I got tired of scanning camping sites for openings so I made a site to do it for me
ok if you’ve ever tried to book a last minute camping trip in CA you know the struggle. everything shows “booked” on ReserveCalifornia but spots open up all the time from cancellations, you just have to catch them.
been using Camp Sage for this. it watches like 150k+ campsites across 20+ booking systems (not just CA state parks, most of the big ones) and just lists everything with easy filters (beach, weekend, Big Sur, social buzz, sought after spots , etc) the second something opens, could probably have it text me but listing is good enough for me for now so I can pick and choose. way better than me manually refreshing at 8am hoping for a cancellation.
honestly saved me a bunch of trips this summer trying to plan around Big Sur / beach and some tide pool spots. set an alert and forget about it until it pings you.