The release calendar
When campgrounds open for booking.
The default rule
Most recreation.gov campsites open six months before your arrival date, with morning release times that vary by facility. Everything below is an exception worth planning around.
SRC · Recreation.gov help center · 2026-08-24
Tue
1
Sep 2026
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Blackwoods Campground · ME · 10:00 ET
6d90 percent of campsites released six months in advance on the first of each month at 10 am Eastern; remaining 10 percent released at 10 am 14 days ahead of arrival on a rolling basis. Cross-checked against NPS Acadia camping page.
Source: verified rule
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Seawall Campground · ME · 10:00 ET
6d90 percent of campsites released six months in advance on the first of each month at 10 am Eastern; remaining 10 percent released at 10 am 14 days ahead of arrival on a rolling basis. Cross-checked against NPS Acadia camping page.
Source: verified rule
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Schoodic Woods Campground · ME · 10:00 ET
6d90 percent of campsites released six months in advance on the first of each month at 10 am Eastern; remaining 10 percent released at 10 am 14 days ahead of arrival on a rolling basis. Cross-checked against NPS Acadia camping page.
Source: verified rule
Tue
15
Sep 2026
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Wawona Campground · CA · 07:00 PT
20dReleased 5 months in advance in one-month blocks on the 15th of each month at 7 am Pacific (e.g., Jan 15 release covers arrivals May 15-Jun 14). Confirmed on Recreation.gov facility page for Upper Pines (API 232447).
Source: verified rule
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Hodgdon Meadow Campground · CA · 07:00 PT
20dReleased 5 months in advance in one-month blocks on the 15th of each month at 7 am Pacific (e.g., Jan 15 release covers arrivals May 15-Jun 14). Confirmed on Recreation.gov facility page for Upper Pines (API 232447).
Source: verified rule
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Tuolumne Meadows Campground · CA · 07:00 PT
20dBlocks released on the 15th of each month at 7 am PT (Recreation.gov facility page). SOURCE CONFLICT on window length: Recreation.gov facility rules state a 5-month window; the NPS Yosemite camping page states half of sites release 2 months ahead on the 15th and half on a 2-week rolling window (post-rehabilitation). See booking-windows report.
Source: verified rule
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Upper Pines Campground · CA · 07:00 PT
20dReleased 5 months in advance in one-month blocks on the 15th of each month at 7 am Pacific (e.g., Jan 15 release covers arrivals May 15-Jun 14). Confirmed on Recreation.gov facility page for Upper Pines (API 232447).
Source: verified rule
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Lower Pines Campground · CA · 07:00 PT
20dReleased 5 months in advance in one-month blocks on the 15th of each month at 7 am Pacific (e.g., Jan 15 release covers arrivals May 15-Jun 14). Confirmed on Recreation.gov facility page for Upper Pines (API 232447).
Source: verified rule
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North Pines Campground · CA · 07:00 PT
20dReleased 5 months in advance in one-month blocks on the 15th of each month at 7 am Pacific (e.g., Jan 15 release covers arrivals May 15-Jun 14). Confirmed on Recreation.gov facility page for Upper Pines (API 232447).
Source: verified rule
Thu
1
Apr 2027
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Duck Harbor Campground · ME · 10:00 ET
218dDuck Harbor (Isle au Haut): entire season released at once on April 1 at 10:00 am ET (2026 season: first night Jun 19, last night Oct 5). Next release Apr 1 2027 assumed from the annual pattern stated on the NPS Acadia camping page.
Source: verified rule