Permit Directory
Every competitive permit,
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Utah— 4 permits
🏔 WildernessParia Canyon Overnight
UTMarch – June, September – November
🚣 RiverDesolation & Gray Canyon (Green River, Utah)
UTMarch – November (lottery May – September)
🚣 RiverCataract Canyon (Colorado River, Canyonlands)
UTYear-round
🚣 RiverSan Juan River (Bluff to Clay Hills)
UTYear-round; peak season April 15 – July 15 requires a permit (pre-season lottery or walk-up); permits also required Sep 1–Oct 31
Idaho— 2 permits
🚣 RiverMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
IDYear-round; lottery control season late May – early September
🚣 RiverMain Salmon River (Frank Church Wilderness)
IDYear-round; control season late June – early September
Oregon— 2 permits
🚣 RiverRogue River Wild Section
ORControl season May 15 – Oct 15; self-issue Oct 16 – May 14
🚣 RiverLower Deschutes River
ORBoater Passes required year-round for anyone using a watercraft on the Lower Deschutes River (permit section from Maupin to Columbia River)
TX— 1 permit
🚣 RiverRio Grande Wild & Scenic — Lower Canyons
TXOctober – April (peak); summer heat is extreme; year-round paddling possible