Permit Directory
Every competitive permit,
tracked in real time.
We scan recreation.gov every minute for cancellations. Set an alert and get an SMS the moment a spot opens up.
These 111 permits have dedicated info pages — but PermitAlert monitors thousands of additional permits across all of recreation.gov. If you don't see your permit listed here, set an alert from the homepage and search for it directly.
Filtered by tag:Appalachian
5 permits
NC— 1 permit
🏔 WildernessLinville Gorge Wilderness
NCYear-round; weekend permits required May – October; self-issue November – April
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
Permit score
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
Tennessee— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundElkmont Campground (Great Smoky Mountains NP)
TNMid-March – late November
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
Permit score
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
West Virginia— 3 permits
🏕 CampgroundGrandview Campground (New River Gorge NRA)
WVLate April – October
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
Permit score
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
🏔 WildernessDolly Sods Wilderness
WVYear-round (best May–June and September–October)
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
Permit score
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
🏔 WildernessLong Point Trail Camp (New River Gorge NP)
WVApril – November
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.
Permit score
Permit score: how competitive this permit is to snag — 1 is easy, 5 is nearly impossible.