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No detected openings were recorded in the last 90 days. Campsite Sniper monitors Steel Bridge Campground continuously and will alert you if that changes.
Of the 132 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Oct 31, 2026): 36 open for online reservation · 96 reserved.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 24 fall on weekdays and 12 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
October holds the most room. 22 of 93 site-nights 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 |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| White | 22 |
| Red | 9 |
| Blue | 5 |
The 3 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Oct 30. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 6 2-night, 6 3-night, 2 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site White.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Not recorded | None | 22 | 7 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 18 +10 more |
| Red | Not recorded | None | 9 | 7 nights | Sep 30, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31 |
| Blue | Not recorded | None | 5 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 25 |
Steel Bridge Group Campground provides old-fashioned, rustic group camping for those that require few amenities. There are three well shaded camping sites for available for small group camping.
Steel Bridge Group Camping provides old-fashioned, rustic group and family camping. Visitors enjoy splashing in the cool water of Potts Creek that edges the campground. Potts Creek is a stocked trout stream and has a small swimming hole as well as many rock ledges and small falls to play in.
There are three color coded campsites -- Red, White and Blue. "Red" and "Blue" have a maximum occupancy of 25 people and 10 vehicles per site. Larger groups must reserve more than one site. "White" campsite has a maximum capacity of 10 people and three vehicles. There is no minimum occupancy at any site. All camping must be within the designated campsites. Tents, vehicles, etc., cannot be outside the boundary of your campsites. The area adjacent to the entrance gate is for day-use only. It is open to ALL permit holders of the three reservable campsites and is not for overnight use. Each group area contains a group fire ring and picnic tables. Two primitive toilets are located within the campground. There is no potable water and no hookups.
The campground is set in a narrow valley, flanked by National Forest land. Potts Crees lies adjacent to the campground.
Directions: From I-81: Take Exit 141 onto SR 419 north to SR 311. Travel north on SR 311 36 miles to Paint Bank. Take right on SR 18, and then go 3.5 miles to campground on right. All roads are paved until you reach the campground. Driving distance from I-81 is about 40 miles; estimated driving time is 1 hour.
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Reservations for Steel Bridge Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 72.7% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 36 of 132 remain open. 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.
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.
6 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 White. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
October 2026, with 22 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 93.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Oct 30. 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.
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