Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA) reopens
Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)'s openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
15
Openings · last 90 days
15
Only 15 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, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 30 monitored sites
Of the 5,307 tracked site-dates (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 5,139 open for online reservation · 165 reserved · 3 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative).
Where the open windows are
3.2% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 5,139 of 5,307 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online3.2%
Open site-dates5,139 / 5,307
Reserved (of online inventory)165 / 5,304
Weekday openings2,745
Weekend openings2,036
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 2,745 fall on weekdays and 2,036 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 4,781 open site-nights on mapped sites; 5,139 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027December holds the most room. 889 of 899 site-dates are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 27 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 | 26 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 24 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 23 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 26 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 26 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 26 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 27 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 22 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 26 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 26 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
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 | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 1 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 1 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 1 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 1 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 1 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked date. Thanksgiving: 1 day-use unit is available for all three dates. Christmas: 1 day-use unit is available for both dates. New Year: 1 day-use unit is available for both dates.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 004 | 183 |
| 005 | 183 |
| 006 | 183 |
| 007 | 183 |
| 018 | 183 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Group Use Area | 176 |
This day-use unit currently has 176 reservation dates available.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
4,781 open site-nights across 27 sites at Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA), from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
28 overnight sites and 1 day-use unit are represented in the current inventory. Day-use inventory is 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. 74 2-night, 73 3-night, 57 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 004.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 114 ft. 27 sites take 25 ft, 27 sites take 35 ft, 27 sites take 40 ft.
All 27 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | 83 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 005 | 92 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 006 | 88 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 007 | 83 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 018 | 80 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 019 | 96 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 024 | 78 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 026 | 88 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 027 | 97 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 028 | 98 ft | Yes | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 001 | 104 ft | Yes | 182 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +170 more |
| 002 | 84 ft | Yes | 182 | 111 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +170 more |
| 008 | 104 ft | Yes | 181 | 174 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +169 more |
| 014 | 114 ft | Yes | 181 | 133 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +169 more |
| 020 | 109 ft | Yes | 181 | 171 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 1 +169 more |
| 021 | 107 ft | Yes | 181 | 174 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +169 more |
| 023 | 80 ft | Yes | 181 | 173 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +169 more |
| 025 | 90 ft | Yes | 181 | 174 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +169 more |
| 010 | 102 ft | Yes | 180 | 167 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +168 more |
| 022 | 84 ft | Yes | 177 | 112 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +165 more |
| 009 | 89 ft | Yes | 176 | 138 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +164 more |
| 015 | 87 ft | Yes | 175 | 159 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 2, Oct 4 +163 more |
| 017 | 65 ft | Yes | 172 | 130 nights | Sep 18, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5 +160 more |
| 012 | 90 ft | Yes | 165 | 115 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5 +153 more |
| 013 | 80 ft | Yes | 154 | 54 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +142 more |
| 011 | 85 ft | Yes | 153 | 62 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +141 more |
| 016 | 106 ft | Yes | 149 | 42 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +137 more |
Day-use inventory
176 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Use Area | 176 | 145 dates | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +164 more |
About Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)
Overview
Beaver Dam Campground is situated on the shores of Upper Caney Lake in the Caney Lakes Recreation Complex. The campground is located in a beautiful setting among woods, lakes and hills. Swimming, boating, fishing and water skiing are the top activities.
Sugar Cane National Recreation Trail passes right next to the campground and offers varied terrain for hikers and bikers. The Sugar Cane trail was named for the crop that was once cultivated here, in addition to cotton.
Recreation
Bass, crappie, catfish, bluegill and sandbass can be caught in the lakes. The Sugar Cane Trail spans 5.7 miles and the Lost Man Loop spans 2 miles. Both are open to hiking and mountain biking.
Facilities
Campsites come with electric and water hookups. The group picnic area accommodates up to 200 guests while each campsite fits up to eight campers. A sanitary dump station, drinking water and flush toilets are provided.
Natural Features
Beaver Dam sits at an elevation of 160 feet along the north shores of the 125-acre Upper Caney Lake. The group picnic area is near Lower Caney Lake, spanning 250 acres.
Kisatchie National Forest, the only national forest in Louisiana, spans 604,000 acres and mostly consists of bayous with bald cypress groves and old growth pine.
30 monitored sitesRVs up to 114 ft27 with hookups21 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 8
Getting there
From Minden, take Louisiana 159 north to Caney Lake Road (Webster Parish Road 111) . Turn left on Caney lake Road, continue 2 miles to recreation area entrance.
194 Caney Lake Road, Minden, LA 71055318-927-2061
BikingCampingFishingHiking
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-233319 · facility + sites
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)?
Reservations for Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA) are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 5,139 of 5,307 tracked site-dates are open (96.8%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 15 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 Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)?
Campsite Sniper detected 6 site-date openings at Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA) in the last 7 days, 15 over 30 days and 15 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)?
73 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 004. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA) fit a 35-foot RV?
27 of the 27 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 114 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)?
December 2026, with 889 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 899.
When is the next open date at Beaver Dam Campground (Kisatchie National Forest, LA)?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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