Permits sell out in seconds. But every day, hikers cancel — and those spots go to whoever finds out first. Make sure it's you.
Cancellations happen every single day. Most hikers never know. Now you will.
Search any recreation.gov permit by name. Select the dates you're flexible on and how many are in your group.
PermitAlert checks recreation.gov every minute, 24 hours a day, scanning for newly available spots on your dates.
The second a spot opens, you get a text with a direct link to book. Cancellations go fast — being first is everything.
Planning for 4? We'll still alert you if 2 spots open up. Sometimes splitting your group to get the permit is worth it.
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Real alerts, real trips.
“I'd been trying for the JMT for two years. Set an alert on a whim and got a text at 6am on a Tuesday. Booked it within minutes. Trip of a lifetime.”
Marcus T.
John Muir Trail — July
“Half Dome cables permit in peak season feels impossible. PermitAlert texted me about a cancellation on a Saturday morning. I was on the mountain two weeks later.”
Priya K.
Half Dome Cables — August
“The alert came in at 11pm. I booked it from my couch in about 30 seconds. Without the text I never would have even seen it — those spots disappear instantly.”
Jake R.
Enchantments Zone — September
“I was skeptical, but set it up in two minutes. Three days later I got the text. Showed my dad the Grand Canyon on his 70th birthday. Worth every bit of it.”
Diana H.
Bright Angel Trail — October