Permit Directory
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Utah— 12 permits
🏔 WildernessZion Narrows (Top-Down)
UTPermits required year-round for overnight wilderness stays; Narrows conditions and closures vary (spring snowmelt, monsoons, winter access — check NPS before planning).
🏔 WildernessZion Wilderness
UTYear-round
🏔 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)
🏔 WildernessParia Canyon Overnight
UTMarch – June, September – November
🏔 WildernessArches Fiery Furnace
UTApril – October
🏔 WildernessCanyonlands National Park Backcountry
UTMarch – May, September – November
🚣 RiverDesolation & Gray Canyon (Green River, Utah)
UTMarch – November (lottery May – September)
🚣 RiverWestwater Canyon
UTYear-round; peak season April 1 – September 30
🚣 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
🏕 CampgroundWatchman Campground (Zion NP)
UTYear-round
🚣 RiverLabyrinth & Stillwater Canyon — Green River
UTYear-round (spring and fall optimal)
Colorado— 1 permit
🚣 RiverGates of Lodore / Green River (Dinosaur NM)
COHigh-use: mid-May – mid-September