Permit Directory
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California— 3 permits
🏔 WildernessHalf Dome Cables
CALate May – mid-October
🏔 WildernessDesolation Wilderness
CAPermits required year-round for overnight use. Quota season: Friday before Memorial Day weekend through September 30. Outside quota season, permits can be booked and printed on day of entry (no quota limit; group size rules still apply).
🏔 WildernessSan Gorgonio Wilderness
CAYear-round; permits required for all visits (day and overnight) regardless of season; snow likely November – April above 9,000 ft
Utah— 2 permits
🏔 WildernessAngels Landing
UTYear-round; permits required for the chained section from Scout Lookout to summit; four seasonal lotteries (spring Mar–May, summer Jun–Aug, fall Sep–Nov, winter Dec–Feb)
🏔 WildernessArches Fiery Furnace
UTApril – October
Arizona— 2 permits
🏔 WildernessThe Wave – Coyote Buttes North
AZYear-round
🏔 WildernessCoyote Buttes South
AZYear-round