Set up your first campsite availability alert
You can start an alert from the public camp search or, if you're signed in, from Camps. Choose where you want to stay, the dates you could arrive and the number of nights.
1. Find your camp
Use camp search to find the campground, then open the results until you reach the campground, campsite type or site you want. If alert setup isn't available for that choice, try another suitable camp or check directly with the provider.
Check the park's official information to make sure the site suits your group, equipment and vehicle.
2. Choose your dates
Select each date you could arrive and set Stay length. Every arrival uses the same number of nights, so check that the departure date works for each one. There's an example in watching several arrival dates.
Fill in the people fields shown and, if you like, give the alert a name. Follow the date and stay limits on the form. If you change the stay length, check your dates again: some may no longer fit.
The public calendar is for choosing alert dates. To see availability, sign in and open Camps.
3. Continue to your account
Select Continue to account. If you're new to campping, create an account and follow the verification email. If you already have an account, use the login option in the same flow to carry your choices through.
It's best to continue in the browser where you started: it holds the saved draft. If you switch browsers and can't recover it, create the alert from Camps instead.
Public setup starts with email notifications. You can add other methods in Settings and select them for the alert once they're ready. See notification options.
4. Check that your alert is active
Look for Alert created and Monitoring is active. Select View alert to open it in Watchlist and check the camp, dates, stay length and notification choices.
If you see Alert not activated, read the reason shown. When campping offers Try activation again, select it. If you've reached your plan's active alert limit, pause or delete an alert in Watchlist, then create the alert again from Camps. If your draft has expired and you're offered Review recovered draft, check the details and submit it again. If the saved alert can't be recovered, create it from Camps.
Starting from Camps
Already signed in? In Camps, choose your camp and dates, review the alert and select Create alert. The usual success message says monitoring is active; View alert opens it in Watchlist.
If you're using the app guide, follow its prompt to open Watchlist and check the alert there.