Best time to go
Seasons, rates and how booked it gets
- Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $52, Tent $52 per night
- Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $52, Tent $52 per night
stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
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| Nov 2026 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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| Dec 2026 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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| Jan 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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| Feb 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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| Mar 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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| Apr 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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| May 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
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Seasonal loop closures in this window: 94-113 (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027); 63-75 (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027); 76-93 (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027).
Plan your stay
How far ahead to book Lupine
For July weekends, book about 171 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 78 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
See booking patterns
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
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| January | 7 days ahead | 17 days ahead | — | — |
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| February | 9 days ahead | 29 days ahead | — | — |
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| March | 14 days ahead | 31 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 38 days ahead |
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| April | 15 days ahead | 46 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 42 days ahead |
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| May | 40 days ahead | 113 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 62 days ahead |
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| June | 48 days ahead | 124 days ahead | 38 days ahead | 122 days ahead |
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| July | 78 days ahead | 171 days ahead | 59 days ahead | 166 days ahead |
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| August | 56 days ahead | 118 days ahead | 55 days ahead | 130 days ahead |
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| September | 31 days ahead | 65 days ahead | 27 days ahead | 76 days ahead |
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| October | 17 days ahead | 44 days ahead | 16 days ahead | 47 days ahead |
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| November | 13 days ahead | 29 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 34 days ahead |
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| December | 11 days ahead | 26 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 26 days ahead |
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Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (20,281 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night
