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List Permits
The following rivers require permits. Click on the link in order to read the instructions download the appropriate application.
| State | River and Section | Link | Description |
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| AK | Alsek Haines Junction to Dry Bay | permit | Send in application to get on waitlist for preferred dates. |
| AK | Tatshenshini 2. Dalton Post to Alsek (Dry Bay) | permit | Send in application to get on waitlist for preferred dates. |
| AZ | Colorado 18. Lees Ferry to Lake Mead | permit | Permits for the Grand Canyon are required and available through a weighted lottery system. |
| AZ | Salt 2 - US 60 to Hwy 288 above Roosevelt Reservoir | permit | Lottery for river permits Mar 1 through May 15. Applications due Jan 15. |
| CO | Colorado 14. Loma launch to Westwater launch | permit | Weekday permits are self issue but weekend permits become available by reservation 60 days prior to the launch date. |
| CO | Dolores 06. Gateway to Colorado River (UT) | permit | Required permit can be obtained by calling the Moab BLM field office for a reservation. |
| CO | Green 2- Lodore to Echo Park | permit | Permits required year around. Lottery for high-use season second weeked in May to second weekend in September with applications due Feb 1. |
| CO | Green 2- Lodore to Echo Park (DUPLICATE) | permit | Permits required year around. Lottery for high-use season second weeked in May to second weekend in September with applications due Feb 1. |
| CO | Yampa 06. Deerlodge Park to Split Mountain CG | permit | Permits required year around. Lottery for high-use season second weeked in May to second weekend in July with applications due Feb 1. |
| ID | Bruneau Indian Hot Springs to 8 miles South of Bruneau | permit | Self issue permit can be downloaded from BLM website, and are available at self registration stations at the put in and take out. |
| ID | Jarbidge Murphy Hot Springs to Bruneau River (Indian Hot Springs) | permit | Self issue permit can be downloaded from BLM website. |
| ID | Salmon 6 - Corn Creek to Vinegar Creek (The Main) | permit | All boaters must have a permit. There are eight launches per day allowed on the Main Salmon during the controlled season - June 20 thru September 7 - and these are assigned through the 4 Rivers Lottery System |
| ID | Salmon, Middle Fork 2 - Boundary Creek (Dagger Falls) to Cache Bar (near Salmon R.) | permit | All boaters must have a permit with heavy use season between June 1st and Sept 1st assigned through the 4 Rivers Lottery System. Applications due January 31. |
| ID | Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls | permit | All boaters must have a permit. There is one launch per day during the controlled season - May 15 through July 31 - and these are assigned through the 4 Rivers Lottery System. Application due January 31. |
| ID | Snake I) Hells Canyon Dam to Pittsburg Landing | permit | Three private permit launches each day from Friday preceding Memorial Day weekend through September 10th issued through 4 Rivers Lottery. Outside of this season, self issue permits are available. |
| ID | Snake J) Pittsburg Landing (or Salmon) to Heller Bar | permit | Four Rivers Lottery Permit information |
| MT | Smith Camp Baker to Eden Bridge | permit | Permits issued through a lottery managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. |
| NC | Chattooga Chattooga Cliffs - Grimshawes Bridge to Bull Pen Bridge | permit | Permit must be obtained at Green Creek Trail, County Line Trail, or Bull Pen Bridge in NC, Burrell’s Ford Rd (GA side of the river), Warwoman Campground (FR 86) and Overflow Creek in GA, or Hwy 28 boat landing, Low Water Bridge, Earl’s Ford, Sandy Ford, Fall Creek, Thrift’s Ferry, Hwy 76 / Bull Sluice lot, and Woodall Shoals in SC. |
| OR | Deschutes K. US 26 (Warm Springs) to Sherars Falls | permit | Boater pass available through online reservation system. Some dates have limited launches available. |
| OR | Deschutes L. Sherar's Falls to Columbia River | permit | Boater pass available through online reservation system. Some dates have limited launches available. |
| OR | Illinois 2 - Miami Bar to Oak Flat (31 miles) | permit | Self issue permits required and available prior to launch from Selma Market. |
| OR | John Day 2. Service Creek to Clarno | permit | Reservation system for launches which are capped at 19 per day. |
| OR | John Day 3. Clarno to Cottonwood | permit | For float trips during the primary boating season of May 20–July 10, advance permit reservations are required. Permits can be obtained on a first come, first served basis, starting on March 1 and then again on May 1. Launches are capped at 9 per day. |
| OR | Owyhee 3. Three Forks to Rome | permit | Self issue permit can be downloaded from BLM website. |
| OR | Owyhee 4. Rome to Birch Creek or Leslie Gulch | permit | Self issue permit can be downloaded from BLM website. |
| OR | Rogue 5. Grave Creek (Galice) to Foster Bar (Agness) (34 miles) | permit | Lottery for permits issued during regulated use season of May 15 through October 15. |
| SC | Chattooga Ellicott Rock - Bull Pen Bridge to Burrell's Ford | permit | Permit must be obtained at Green Creek Trail, County Line Trail, or Bull Pen Bridge in NC, Burrell’s Ford Rd (GA side of the river), Warwoman Campground (FR 86) and Overflow Creek in GA, or Hwy 28 boat landing, Low Water Bridge, Earl’s Ford, Sandy Ford, Fall Creek, Thrift’s Ferry, Hwy 76 / Bull Sluice lot, and Woodall Shoals in SC. |
| SC | Chattooga Rock Gorge - Burrell's Ford to Lick Log Creek | permit | Permit must be obtained at Green Creek Trail, County Line Trail, or Bull Pen Bridge in NC, Burrell’s Ford Rd (GA side of the river), Warwoman Campground (FR 86) and Overflow Creek in GA, or Hwy 28 boat landing, Low Water Bridge, Earl’s Ford, Sandy Ford, Fall Creek, Thrift’s Ferry, Hwy 76 / Bull Sluice lot, and Woodall Shoals in SC. |
| UT | Colorado 14. Loma launch to Westwater launch | permit | Weekday permits are self issue but weekend permits become available by reservation 60 days prior to the launch date. |
| UT | Colorado 15. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon) | permit | Permits available through a reservation system. Dates become available two months in advance. |
| UT | Colorado 17. Moab to Powell Reservoir (Cataract Canyon) | permit | Permits are available on a reservation basis starting the first business day in January. Currently no daily launch limits. |
| UT | Dolores 06. Gateway to Colorado River (UT) | permit | Required permit can be obtained by calling the Moab BLM field office for a reservation. |
| UT | Green 2- Lodore to Echo Park | permit | Permits required year around. Lottery for high-use season second weeked in May to second weekend in September with applications due Feb 1. |
| UT | Green 4- Ouray to Green River Town | permit | Permits required. Launch reservations may be reserved up to five months in advance. Issued on a first come, first serve basis via telephone or in person. |
| UT | Green 5- Green River Town to Colorado Confluence | permit | A permit is required for all overnight flat water trips in Canyonlands. The BLM manages permits upstream of the Park boundary. |
| UT | San Juan 2. Mexican Hat to Clay Hills Crossing | permit | Permit required year around with lottery for trips March 1 through October 31. Applications must be received by February 1st. |
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