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 Carey Creek | 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 Salmon River (Cache Bar) | 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-issued permits required and available prior to launch from Selma Market. |
| OR | John Day 2. Service Creek to Clarno | Permit | Online permit required from Recreation.gov year-round. |
| OR | John Day 3. Clarno to Cottonwood | Permit | Online permit is required year round from Recreation.gov |
| 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 | Permits are required year-round for all overnight river trips. A permit allows for the launch of one group, maximum of 40 people, for the date issued, up to 14 consecutive nights. Reservations for river permits become available 4 months in advance of the start of each season at 8:00AM Mountain Time. Advanced permit reservations close two days prior to a launch date. |
| 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. |