NC Backcountry Cancellations: Drop History
Our scanner has recorded 8 availability changes for NC Backcountry. Here's when they actually happened.
PermitCast forecast
Odds of an opening for NC Backcountry
The odds that our scanner catches at least one availability opening for this permit in the window ahead — based on how often it actually has, not a guess.
Next 7 days
Moderate chance
Next 14 days
Moderate chance
Based on 5 weeks of our scan history. Forecast last updated Aug 23, 2026.
Changes by month
Every month is a real count of scanner-detected availability changes for NC Backcountry — not an estimate.
| Month | Changes detected |
|---|---|
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026so far this month | 8 |
Last scanned Aug 23, 3:51 PM PDT. Counts respect our availability-change epoch (2026-07-03) — earlier scanner history isn't comparable and is excluded.
Best times to watch
We haven't recorded enough openings for NC Backcountry to break this down by day and time yet. The grid has 28 squares, and we only draw it once a permit has at least 140 recorded openings — below that the darkest square is picked by chance rather than by a real pattern, so we leave it out.
NC Backcountry drop report questions
How often does NC Backcountry availability actually move?
Our scanner has recorded 8 availability changes for NC Backcountry since it started tracking, broken down by month above. A change is any shift in the open-date set, so it counts dates closing as well as dates opening.
When is the best time to check for NC Backcountry cancellations?
We haven't recorded enough openings for NC Backcountry to answer this honestly. The grid has 28 squares and we only draw it once a permit has at least 140 recorded openings, so the darkest square means something. Below that we leave it out.
How fast will I find out if a NC Backcountry date opens up?
Paid plans are scanned about every minute with alerts within seconds. Free accounts are scanned hourly. Either way, PermitSnag catches the change — you don't have to refresh the page yourself.