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Filtered by tag:Lakes
4 permits
Minnesota— 1 permit
🏔 WildernessBoundary Waters Canoe Area
MNMay – September (peak); year-round with permit
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.
California— 2 permits
🏔 WildernessEmigrant Wilderness
CAPermits required approximately April 15 – November 15 (some sources indicate April 1 – November 30); peak season June–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.
🏔 WildernessCrystal Crag / Lake George Wilderness Permit
CAJune – 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.
Oregon— 1 permit
🏔 WildernessEagle Cap Wilderness (Wallowa Mountains)
ORJuly – October (snow-free); access varies by trailhead
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.