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No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 369 openings spread across the week.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 19:00 and 21:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 59 of 369 detected openings (16.0%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Central Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 20 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 8–34 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 087 | 21 | 5.7% |
| 084 | 15 | 4.1% |
| 026 | 14 | 3.8% |
| 062 | 14 | 3.8% |
| 086 | 14 | 3.8% |
Site 087 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 21. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 7,474 tracked site-dates (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 4,161 open for online reservation · 3,136 reserved · 177 closed. Of the facility's 101 monitored sites, 100 can be reserved online and 1 are first-come, first-served.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 2,493 fall on weekdays and 1,627 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 4,120 open site-nights on mapped sites; 4,161 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.
November holds the most room. 1,416 of 2,222 site-dates are still open there.
| 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 | 0 | None 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 |
| FRI Jan 1 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no online availability on any tracked night. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked night. New Year: no online availability on any tracked night.
| 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 | 0 | None 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 |
| FRI Jan 1 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked date. Thanksgiving: no online availability on any tracked date. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked date. New Year: no online availability on any tracked date.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 091 | 71 |
| 038 | 70 |
| 001 | 69 |
| 065 | 69 |
| 039 | 68 |
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.
| Unit | Open reservation dates |
|---|---|
| S10 | 41 |
This day-use unit currently has 41 reservation dates available.
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
100 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. 515 2-night, 456 3-night, 253 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 065.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 99 ft. 100 sites take 25 ft, 99 sites take 35 ft, 99 sites take 40 ft.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091 | 65 ft | Yes | 71 | 42 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 +59 more |
| 038 | 55 ft | Yes | 70 | 42 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 +58 more |
| 001 | 69 ft | Yes | 69 | 42 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 +57 more |
| 065 | 53 ft | Yes | 69 | 29 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 +57 more |
| 039 | 77 ft | Yes | 68 | 42 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +56 more |
| 012 | 77 ft | Yes | 67 | 25 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 +55 more |
| 035 | 71 ft | Yes | 65 | 24 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +53 more |
| 088 | 77 ft | Yes | 65 | 42 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +53 more |
| 002 | 76 ft | Yes | 62 | 18 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +50 more |
| 004 | 79 ft | Yes | 62 | 29 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +50 more |
| 066 | 71 ft | Yes | 61 | 19 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 +49 more |
| 016 | 65 ft | Yes | 60 | 37 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 +48 more |
| 058 | 86 ft | Yes | 58 | 22 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +46 more |
| 073 | 43 ft | Yes | 58 | 23 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 +46 more |
| 075 | 63 ft | Yes | 58 | 26 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 +46 more |
| 014 | 95 ft | Yes | 57 | 26 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +45 more |
| 059 | 99 ft | Yes | 57 | 19 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5 +45 more |
| 086 | 83 ft | Yes | 57 | 28 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +45 more |
| 003 | 95 ft | Yes | 56 | 13 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +44 more |
| 089 | 70 ft | Yes | 55 | 42 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +43 more |
| 051 | 99 ft | Yes | 54 | 14 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 12 +42 more |
| 098 | 79 ft | Yes | 54 | 15 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +42 more |
| 005 | 88 ft | Yes | 53 | 17 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 12, Oct 13 +41 more |
| 064 | 62 ft | Yes | 53 | 16 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +41 more |
| 092 | 75 ft | Yes | 53 | 29 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 +41 more |
| 007 | 71 ft | Yes | 52 | 15 nights | Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +40 more |
| 031 | 72 ft | Yes | 52 | 29 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +40 more |
| 053 | 72 ft | Yes | 52 | 29 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +40 more |
| 056 | 85 ft | Yes | 52 | 15 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +40 more |
| 093 | 69 ft | Yes | 52 | 17 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +40 more |
| 006 | 96 ft | Yes | 51 | 14 nights | Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +39 more |
| 067 | 50 ft | Yes | 51 | 18 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +39 more |
| 082 | 71 ft | Yes | 51 | 31 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +39 more |
| 068 | 59 ft | Yes | 50 | 15 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +38 more |
| 080 | 68 ft | Yes | 50 | 29 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +38 more |
| 095 | 71 ft | Yes | 50 | 17 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 14 +38 more |
| 008 | 54 ft | Yes | 49 | 12 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 +37 more |
| 017 | 85 ft | Yes | 49 | 28 nights | Sep 22, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +37 more |
| 050 | 95 ft | Yes | 49 | 22 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +37 more |
| 057 | 83 ft | Yes | 49 | 22 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4 +37 more |
| 069 | 47 ft | Yes | 48 | 10 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +36 more |
| 071 | 41 ft | Yes | 48 | 12 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +36 more |
| 087 | 76 ft | Yes | 48 | 22 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +36 more |
| 047 | 64 ft | Yes | 47 | 20 nights | Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 +35 more |
| 048 | 72 ft | Yes | 47 | 8 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +35 more |
| 074 | 65 ft | Yes | 47 | 15 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 +35 more |
| 076 | 51 ft | Yes | 47 | 22 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +35 more |
| 044 | 82 ft | Yes | 46 | 24 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13 +34 more |
| 097 | 78 ft | Yes | 46 | 13 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +34 more |
| 100 | 75 ft | Yes | 46 | 15 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +34 more |
| 028 | 25 ft | Yes | 45 | 14 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +33 more |
| 085 | 64 ft | Yes | 45 | 11 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +33 more |
| 096 | 72 ft | Yes | 45 | 9 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +33 more |
| 078 | 68 ft | Yes | 43 | 12 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +31 more |
| 052 | 77 ft | Yes | 42 | 13 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +30 more |
| 055 | 68 ft | Yes | 42 | 15 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 19, Oct 20 +30 more |
| 009 | 78 ft | Yes | 39 | 8 nights | Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +27 more |
| 043 | 81 ft | Yes | 39 | 9 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +27 more |
| 045 | 82 ft | Yes | 39 | 15 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +27 more |
| 070 | 84 ft | Yes | 39 | 15 nights | Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29 +27 more |
| Unit | Open reservation dates | Consecutive dates | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| S10 | 41 | 35 dates | Sep 18, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +29 more |
Gun Creek Campground is located on the eastern shore of Rend Lake— the perfect place to enjoy a wide variety of activities, events, and nature at its best. Rend Lake is made up of 20,633 acres of water and 19,523 acres of land. Whether you're looking for high adventure, a peaceful retreat, or something in between, you'll find it here in the heart of Southern Illinois.
Gun Creek Campground is conveniently located near the Gun Creek Day Use Area, which includes a boat ramp and a reservable picnic shelter. The area offers abundant opportunities for boating, hiking, fishing, hunting, swimming, and general outdoor exploration. Additional recreation features around Rend Lake include the Rend Lake Bike Trail, an archery complex with a 3D trail and elevated shooting platform, a dog park with a swimming feature, and two public swimming beaches (including the pet-friendly North Marcum Beach).
Gun Creek Campground offers 98 reservable campsites equipped with electric hookups, a picnic table, and a firepit. The campground offers a dump station, hot showers, flush toilets, and drinking water to provide a comfortable camping experience for guests. A playground is also conveniently located within the Nighthawk and Eagle camping loops.
The fields, forests and waters of Rend Lake provide a natural haven for wildlife and an outdoor wonderland for you. Woodland areas are made up of hickory, oak, and beautiful maples providing habitat to white-tail deer, turkeys, racoons, and many more native species. The shorelines are an excellent viewing area for waterfowl, shorebirds, and bank fishing our known crappie population.
Rend Lake Golf Complex, which includes a 27-hole golf course, restaurant, and lodge.
Rend Lake Shooting Complex
Rend Lake Archery Complex
Rend Lake Mountain Bike Trail
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park
North Marcum Day Use (Beach and Boat Ramp)
From I-57 take exit 77 and turn west on Route 154. Turn left onto Gun Creek Trail/Larry Foster Parkway, then right onto Golf Course Road. Continue 1/2 mile to park entrance.
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Reservations for Gun Creek are made through Recreation.gov. 4,161 of 7,474 tracked site-dates are currently open (55.7%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 369 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.
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
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.
Campsite Sniper detected 152 site-date openings at Gun Creek in the last 7 days, 338 over 30 days and 369 over the last 90.
456 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 065. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
99 of the 100 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 99 ft.
November 2026, with 1,416 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 2,222.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 20 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 8-34 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
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.
Lakefront, hookups, your RV length, weekends only - set it as picky as you want.
We run paced availability checks for Gun Creek. One watch covers every matching online-reservable site.
When a match opens, you get a push with a Recreation.gov link so you can review and book it yourself.
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