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Filtered by tag:Wilderness
14 permits
Utah— 1 permit
🏔 WildernessZion Wilderness
UTYear-round
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.
Idaho— 3 permits
🚣 RiverMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
IDYear-round; lottery control season late May – early September
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.
🚣 RiverSelway River
IDControl season May 15 – July 31; no permit required outside control season
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.
🚣 RiverMiddle Fork of the Salmon River
IDMay – September
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— 5 permits
🚣 RiverForks of the Kern River
CAMay 15 – September 15 (permit required); no permit required outside this window
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.
🏔 WildernessGlass Creek Meadow Wilderness Permit (Deadman Summit)
CALate May – October (snow-dependent)
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.
🏔 WildernessHoover Wilderness (Twin Lakes / Barney Lake)
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.
🏔 WildernessMarble Mountain Wilderness
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.
Washington— 1 permit
🏔 WildernessSpray Park Backcountry Camp (Mt. Rainier NP)
WAJuly – September
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.
Montana— 1 permit
🏔 WildernessBob Marshall Wilderness Complex
MTJuly – September (snow-free)
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.
West Virginia— 2 permits
🏔 WildernessDolly Sods Wilderness
WVYear-round (best May–June and September–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.
🏔 WildernessLong Point Trail Camp (New River Gorge NP)
WVApril – November
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.
Michigan— 1 permit
🏔 WildernessIsle Royale National Park — Backcountry
MIMid-April – October (island closes November 1)
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.