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Pinnacles Campground: how hard is it to reserve?
Pinnacles National Park · National Park Service · Paicines, CA
As of Oct 10, 2026, 67% of Friday and Saturday site-nights at Pinnacles Campground over the next 90 days are already reserved, compared with 24% of weeknights. Weekends are much harder than weekdays here — shifting a trip to Sunday–Thursday is the easiest way to get a site. In the next 30 days, 25 of 30 dates have at least one open site (1,660 open site-nights in total; 7,625 over 90 days).
Upcoming weekends
| Weekend (Fri–Sat) | Booked | Open sites Fri | Open sites Sat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 99% | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 97% | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Snapshot history
| Snapshot date | Score | Weekends booked | Weeknights booked | Open dates 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 52 | 67% | 24% | 25 |
About Pinnacles Campground
- 134 campsites (134 listed in availability data)
- $44–$139 per night
- Recreation.gov rating 4.2/5 from 3,961 reviews
- Equipment: Tent, RV, Trailer
- Activities: Other Recreation Concession Site, Day Use Area, Wildlife Viewing, Visitor Center, Hiking, Interpretive Programs, Camping, Climbing
Pinnacles Campground is located in the unique Pinnacles National Park, 32 miles south of Hollister, California. The park encompasses 26,000 acres of spectacular rock formations and remnants of an extinct 23 million-year old volcano. Hiking and rock climbing are very popular activities in Pinnacles, as is watching for the majestic California condor overhead. Pinnacles National Park is a nesting place for the endangered soaring bird, the largest in North America.Pinnacles Campground is located on the eastern side of the park and is open year-round. It offers family and group tent sites, as well …
Description excerpt from Recreation.gov.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Seco Los Padres National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
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