Permit Directory
Every competitive permit,
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These 111 permits have dedicated info pages — but PermitAlert monitors thousands of additional permits across all of recreation.gov. If you don't see your permit listed here, set an alert from the homepage and search for it directly.
Colorado— 4 permits
🚣 RiverYampa Canyon (Dinosaur National Monument)
COHigh-use: mid-May – early July (water-dependent snowmelt river)
🚣 RiverGates of Lodore / Green River (Dinosaur NM)
COHigh-use: mid-May – mid-September
🚣 RiverBrowns Canyon (Arkansas River)
COPeak water May – July; paddleable year-round depending on flows
🚣 RiverYampa River — Echo Park (Dinosaur NM)
COApril – June (spring runoff)
Idaho— 2 permits
🚣 RiverMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
IDYear-round; lottery control season late May – early September
🚣 RiverMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
IDMay – September
West Virginia— 1 permit
🚣 RiverGauley River (Dam Release Season)
WV22–23 release days over 6 weekends in September–October: first 5 weekends Fri–Mon (4 days each), final weekend Sat–Sun only (e.g. 2024 season: Sept 6 – Oct 19)
Oregon— 1 permit
🚣 RiverHells Canyon — Snake River Float Permit
ORMay – September