List Permits
The following rivers require permits. Click on the link to read the instructions download the appropriate application.
| State | River and Section | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 19. Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead | Permit | Permits for the Grand Canyon are required and available through a weighted lottery system in February (additional dates may be distributed throughout the year). |
| AZ | Salt 02. US 60 to Hwy 288 above Roosevelt Reservoir | Permit | Lottery for river permits Mar 1 through May 15. Applications due Jan 31. |
| CA | Tuolumne 4) Lumsden Campground (Merals Pool) to Wards Ferry Bridge | Permit | Permit applications are accepted after January 1 for the following season: May 1 through October 15. While permits for day trips or weekday overnight trips are generally available in-person, advance reservation for weekend overnight trips is recommended. |
| CO | Colorado 14. Loma launch to Westwater launch (Ruby - Horsethief) | Permit | Overnight camping is available in any of the 34 designated campsites and requires a permit. No permit is required for day use of the river. |
| CO | Dolores 07. Gateway to Colorado River (UT) | Permit | Required permit can be obtained by calling the Moab BLM field office for a reservation. |
| CO | Yampa 05. Deerlodge Park to Echo Park | Permit | Permits required year around. Lottery for high-use season second weeked in May to second weekend in July with applications due Jan 31. |
| 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 Jarbidge Forks 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. Application due January 31. |
| 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 May 28 and Sept 3rd 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 Four Rivers Lottery and Permit System. Application due January 31. |
| ID | Snake I) Hells Canyon Dam to Pittsburg Landing | Permit | Three 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. Application due January 31. |
| 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. Peak season is May 15th to July 15th. |
| NM | Rio Chama 04. El Vado Lake to Abiquiu Reservoir | Permit | Permits required. Weekend launch dates May 1 through Labor Day distributed by lottery with application due before January 31. |
| 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 2. Crutcher's Crossing to Three Forks | Permit | Self issue permit can be downloaded from BLM website. |
| 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) (35 miles) | Permit | Lottery for permits issued during regulated use season of May 15 through October 15. |
| OR | Snake I) Hells Canyon Dam to Pittsburg Landing | Permit | Three 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. Application due January 31. |
| UT | Colorado 15. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon) | Permit | River permit available through a BLM phone reservation system. Dates become available two months in advance. |
| UT | Colorado 18. Colorado/Green Confluence to Hite Marina (Cataract Canyon) | Permit | Permits are available on a reservation basis no more than four months, and no less than two days, prior to the permit start date. |
| UT | Dolores 07. Gateway to Colorado River (UT) | Permit | Required permit can be obtained by calling the Moab BLM field office for a reservation. |
| UT | Green 02. 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 Jan 31. |
| UT | Green 04. Ouray to Green River Town (Desolation & Gray) | Permit | Permits required year around with a high use (6 groups/day) season (mid May to mid August) and low use (2 groups/day) season (the rest of the year). |
| UT | Green 05. Green River Town to Colorado Confluence (Labyrinth and Stillwater) | Permit | A permit is required for all overnight flat water trips in Canyonlands and can be acquired no more than four months, and no less than two days prior to launch. The BLM manages permits upstream of the Park boundary. |
| UT | San Juan 01. Sand Island to Mexican Hat | Permit | A permit is required year-round to float any section of the San Juan River between Montezuma Creek and Clay Hills. Permits are issued only through a pre-season lottery (for high use season of April 15 - Jul 15) and advance telephone reservations (for low and moderate use season to individuals 18 and older. |
| UT | San Juan 02. Mexican Hat to Clay Hills Crossing | Permit | A permit is required year-round to float any section of the San Juan River between Montezuma Creek and Clay Hills. Permits are issued only through a pre-season lottery (for high use season of April 15 - Jul 15) and advance telephone reservations (for low and moderate use season to individuals 18 and older. |