Openings · last 7 days
10
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 10 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-234592
When Indian Springs reopens
Indian Springs's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
12
Openings · last 90 days
12
Only 12 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 15, 2026 · of 34 monitored sites
Of the 952 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Oct 15, 2026): 688 open for online reservation · 114 reserved · 150 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative). Of the facility's 34 monitored sites, 31 can be reserved online and 3 are first-come, first-served.
Where the open windows are
27.7% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 688 of 952 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Oct 15, 2026Not open online27.7%
Open site-nights688 / 952
Reserved (of online inventory)114 / 802
Weekday openings452
Weekend openings236
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 452 fall on weekdays and 236 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Oct 2026October holds the most room. 440 of 510 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 34 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.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 03 | 24 |
| 10 | 24 |
| 15 | 24 |
| 17 | 24 |
| 20 | 24 |
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 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
688 open site-nights across 31 sites at Indian Springs, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 55 2-night, 51 3-night, 33 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 22 at site 03.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 35 ft. 13 sites take 25 ft, 2 sites take 35 ft.
All 31 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 19 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 10 | 20 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 15 | 35 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 17 | 33 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 20 | 26 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 26 | 26 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 27 | 32 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 28 | 32 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 29 | 20 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 33 | 20 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 34 | 20 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 35 | 20 ft | None | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +12 more |
| 05 | 18 ft | None | 23 | 12 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4 +11 more |
| 07 | 20 ft | None | 23 | 12 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4 +11 more |
| 12 | 18 ft | None | 23 | 19 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +11 more |
| 25 | 27 ft | None | 23 | 19 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +11 more |
| 32 | 20 ft | None | 23 | 20 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +11 more |
| 08 | 18 ft | None | 22 | 12 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5 +10 more |
| 09 | 18 ft | None | 22 | 19 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 +10 more |
| 11 | 20 ft | None | 22 | 17 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +10 more |
| 14 | 30 ft | None | 22 | 19 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 +10 more |
| 16 | 35 ft | None | 22 | 19 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 +10 more |
| 18 | 31 ft | None | 22 | 19 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 +10 more |
| 22 | 25 ft | None | 22 | 19 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 +10 more |
| 24 | 30 ft | None | 22 | 19 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 +10 more |
| 02 | 22 ft | None | 20 | 16 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +8 more |
| 04 | 22 ft | None | 20 | 19 nights | Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +8 more |
| 19 | 27 ft | None | 20 | 12 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 |
| 21 | 24 ft | None | 20 | 13 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +8 more |
| 23 | 24 ft | None | 15 | 9 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 +3 more |
| 06 | 23 ft | None | 14 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +2 more |
About Indian Springs
Overview
Indian Springs Campground is located in the Tahoe National Forest along Interstate 80 the South Yuba River. It is about three miles west of Big Bend and 23 miles west of Truckee. Visitors enjoy the area for its swimming, fishing, and trail opportunities, as well as its historic significance along the California Emigrant Trail.
Recreation
The South Yuba River offers rainbow trout fishing and a popular swimming hole is located alongside the campground in the South Yuba River. The Indian Springs OHV Staging Area is adjacent to the campground and offers access to many OHV trails including the popular Fordyce 4x4 jeep trail. The historic California Emigrant Trail passes nearby. Many additional hiking, biking and off-road vehicle trails are in the surrounding area, including the Indian Springs OHV Trailhead.
Facilities
The campground offers single-family campsites, a few of which are designated as walk-to sites for tent camping only. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on the north bank of the South Yuba River in a scenic forest of mature cedar and pine trees, which offer ample shade. The elevation is 5,600 feet.
Nearby Attractions
Donner Lake is located 19 miles east via Interstate 80 and historic Route 40, which is also known as the Lincoln Highway, the nation's first transcontinental highway. Many points of interest lie along Route 40, including China Wall, Rainbow Bridge, Sugar Bowl, Lake Van Norden and Ice Lakes. Other attractions include Donner Summit PCT, Loch Leven, and Castle Peak Trailheads, Alpha and Omega Scenic Overlook and Interpretive Trail, Chalk Bluff OHV trails, and Grouse Ridge Non-Motorized Area.
34 monitored sites3 FCFS sitesRVs up to 35 ftNo hookups34 shadedWaterfrontRiverfrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 6
Getting there
From either east bound or west bound Interstate 80, take exit 164 for Eagle Lakes Road. Turn north onto Eagle Lakes Road. Follow the road as it turns west and turn left into the campground.
Yuba River Ranger Station, Nevada City, CA 95959530-478-6253
CampingEducational ProgramsFishingHikingHistoric SitesSwimmingWater Access
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-234592 · facility + sites
Photo gallery
Roll CS-234592 · Indian Springs · Nevada City CA12 frames · facility + sites
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Indian Springs?
Reservations for Indian Springs are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 688 of 952 tracked site-nights are open (72.3%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 12 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 Indian Springs?
Campsite Sniper detected 10 site-date openings at Indian Springs in the last 7 days, 12 over 30 days and 12 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Indian Springs?
51 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 03. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Indian Springs fit a 35-foot RV?
2 of the 34 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 35 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Indian Springs?
October 2026, with 440 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 510.
When is the next open date at Indian Springs?
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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