It's Permit Season
Posted: 12/09/2005
By: Thomas O'Keefe
It's now time to start thinking about multi-day trips for next year and there are several great opportunities on Western Rivers. Many of these rivers require you to fill out a lottery application and deadlines are coming up. Check our permit database for the information and links to agency sites with detailed instructions and applications you can download.
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| River | Agency | Deadline |
| Alsek/Tatshensnini (AK) |
Glacier Bay National Park Permit Info |
Send in application to get on waitlist for preferred dates |
| Colorado River, Cataract Canyon (UT) |
Canyonlands National Park Permit Info |
Reservations for the coming year accepted after January 1st.
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| Colorado River, Grand Canyon (AZ) |
Grand Canyon National Park Permit Info |
The Park has recently released a new plan for obtaining permits (more info) |
| Colorado River, Westwater Canyon (UT) |
WestwaterCanyon-BLM Permit Info |
Reserve your trip two months in advance. Recently changed from the old lottery system (more info) |
| Deschutes (OR) |
Prineville District Bureau of Land Management Permit Info |
Boater Pass required before launching, currently no limits |
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Dolores River (CO/UT)
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Bureau of Land Management Permit Info |
Permit not required for Colorado section, but is required for Utah section. |
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Green River, Gates of Lodore (UT) |
Dinosaur National Monument Permit Info |
Lottery application must be received by February 1st. |
| Green River, Desolation Canyon (UT) |
Desolation Canyon-BLM Permit Info |
Lottery application must be received by February 1st. Cancellation permits are easy to pick up (must have permit application on file to do so). |
| Illinois River (OR) |
USFS Illinois Valley Ranger District Permit Info |
Onsite registration, currently no limits |
| Jarbidge/Bruneau (ID) |
BLM Permit Info |
Advance registration, currently no limits. |
| Owyhee River (OR) |
Vale District BLM Permit Info |
Onsite registration, currently no limits |
| Rio Chama (NM) |
BLM/USFS Permit Info |
Weekend launches May 1st to Sep 4th assigned by lottery. Applications must be received by January 31st. |
| Rogue River (OR) |
Tioga Resources Inc. for USFS and BLM Permit Info |
Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| Salmon River, Main (ID) |
USFS North Fork Ranger District Permit Info
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Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| Salmon River, Middle Fork (ID) |
USFS Middle Fork Ranger District Permit Info |
Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| Salt River, Upper (AZ) |
Apache Reservation and Tonto National Forest Permit Info |
Lottery applications must be received by January 15th. |
| San Juan River (UT) |
San Juan Field Office Permit Info |
Lottery application must be received by February 1st. |
| Selway River (ID) |
USFS Permit Info |
Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| Snake River (ID) |
USFS Permit Info |
Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| Yampa River (CO/UT) |
Dinosaur National Monument Permit Info |
Lottery application must be received by February 1st. |