About & how we check
New England's state park campgrounds book on six different systems with six different rules: some open 11 months ahead, Massachusetts 4 months, Maine opens a whole season on one February morning, and Rhode Island has paused 2027 bookings entirely. This site puts the rules in one place and does the date math for you.
How we check
- Every rule comes from the agency's own page (or Recreation.gov's published booking rules for Cadillac), and each page names the source and the date we last read it.
- We re-read every source on a schedule and update the date only after reading it again.
- Where an agency doesn't publish something, like Connecticut's release time, we say so rather than guess.
- We never scrape or automatically check reservation systems, and we never book for anyone.
Who runs it
An independent site run from Reading, Massachusetts. Not affiliated with any state park agency or the National Park Service.
Sources we use
- NPS: Cadillac Summit Road Vehicle Reservations (checked 2026-10-27)
- Recreation.gov: Cadillac Summit Road Vehicle Reservations (Seasons & Booking) (checked 2026-10-27)
- NPS: Cadillac Summit Road Vehicle Reservations for Commercial Use Authorization Holders (checked 2026-10-27)
- Mass.gov press release: 2026 camping season reservations (DCR) (checked 2026-10-27)
- Mass.gov: Reserve a campsite (checked 2026-10-27)
- ReserveAmerica (MA DCR), Nickerson campground page — Availability Open Time, read by hand (checked 2026-10-17)
- NH State Parks: Camping Policies (checked 2026-10-27)
- NH State Parks: Lafayette Place Campground (via franconia-notch-site research) (checked 2026-10-16)
- Vermont State Parks: 2026 Camping Reservation Policy Updates (checked 2026-10-27)
- Vermont State Parks: Burton Island (checked 2026-10-27)
- Maine.gov: Camping at Maine State Parks (Reservation Dates to Know) (checked 2026-10-27)
- Maine.gov: Camping Reservation Tips & FAQ (checked 2026-10-27)
- CT State Parks: Camping (Reservation Window, season dates) (checked 2026-10-27)
- RI State Parks: Camping Reservations (Notices) (checked 2026-10-27)