Permit Directory
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🏔 WildernessJune 15 – October 15 (permit required)
🚣 RiverControl season May 15 – Oct 15; self-issue Oct 16 – May 14
Approximately March – mid-May (water-dependent)
July – October (snow-free); access varies by trailhead
🚣 RiverBoater Passes required year-round for anyone using a watercraft on the Lower Deschutes River (permit section from Maupin to Columbia River)
Typically March – May (water-dependent; low flow by June most years)
🏕 CampgroundLate June – late September (snow closes the rim road in winter)
May – September