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California campgrounds: how hard are they to book?

We track 147 reservable California campgrounds on Recreation.gov. Across the 12 measured so far, an average of 83% of weekend (Friday and Saturday night) site-nights in the next 90 days are already reserved, and 7 rate Hard or Very hard. The toughest right now is Upper Pines Campground.

Campground	Difficulty	Weekends booked	Open dates (30d)
Upper Pines Campground Yosemite National Park	Very hard	99%	4
Fallen Leaf Campground Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	Very hard	96%	3
Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Very hard	100%	12
Dogwood San Bernardino National Forest	Very hard	100%	12
Jumbo Rocks Campground Joshua Tree National Park	Hard	94%	23
Camp 4 Yosemite National Park	Hard	67%	5
Indian Cove Campground Joshua Tree National Park	Hard	91%	23
Furnace Creek Campground Death Valley National Park	Moderate	84%	25
Black Rock Campground Joshua Tree National Park	Moderate	68%	25
Pinnacles Campground Pinnacles National Park	Moderate	67%	25
Cottonwood Campground (Ca) Joshua Tree National Park	Moderate	66%	24
Point Reyes National Seashore Campground Point Reyes National Seashore	Moderate	68%	28
Serrano San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Manzanita Lake Lassen Volcanic National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Wawona Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Pinecrest Stanislaus National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
North Pines Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Oh Ridge Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Azalea Campground Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Hodgdon Meadow Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Tuolumne Meadows Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Kirk Creek Campground Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Plaskett Creek Campground Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Ryan Campground Joshua Tree National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Crane Flat Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Potwisha Campground Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Lower Pines Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Santa Cruz Island Scorpion Channel Islands National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Twin Lakes Campground Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Laguna Cleveland National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Sunset Campground (Ca) Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
William Kent Campground Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Acorn Campground New Hogan Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Logger Campground Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Sentinel Campground Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Whitney Portal Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Dinkey Creek Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Silver Lake Campground June Lake (Ca) Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Convict Lake Campground Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground Mendocino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Barton Flats San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Coldwater Campground - Inyo NF (Ca) Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Glory Hole Recreation Area New Melones Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Merrill Campground Lassen National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
New Shady Rest Campground Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Wheeler Gorge Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Princess Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Pineknot San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Dorabelle Campground Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
French Camp Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Tule Success Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Hume Lake Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest (Ca) Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Table Mountain (Angeles) Angeles National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Codorniz Recreation Area Campground Eastman Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Hanna Flat San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Sherwin Creek Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Butte Lake Lassen Volcanic National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Rancheria Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Oak Grove Campground Cleveland National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Onion Valley Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Burnt Rancheria Cleveland National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Lupine Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Sunset-Union Valley Eldorado National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Fowlers Campground Shasta-Trinity National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins (Ca) Lassen Volcanic National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Stony Creek Sequoia Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Cerro Alto Campground Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Sheep Creek Campground Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Headquarters Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Dimond O Stanislaus National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Island Park Pine Flat Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Buckhorn Black Butte Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Horse Creek Kaweah Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Lake Mary Campground Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Lone Pine Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Summerdale Campground Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Observatory Campground Cleveland National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Old Shady Rest Campground Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
June Lake Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
San Gorgonio San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Meeks Bay Resort Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Spring Cove Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Arroyo Seco Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Granite Flat (California) Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Summit Lake South Lassen Volcanic National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Dripping Springs Campground (Ca) Cleveland National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Ice House Eldorado National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Alpine Meadow Campground Martis Creek Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Hidden View Hensley Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Big Pine Creek Campground Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Tamarack Flat Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Grays Meadows Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Four Jeffrey Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Mcgill Campground and Group Campground Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Gerle Creek Eldorado National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Santa Rosa Island Channel Islands National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Forks Campground (Sierra) Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Pyramid Lake - Los Alamos Campground Angeles National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Summit Lake North Lassen Volcanic National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
(Lake Alpine) West Shore Stanislaus National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Moraine Campground (Ca) Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Heart Bar Campground San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Wishon Bass Lake Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Hole-In-The-Wall Campground Mojave National Preserve	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Tuttletown Recreation Area New Melones Lake	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Fairview Campground Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Loon Lake Eldorado National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Kirby Cove Campground Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Porcupine Flat Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Green Valley San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
RV Village Campground at Camp Richardson Resort Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Wild Plum Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Giant Gap Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Big Meadow Campground - Us Forest Service Sequoia National Forest (Ca) Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Bridalveil Creek Campground Yosemite National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, Ca) Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Upper Sage Flat Inyo National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Reyes Creek Campground Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Paradise Campground Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Cherry Valley Stanislaus National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
French Meadows Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Panther Flat Campground Six Rivers National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Quaking Aspen Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Sandy Flat Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Deer Creek Sierra National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Los Prietos Los Padres National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Wishon Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Applewhite Campground (Ca) San Bernardino National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Pipi Campground Eldorado National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Prosser Family Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Trumbull Lake Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Schoolhouse Campground (Ca) Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Silver Lake East- Eldorado Eldorado National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Crystal Springs Campground (Ca) Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Lakeside (Truckee) Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Boat-In Sites (Lake Sonoma) Lake Sonoma	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Cold Springs Campground (Ca) Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Upper Stony Creek Campground Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Camp Three Campground Sequoia National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Goose Meadows Tahoe National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry Channel Islands National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
(Lake Alpine) Pine Marten Stanislaus National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Wrights Lake Eldorado National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping Death Valley National Park	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Badgers Den at Camp Richardson Resort Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a
Grasshopper Flat Plumas National Forest	Not measured yet	n/a	n/a

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