Early access · California
Know the month.
We'll find the campsite.
Planning a trip with friends? Tell Kindling roughly when you're free — a weekend, a whole month, whenever — and see every California campground with an opening. No spot for your dates? We surface the closest ones.
Free · No credit card•800+ federal & state campgrounds
When are you free?
Available in October
Pfeiffer Big Sur
48 mi away
Samuel P. Taylor
31 mi away
Big Basin Redwoods
62 mi away
Set your basecamp
Drop your home location and how far you'll drive. Kindling searches every campground in range.
Pick a window
A weekend, a few weekends, a whole month, or exact dates — however firm or loose your plans are.
Book it or get pinged
See what's open right now and book in a tap — or set an alert and we'll email you the moment a sold-out spot frees up.
Built for group trips
When you're flexible,
you're never shut out.
California campsites vanish months ahead. Kindling works the way real plans do — start with roughly when, and let the openings come to you.
Plan by month, not by day
Lock the trip before the dates. Pick October and instantly see which campgrounds can host your crew.
Always shows the next-best
First pick fully booked? Kindling surfaces the closest available dates so you never hit a dead end.
Willing to switch? Camp more
Toggle it on and we'll piece a trip together across nearby campgrounds when no single one has every night.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Live availability
Real openings across Recreation.gov and ReserveCalifornia, refreshed throughout the day.
800+ campgrounds
Every federal site and California state park in one searchable, mappable place.
Calendar matching
Sync Google Calendar so trips and alerts land only on weekends you're actually free.
Sold-out alerts
Watch a hard-to-get campground and get the email the instant a site opens up.
One-tap booking
Every result links straight to the official booking page — no detective work.
Free in beta
No credit card, no catch. Early access is on us while we're getting started.
Your friends are free in October.
Let's find the site before someone else does.