Openings · last 7 days
46
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 46 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-250901
When Bonita Canyon Campground reopens
Bonita Canyon Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
79
Openings · last 90 days
81
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 81 openings spread across the week.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 04:00 and 05:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 24 of 81 detected openings (29.6%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Mountain Standard Time (Arizona), not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 14 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 4–26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 12 | 14.8% |
| 10 | 11 | 13.6% |
| 23 | 8 | 9.9% |
| 24 | 8 | 9.9% |
| 15 | 6 | 7.4% |
Site 13 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 12. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 23 monitored sites
Of the 4,209 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 2,652 open for online reservation · 1,445 reserved · 112 closed.
Where the open windows are
37% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 2,652 of 4,209 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online37%
Open site-nights2,652 / 4,209
Reserved (of online inventory)1,445 / 4,097
Weekday openings1,594
Weekend openings1,058
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 1,594 fall on weekdays and 1,058 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027January holds the most room. 657 of 713 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 23 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 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 6 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 13 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 17 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 16 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 14 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. 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: 12 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 13 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 26 | 148 |
| 25 | 145 |
| 22 | 143 |
| 05 | 141 |
| 21 | 141 |
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 dateSun · Sep 20
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
2,652 open site-nights across 23 sites at Bonita Canyon Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 221 2-night, 173 3-night, 87 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 26.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 29 ft. 9 sites take 25 ft.
All 23 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 29 ft | None | 148 | 80 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 +136 more |
| 25 | 20 ft | None | 145 | 111 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +133 more |
| 22 | 18 ft | None | 143 | 96 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18 +131 more |
| 05 | 18 ft | None | 141 | 76 nights | Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30 +129 more |
| 21 | 18 ft | None | 141 | 45 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 21, Oct 22 +129 more |
| 02 | 16 ft | None | 138 | 83 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 30 +126 more |
| 07 | 17 ft | None | 136 | 87 nights | Oct 1, Oct 19, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2 +124 more |
| 10 | 21 ft | None | 135 | 93 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 1 +123 more |
| 03 | 22 ft | None | 132 | 52 nights | Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 1 +120 more |
| 24 | 26 ft | None | 131 | 110 nights | Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3 +119 more |
| 08 | 22 ft | None | 130 | 46 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 21 +118 more |
| 01 | 22 ft | None | 119 | 33 nights | Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5 +107 more |
| 09 | 22 ft | None | 119 | 23 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 22, Oct 25 +107 more |
| 23 | 24 ft | None | 116 | 31 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 31, Nov 3, Nov 4 +104 more |
| 04 | 22 ft | None | 112 | 56 nights | Oct 15, Oct 19, Oct 20, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 16, Nov 17 +100 more |
| 15 | 16 ft | None | 103 | 24 nights | Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 18, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 8 +91 more |
| 12 | 25 ft | None | 99 | 37 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 30, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10 +87 more |
| 14 | 29 ft | None | 99 | 31 nights | Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9 +87 more |
| 20 | 29 ft | None | 79 | 35 nights | Oct 1, Oct 19, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Dec 4, Dec 5 +67 more |
| 06 | 29 ft | None | 75 | 11 nights | Oct 15, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 9, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 23 +63 more |
| 18 | 29 ft | None | 74 | 22 nights | Oct 1, Oct 7, Oct 27, Oct 30, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +62 more |
| 13 | 29 ft | None | 73 | 32 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 18, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 12 +61 more |
| 11 | 29 ft | None | 64 | 15 nights | Oct 28, Nov 8, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 24, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10 +52 more |
About Bonita Canyon Campground
Overview
Bonita Canyon Campground is located in Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox, AZ. Visitors love the historic, treed campsites, hiking the "Wonderland of Rocks" and bird watching opportunities.
NOTE: While some vehicles up to 29 feet may fit in the campground, the scenic drive is restricted to 24 feet. Scenic drive may be hazardous to tall or wide vehicles .
See campground details.
Outside the park, Coronado National Forest provides additional camping and recreation opportunities.
Facilities
IMPORTANT: Maximum vehicle length is 29 ft (9 m) per piece including racks. Any trailer or vehicle over 29 feet OR with an overhang of more than 9 feet may "bottom out" on the road crossing the creek into the campground. Check the driveway length and notes to determine if a site is large enough for your tow vehicle and trailer. Be prepared to remove bike racks and hitches. Only a few sites will accommodate Trailers or RVs. Sites may be difficult to back into and may not be level.
No Hook Ups. (No electric, sewer, or dump station). Full-service campgrounds are available in Willcox or Sunizona, AZ.
An individual campsite will accommodate a maximum of 8 people, 2 vehicles, and 2 tents. A trailer counts as a vehicle.
No parking outside of reserved campsites. Vehicles unable to fit inside the campsite must park outside the park.
View the driveway length, notes, and allowable equipment to confirm whether the campsite is level and long enough for both your trailer and vehicle before booking.
Reservations not claimed within 24 hours of check‑in (by noon the following day) will be cancelled .
Site #8 is special needs accessible . Electric use is permitted for medical equipment only.
No Showers. The restroom has flush toilets and sinks.
Drinking water faucets are located throughout the campground. Hose connections/tank filling prohibited.
All sites have a picnic table, raised grill, food storage box, and tent pad. No ground fires and no wood collection.
Hanging of hammocks or any items from trees or other vegetation is prohibited.
Quiet hours are from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am. Generators allowed: 8-10 am & 4-6 pm.
No horse camping or horse trailers in the monument. Please check Coronado National Forest for options.
Natural Features
Set in a pine and oak forest, Bonita Canyon Campground provides an atmosphere of relaxation. Most campsites have shade. The Bonita Creek is dry most of the year but may run during summer monsoon or winter snows.
Nearby Attractions
Visit the Chiricahua National Monument website to learn about the Visitor Center Museum & Store, scenic drive, hiking and more.
Nearby federal lands include: Fort Bowie National Historic Site , Coronado National Memorial , the Coronado National Forest (including Portal/Cave Creek ).
Explore Cochise County provides information on nearby communities and activities.
23 monitored sitesRVs up to 29 ftNo hookups23 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 24
Getting there
Chiricahua National Monument is 45 minutes south of Willcox, AZ. Visit our website for additional directions. Remember to get gas, supplies, and vehicle charging in town!
13252 E Bonita Canyon Rd, Willcox, AZ 85643520-824-3560
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Bonita Canyon Campground?
Reservations for Bonita Canyon Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 2,652 of 4,209 tracked site-nights are currently open (63%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 81 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 Bonita Canyon Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 46 site-date openings at Bonita Canyon Campground in the last 7 days, 79 over 30 days and 81 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Bonita Canyon Campground?
173 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 20 at site 26. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Bonita Canyon Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
No RV-analyzable site here has a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 29 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Bonita Canyon Campground?
January 2027, with 657 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 713.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Bonita Canyon Campground?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 14 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 4-26 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Bonita Canyon Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 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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