| 2008 Western River Permit Information |
Colorado, Gates of Lodore
Agency: NPS. Info: River Office, Dinosaur National Monument, 4545 Hwy.40, Dinosaur, CO 81610, (970) 374-2468. Permit Season: All year. Main Season: second Monday in May to second Friday in September. Price: $12 application fee, plus $75 if awarded permit. Application requests accepted Nov. 1 to Feb. 1. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications. Allocation for 300 (split between Yampa and Gates of Lodore launches) private launches during main season. Maximum Party Size: 25
http://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/
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Utah, Westwater Canyon
Agency: BLM. Info: Bureau Of Land Management, 82 Dogwood, Suite G., Moab, Utah 84532, (435) 259-7012. Permit Season: March 1-Oct. 31. Price: $3/person. Lottery Jan. 1 to March 1. Send postcard with name, address, phone number and social security number, or call for application forms. Allocation for 75 people or five launches/day. Maximum Party Size: 25.
http://www.blm.gov/utah/moab/ww-info.html |
Utah, Cataract Canyon
Agency: NPS. Info: Canyonlands National Park, 2282 South West Resource Blvd., Moab, Utah 84532, (435) 259-4351. Permit Season: All year. Main Season: April 15-Oct. 14. Price: $25/permit.
First-come, first-served after Dec. 15. No lottery. Allocation for 4,000 permits. Maximum Party Size: 40
http://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/
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Arizona, Grand Canyon
Agency: NPS. Info: River Permits Office, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023; (800) 959-9164,
(520) 638-7888. Permit Season: All year. New System, so call/write for info. Price: $25 Application fee. Applications must be postmarked in month of February for new additions to
waiting list. Send postcard with first, middle and last name, address, phone, and social security number. Reconfirm annually Dec. 15 to Jan. 31. Allocation for 273 permits annually. Max. Party size: 16.
https://npspermits.us/grandcanyon/river/
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Arizona, Salt River, Upper
Agency:Tonto National Forest, Globe Ranger District, 7680 S. Six Shooter Cyn. Rd.Globe, AZ 85501 (928) 402-620060 miles of excellent whitewater from the Salt River Canyon bridge to Lake Roosevelt. The number of daily launches into the Wilderness is limited and a permit, limiting group size to 15, is required during the high use season from March 1st through May 15th (applications accepted by the Tonto National Forest from November 15th through January 15th). Day permits are required by the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use from the bridge to the Wilderness section: available at the Salt River Canyon Store. Currently no limits on the number of these launches.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/recreation/rec-permits
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Utah, Desolation/Gray Canyons
Agency: BLM. 125 S. 600 W. P.O. Box 7004, Price, Utah 84501, (435) 636-3622. Permit Season: All year. Main Season: April 1-Oct. 31. Price: $13/person. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Jan. 31. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications. Allocations for 3 private launches/day during main season. Maximum party size: 25
http://www.blm.gov/utah/price/riverinf.htm |
Utah, Labyrinth Canyon
Agency: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the riverways upstream of Canyonlands National Park, Permits are required for boating the Green River between Green River State Park and Mineral Bottom (Labyrinth Canyon). There is no charge for Labyrinth permits. Green River State Park and Ruby Ranch both charge a small fee for launches. Call Ruby Ranch at (435) 650-3193, or Green River State Park at (435) 564-3633. For more information and new regulations, visit the Labyrinth Canyon Interagency Permit Web site.
http://www.blm.gov/utah/price/labyrinth.htm |
Utah, Stillwater Canyons
Agency: Canyonlands National Park
http://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/
backcountrypermits.htm |
Colorado, Yampa Canyon
Agency: NPS. Info: River Office, Dinosaur National Monument, 4545 Hwy.40, Dinosaur, CO 81610, (970) 374-2468. Permit Season: All year. Main Season: second Monday in May to second Monday in July. Price: $12 application fee, plus $75 if awarded permit. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Jan. 15. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications. Allocation for 300 (split between Yampa and Gates of Lodore launches) private launches during main season. Maximum Party Size: 25
http://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/
privateriverrafting.htm |
Snake River
Idaho/Oregon, Wild and Scenic Portion of Hells Canyon.
Agency: Forest Service. Info: Hells Canyon NRA, 2535 Riverside Dr. (P.O. Box 699), Clarkston, WA 99403, (509) 758-1957. Permit Season: Friday before Memorial Day to Sept. 10. Price: $6 application fee. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Jan. 31. Lottery. Send postcard, or call for applications. Allocation for 3 private launches/day. Maximum Party Size: 24; Maximum Craft: 8. http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/recreation/4rivers/
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Selway River
Idaho, Paradise Launch-Selway Falls.
Agency: Forest Service. Info: West Fork Ranger District, 6735 West Fork Rd., Darby, MT 59829, (406) 821-3269. Permit Season: May 15-July 31. Price: $6 application fee. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Jan. 31. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications (chances to get permit: 62 out of as many as 14,000). Allocations for one launch/day. Maximum Party Size: 16.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/recreation/4rivers/
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Salmon River, Idaho, Middle Fork.
Agency: Forest Service. Info: Middle Fork Ranger District, P.O. Box 750, Challis, ID 83226, (208) 879-4112. Permit Season: All year. Main Season: June 1-Sept. 3. Price: $6 application fee. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Jan. 31. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications. Allocation for seven private launches/day. Maximum Party Size: 24.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/recreation/4rivers/
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Salmon River, Idaho, Main Section.
Agency: Forest Service. Info: North Fork Ranger District, P.O. 180, North Fork, ID 83466, (208) 865-2700. Permit Season: June 20-Sept. 7. Price: $6 application fee. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Jan. 31. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications. Allocation for four private launches/day. Maximum Party Size: 30.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/recreation/4rivers/
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San Juan River
Utah, Montezuma Creek-Clay Hills Crossing.
Agency: BLM. Info: Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, Utah 84535, (435) 587-1544. Permit Season: All year. Main Season: June 1-Sept. 30. Price: $4.50 to $12.50 depending on section. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications. Allocation for 75 people or seven groups maximum/day. Maximum Party Size: 25.
http://www.blm.gov/utah/monticello/river.htm |
Rogue River
Oregon, Grave Creek-Foster Bar.
Agency: Forest Service/BLM. Info: (541)672-4168. Permit Season: May 15-Oct. 15. Price: $3.75 application fee plus $10/person. Applications taken Dec. 1 to Jan. 31. Lottery. Allocation for 120 people per day: 60 private/60 commercial. Maximum Party Size: 20.
http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/rogue/
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Rio Chama River
New Mexico, El Vado Ranch to Chavez Canyon.
Agency: BLM. Info: Bureau of Land Management, 226 Cruz Alta Rd., Taos, NM 87571, (505)758-8851. Permit Season: May 1- Sept. 30. Price: $6 application fee plus $5/person. Applications taken Feb. 1 to March 15. Lottery. Send postcard or call for applications. Allocation: Low Season (May 1 to June 5)--two private
launches weekdays and six during weekends; High Season (July 16 to August 31)--11 private launches/day. Maximum Party Size: 16.
http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/recreation/
taos/rio_chama_wsr.html |
Kern River
California, Forks Section.
Agency: Forest Service. Info: Cannel Meadow Ranger District, P.O. Box 9, Kernville, CA 93238, (760) 376-3781. Permit Season: May 15-Sept. 15. Price: $2 application fee. Lottery. Allocation for 15 people/day.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/passespermits/river_
use_permit.html |
Delores River
Utah, Cahone to Moab
Agency: Bureau of Land Management Grand Resource Area, 82 E. Dogwood #G, Moab, UT 84532-2968 (435) 259-7012 Nearly 200 miles from Cahone to Moab. Permit only necessary from Gateway to Dewey. There is frequently no water except during early spring run-offs. Very limited season. For information on the popular Cahone to Bedrock section, call (970) 247-4082.
http://www.co.blm.gov/sjra/sjdolores.htm |
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