Campflare vs PermitScout

Our mission is to make our public lands more accessible to those who cannot plan camping trips 6 months in advance. Simply put, if a campsite suddenly becomes available – someone cancels their reservation – the app will send you a notification to let you know. Tens of thousands of people have booked trips to Yosemite, Zion, Joshua Tree, Yellowstone, & other popular places through Campflare. Everything is free, and it will stay that way to ensure equal access to our public lands. Availability Notifications: - Camp last minute in sold out campgrounds across the United States. - Receive notifications as soon as we detect an availability or cancellation. - Set alerts for as many campgrounds as you please. Discover Your Public Lands: - View real time availability for more than 10,000 campgrounds across federal and state parks in the United States. - Explore all campgrounds and parks on a map. - View BLM Land on a map. - View National Park Service Land on a map. - View US Forest Service Land on a map. - View Cell Service on a map. - See pictures and detailed descriptions of each campground. Plan and Monitor your Stay: - Find the closest available campground to popular destinations. - See alerts posted directly from parks concerning your trip. - Find last minute stays in the most beautiful parks.

PermitScout watches recreation.gov for you and alerts you the instant a hard-to-get wilderness permit opens up - so you can grab a cancellation before anyone else. Permits for trails like the John Muir Trail, Half Dome, Mt. Whitney, and Yosemite's high country sell out in seconds. But people cancel all the time. PermitScout checks every 5 minutes and pings you the moment a spot frees up on the trail and dates you want. HOW IT WORKS • Pick a trail and the dates you're hoping for • PermitScout monitors recreation.gov around the clock • Get a push notification the second a permit opens • Tap through to book it on recreation.gov before it's gone FEATURES • Watch multiple trails and dates at once • Real-time push alerts for cancellations and new releases • Browse current availability across every tracked trail • Calendar view of open permits • In-app log of every alert we've sent you • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email * Browse trails and permit availability without an account. TRAILS WE COVER Yosemite Wilderness, John Muir Trail entry points, Mt. Whitney, Inyo National Forest, and more Sierra Nevada trailheads. PermitScout finds openings and links you straight to recreation.gov to reserve. It doesn't book permits for you. We are not affiliated with recreation.gov or the National Park Service.