Openings · last 7 days
84
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 84 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-249979
When Potwisha Campground reopens
Potwisha Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
196
Openings · last 90 days
427
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dThursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 151 of 427 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Thursday (35.4%), with Wednesday (63) and Tuesday (54) next in line.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 03:00 and 06:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 163 of 427 detected openings (38.2%). 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 9 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 3–20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 18 | 4.2% |
| 16 | 18 | 4.2% |
| 38 | 17 | 4.0% |
| 10 | 16 | 3.7% |
| 40 | 16 | 3.7% |
Site 01 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 18. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027 · of 37 monitored sites
Of the 6,771 tracked site-nights (Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027): 4,064 open for online reservation · 857 reserved · 1,850 not yet released.
Where the open windows are
40% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 4,064 of 6,771 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027Not open online40%
Open site-nights4,064 / 6,771
Reserved (of online inventory)857 / 4,921
Weekday openings2,403
Weekend openings1,661
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 2,403 fall on weekdays and 1,661 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Nov 2026 – May 2027April shows no online availability. 0 of 1,110 tracked site-nights are open there — 1,110 not yet released.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 37 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 1 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 32 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 30 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 30 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 31 | 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: no site is currently available for the complete three-night stay. Thursday and Friday have no online availability; individual Saturday night remains open. Christmas: 30 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 29 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 04 | 121 |
| 33 | 121 |
| 29 | 120 |
| 35 | 119 |
| 39 | 118 |
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 Nov 2, 2026 snapshotNext open dateMon · Nov 2
Next open weekendFri · Nov 20
April0 of 1,110 · not yet released
The next bookable night is Nov 2; the first open weekend starts Nov 20. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
4,064 open site-nights across 37 sites at Potwisha Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 176 2-night, 157 3-night, 78 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Nov 2 at site 33.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 49 ft. 24 sites take 25 ft, 13 sites take 35 ft, 9 sites take 40 ft.
All 37 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 24 ft | None | 121 | 107 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 +109 more |
| 33 | 24 ft | None | 121 | 106 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 +109 more |
| 29 | 24 ft | None | 120 | 106 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 +108 more |
| 35 | 16 ft | None | 119 | 102 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 +107 more |
| 39 | 44 ft | None | 118 | 106 nights | Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +106 more |
| 26 | 29 ft | None | 117 | 106 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29 +105 more |
| 27 | 34 ft | None | 117 | 106 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 20, Nov 29 +105 more |
| 40 | 44 ft | None | 117 | 106 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29 +105 more |
| 06 | 28 ft | None | 116 | 106 nights | Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30 +104 more |
| 10 | 21 ft | None | 116 | 92 nights | Nov 2, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29 +104 more |
| 07 | 20 ft | None | 114 | 73 nights | Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 24, Nov 29 +102 more |
| 25 | 39 ft | None | 113 | 68 nights | Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 24, Nov 30 +101 more |
| 30 | 44 ft | None | 113 | 56 nights | Nov 2, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 30, Dec 1 +101 more |
| 03 | 30 ft | None | 112 | 76 nights | Nov 3, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +100 more |
| 11 | 40 ft | None | 112 | 97 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +100 more |
| 13 | 40 ft | None | 112 | 56 nights | Nov 5, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 20, Nov 25, Nov 29, Nov 30 +100 more |
| 24 | 13 ft | None | 112 | 73 nights | Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30 +100 more |
| 32 | 37 ft | None | 112 | 77 nights | Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3 +100 more |
| 28 | 39 ft | None | 111 | 75 nights | Nov 3, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30 +99 more |
| 12 | 21 ft | None | 110 | 98 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30 +98 more |
| 19 | 44 ft | None | 110 | 68 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +98 more |
| 21 | 23 ft | None | 110 | 71 nights | Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +98 more |
| 31 | 32 ft | None | 110 | 56 nights | Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +98 more |
| 02 | 25 ft | None | 109 | 74 nights | Nov 2, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 25, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3 +97 more |
| 05 | 31 ft | None | 109 | 60 nights | Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30 +97 more |
| 15 | 30 ft | None | 109 | 56 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +97 more |
| 23 | 24 ft | None | 109 | 71 nights | Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +97 more |
| 38 | 49 ft | None | 109 | 48 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +97 more |
| 37 | 49 ft | None | 107 | 51 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 16, Nov 18, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4 +95 more |
| 17 | 45 ft | None | 106 | 38 nights | Nov 2, Nov 4, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +94 more |
| 18 | 24 ft | None | 100 | 68 nights | Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +88 more |
| 14 | 31 ft | None | 99 | 57 nights | Nov 9, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3 +87 more |
| 22 | 23 ft | None | 99 | 39 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7 +87 more |
| 09 | 39 ft | None | 98 | 65 nights | Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 11, Dec 12, Dec 13 +86 more |
| 16 | 34 ft | None | 95 | 63 nights | Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4 +83 more |
| 20 | 24 ft | None | 93 | 68 nights | Nov 8, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 7, Dec 8 +81 more |
| 01 | 32 ft | None | 89 | 18 nights | Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7 +77 more |
About Potwisha Campground
Overview
Potwisha Campground, located along the Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park, offers convenience for visiting the many attractions in the park. The campground is situated along the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River, just four miles from the park entrance, in the Sierra Foothills. For more information and trip planning please see our website at www.nps.gov/seki .
Recreation
There are numerous opportunities for fishing and hiking near the campground. The Marble Falls trailhead is situated adjacent to the campground and several other trails are a short drive away. Access to the Kaweah River is just a short walk across the street from the campground.
Facilities
Potwisha Campground is open year-round to tents, RVs, and trailers. Reservations are required for all sites year-round. Site #39 and site #40 are suitable for wheelchairs. Picnic tables, fire rings and food storage lockers are provided at each site. Flush toilets, drinking water and an amphitheater are available within the campground. A free dump station, open year-round, is located across the highway from the campground.
Natural Features
The Foothills consist of the lower elevations of Sequoia National Park, where the grassy valley floor gives way to granite peaks. Oaks, chaparral, and river canyons are plentiful here in an area with more biological diversity than the conifer forests and High Sierra combined. Winters are relatively snow-free and mild; summer is characterized by hot and dry weather. Wildlife is frequently seen in the area, including the American Black Bear, mule deer, and bobcats, as well as numerous bird species.
Nearby Attractions
Potwisha Campground is located within a 45 minute drive from the Giant Forest, home to the largest trees on Earth. Moro Rock, Crescent Meadow and the Congress Trail are also located in the Giant Forest area, as well as numerous other opportunities for exploration in Sequoia National Park.
The Crystal Caves are about an hour's drive (18 miles/29 km) from the campground. Reserve tour tickets in advance on Recreation.gov.
37 monitored sitesRVs up to 49 ftNo hookups29 shadedPets OKMax party 6
Getting there
Potwisha Campground is easily accessed from Visalia, California, and Highway 99. Follow Highway 198 east from Visalia for 36 miles, until you reach the Ash Mountain Entrance Station. The campground is located 4 miles beyond the entrance station on the left, or north, side of the road. Please visit our website for more specific driving directions, as well as area maps.
47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA 93271559-565-3714
CampingDay Use AreaFishingHikingInterpretive ProgramsVisitor CenterWildlife Viewing
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Potwisha Campground?
Reservations for Potwisha Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 4,064 of 6,771 tracked site-nights are currently open (60%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 427 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 Nov 2, 2026 16:20 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.
How often do new openings appear at Potwisha Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 84 site-date openings at Potwisha Campground in the last 7 days, 196 over 30 days and 427 over the last 90.
Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Potwisha Campground?
Thursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 151 of 427 (35.4%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Potwisha Campground?
157 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 33. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Potwisha Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
13 of the 37 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 49 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Potwisha Campground?
January 2027, with 1,089 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,147.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Potwisha Campground?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 9 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 3-20 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Potwisha Campground?
As of the Nov 2, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Mon, Nov 2 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Nov 20. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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