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Why Dibs

Built around how the drop works.

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Two free watches. No card.
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    Evening Digest

    Today's openings, tomorrow's drop.

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    ReserveCalifornia

    State park cancellations and releases.

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    Recreation.gov

    National park campsite cancellations.

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    Permits & lotteries

    Permit cancellations, lottery dates.

When timing matters

Faster alerts. Better timing.
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    Instant alerts

    Email or push the moment it opens.

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    Before the drop

    A push before a state park drop.

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    Sprint Clock

    8 a.m. countdown. 7:45 a.m. if pending.

Why Dibs

Built around how the drop works.

  • A heads-up before the dropPremium

    A push when a ReserveCalifornia cancellation is queued for its next release, usually 8 a.m.

  • Sprint ClockPremium

    A server-synced countdown to the 8 a.m. Pacific release. A 7:45 a.m. alarm if one of your ReserveCalifornia watches has a drop pending.

  • One alert per openingPremium

    Same site, same dates, no repeat pings until it closes and reopens.

  • Permits and lotteries

    Recreation.gov permit cancellations and lottery dates, found from the same search box as campgrounds.

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Dates aren't set here for a lottery — you pick them when you enter.

Heads up — these dates aren't open for booking yet. We'll start watching as soon as they release. Checked the first 31 days.

National-park campgrounds are watched at the campground level (all sites). First-come / walk-up sites aren't tracked. We alert when a reservable site opens.

Permits use an entry date, not check-in/check-out. Pick the day your trip starts.

We track reservable quota only. Walk-up inventory isn’t tracked.

Want one trailhead or zone? Use Advanced options.

This watch tracks cancellations. It does not enter the lottery for you.

This permit runs on a lottery, so there's no availability to watch. We email you as each key date lands: when the application opens, when it closes, and when results post. You enter, the lottery picks. We just make sure you never miss the window.

Pick the hike date(s) you want — we'll remind you to enter each day's lottery ~2 days before it closes.

Limit arrival days — optional

Only the arrival day is filtered. Later nights may fall on any day.

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nights

Cancelled and unclaimed permits get re-released for booking. This watch tracks cancellations. It does not enter the lottery for you.

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