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Tell us what you want
Pick a covered Washington campground, your dates, and what you need — tent, RV, or, when the system lists it, a site type. Start with one trip, or watch a few parks at once.
Washington campsite alerts · demand test
Every hard-to-book campground in Washington, in one place.
National parks and forests on Recreation.gov, Washington State Parks, and local city, county, and PUD parks — one waitlist, one simple price. Camping Spot WA would watch the dates you pick and email you when a matching site appears to open, so you can book it yourself on the official reservation site.
This page is a demand test. Nothing is live yet. If enough people join the waitlist, we will build the watchers and only then charge for alerts.
Not affiliated with Recreation.gov, Washington State Parks, Campspot, or any park operator. Alerts only — we do not reserve or auto-book a site, and we cannot guarantee you one.
How it would work
Three steps. You still make the reservation yourself on the official site.
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We watch for openings
When the official public calendar shows a matching opening that was not there before, we send an email. You can add a text later if we offer that and you want it.
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You book on the official site
The alert includes a link to Recreation.gov, Washington State Parks (GoingToCamp), or Campspot — whichever system that park uses. Camping Spot WA does not reserve, hold, or auto-book a site for you.
What the alert can tell you depends on the booking system. On Campspot, the official availability feed is by site type (for example “RV Site (Area D & E)”), not a specific stall number. On Recreation.gov and Washington State Parks, the public calendar often lists individual sites; if we can see a site number, the alert can include it. Either way, you choose and book the site yourself, and someone else may get there first.
Campgrounds we would cover
If this launches, Camping Spot WA would watch Washington parks across three systems. The examples below were checked against official park and reservation pages in mid-November 2026. Seasons, loops, and booking windows change — always confirm on the official page. National forest campgrounds in Washington that take reservations on Recreation.gov would be included too, even if they are not listed card-by-card here.
National parks and forests
Booked on Recreation.gov. Typical booking window is six months ahead, and some Olympic and North Cascades campgrounds now release sites in staggered blocks.
Ohanapecosh Campground
Mount Rainier National Park · Recreation.gov
NPS campground status
· Recreation.gov
Cougar Rock Campground
Mount Rainier National Park · Recreation.gov
Book on Recreation.gov
Kalaloch Campground
Olympic National Park · Recreation.gov
Book on Recreation.gov
Mora Campground
Olympic National Park · Recreation.gov
Book on Recreation.gov
Hoh Rain Forest Campground
Olympic National Park · Recreation.gov
Book on Recreation.gov
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort Campground
Olympic National Park · Recreation.gov
Book on Recreation.gov
Colonial Creek
North Cascades National Park · Recreation.gov
Colonial Creek North on Recreation.gov.
South is also listed on the NPS camping page.
Newhalem Creek Campground
North Cascades National Park · Recreation.gov
Book on Recreation.gov
Washington State Parks
Booked on the official GoingToCamp site, washington.goingtocamp.com. Individual campsites at most parks are reservable May 15 through September 15, and some parks take reservations year-round. The booking window is up to nine months ahead. Kalaloch is a national park campground (above), not a state park.
Deception Pass State Park
Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Cape Disappointment State Park
Long Beach Peninsula · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Fort Worden Historical State Park
Port Townsend · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Moran State Park
Orcas Island · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Larrabee State Park
near Bellingham · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Lake Chelan State Park
Lake Chelan · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Steamboat Rock State Park
Banks Lake · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Fort Flagler Historical State Park
Marrowstone Island · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Ike Kinswa State Park
Mayfield Lake · Washington State Parks
Book on Washington State Parks
Local city, county, and PUD parks
These are not state or federal parks. Parks that book on Campspot are the ones we can already watch through Campspot’s official availability information. Popular county parks on other systems are marked “coming” — we would like to add them if we can do it honestly, and your vote helps us measure demand.
Lakeshore RV Park & Marina
City of Chelan · Campspot
Book on Campspot
Entiat City Park
City of Entiat · Campspot
Book on Campspot
Cowlitz Falls Campground
Lewis County PUD · Campspot
Book on Campspot
Chewelah City Park
City of Chewelah · Campspot
Book on Campspot
Wapato Lake Campground
Manson Park & Recreation District · Campspot
Book on Campspot
Salt Creek Recreation Area
Clallam County · not yet covered
Kayak Point Regional Park
Snohomish County · not yet covered
Dungeness, Silver Lake, and others
County and local systems · not yet covered
Free official or third-party alerts already exist for some of these systems — including Recreation.gov’s own Availability Alerts, and several free or paid nationwide tools. Camping Spot WA is not claiming to be faster or better than those. The idea is a Washington-only list, every major booking system in one place, at a simple low price. If checking the official sites yourself, or a free tool, already works for you, you may not need this.
Proposed pricing
These are proposals for the waitlist question, not a charge. They are set below typical nationwide monthly prices we checked in November 2026 — for example, Campnab’s published memberships start at $10 a month and go to $30, with pay-per-use scans at $10–$20. Those tools cover many more states and parks. Camping Spot WA would be Washington-only. Nothing is for sale yet. Prices may change if a product launches.
One trip
Trip watch
$5 one-time
- Watch one covered park and date range until your arrival night
- Email alerts when a matching opening appears
- Cancel anytime before the watch starts, once billing exists
Meant for a single weekend or holiday trip. Campnab’s comparable one-off scans are published at $10–$20; this is a lower proposed price for a Washington-only watch, not a claim that the product is more capable.
In season
Monthly
$7 per month
- Up to 5 active watches at covered Washington parks, across systems
- Email alerts
- Pay only for months you keep it on (most useful late spring through early fall)
- Cancel anytime
Priced under Campnab’s $10 starting monthly plan. You may still prefer a free official alert if you only watch one Recreation.gov campground.
Suggested plan
Annual
$29 per year
- A full year of the monthly plan’s watches
- Email alerts
- Roughly four months at the $7 monthly rate, billed once — about a typical Washington peak season
- Cancel at the end of the term; no charge until a product exists and you opt in
Close to Wandering Labs’ published $30 one-year premium, but this would be Washington-only. We are not claiming broader coverage or a better deal on a national map.
Text alerts are not in these proposed prices. If we add them later, we will say so and ask before charging more. We will not charge anyone until a working watcher exists and you opt in. Free options, including Recreation.gov’s own alerts, remain worth using.
Join the waitlist
Tell us if this would be useful, and which parks you care about. It is free to sign up, and it is not a purchase.
Free to join. Not a purchase. The form is hosted by Tally. See the privacy page for what we collect.
Privacy note. The waitlist form is hosted by Tally, and your answers are stored there. Camping Spot WA uses your email only to send waitlist updates and a launch notice for this project. We will not sell the list. You can unsubscribe at any time. Optional park votes, dates, how you camp, and the paid-intent question are used only to decide what to build. Full detail is on the privacy page.
Questions: [email protected].
FAQ
Are you affiliated with Recreation.gov, Washington State Parks, or Campspot?
No. Camping Spot WA is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of Recreation.gov, the National Park Service, Washington State Parks, GoingToCamp, Campspot, or any city, county, park district, or utility. Always book on the official reservation page for that park.
Will you tell me exactly which site number opened?
It depends on the system. Campspot’s official data is by site type, not a stall number. Recreation.gov and Washington State Parks often show specific sites on the public calendar, and if we can see a site number we can include it. You still pick and book the site yourself.
Can you guarantee me a campsite?
No. An alert only means the official public calendar appeared to show a matching opening when we checked. Someone else may book first, a park may close a loop, or the calendar may change. You make the reservation yourself, and we cannot promise a successful booking.
Do you reserve the site for me?
No. We would only notify you. Automatically adding sites to a cart or completing a booking on your behalf is not part of this product, and we will not build that.
Isn’t there already a free alert for Recreation.gov or State Parks?
Yes, in some cases. Recreation.gov offers its own free Availability Alerts. Washington State Parks announced a Notify Me feature in 2021; you should check the current official reservation site, because we could not reconfirm that button on the parks department’s 2026 reservations page. Free third-party tools also exist. Camping Spot WA’s pitch is not that those tools fail. It is a single Washington-only list across systems, at a simple price, including local parks that those tools often skip.
Why are Salt Creek and Kayak Point marked “coming”?
They use reservation systems we cannot watch through Campspot’s official interface, and we are not promising a watcher we cannot run yet. Votes on the waitlist tell us whether to try to add them later. Recreation.gov and Washington State Parks are planned coverage if this launches, not “coming” in that same sense.
Is Ohanapecosh even bookable?
Not for the 2026 season. The National Park Service says the campground is closed all summer 2026 for construction and is expected to reopen in summer 2027. If you care about it, you can still vote for 2027. Confirm reservation dates on the official NPS and Recreation.gov pages.
Is this live right now?
The waitlist is open. The alert product is not. This page is a demand test to see whether enough people want a Washington-wide alert tool at these prices. If the waitlist is weak, we will not build or charge for it.