River Permit Links
Apply for most lottery river permits between December 1 and midnight on January 31
Arizona
- Grand Canyon, AZ – 225- 280 miles – Scale of 1 to 10, 47 major rapids 5 or above Click Here to Apply during the first 3 weeks of February – Application Success Graph
- Salt River, AZ – 52 miles – Class IV Click Here to Apply
Colorado & Utah
- Green River, Ladore Canyon, CO – 43 miles – Class III-IV Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
- Yampa River, CO-UT – 71 miles – Class III+ (one IV) Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
- Green River, Desolation & Gray Canyons, UT – 128 miles – Class II-III Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
- Colorado River, Ruby-Horsethief Canyon, CO – 25 miles – Class II- Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph – Reservation for camping permits can be made 2 months in advance
- Colorado River, Westwater Canyon, UT – 17 miles – Class IV Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph – Permits/reservations become available two months prior to the desired launch date at 8 a.m. Mountain Standard Time.
- Colorado River, Cataract Canyon, UT – 96 miles – Class III+ to V Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph – Permit reservations become available 4 months in advance
- San Juan River, UT – 84 miles – Class II Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
Idaho
- Middle Fork Salmon River, ID -100 miles – Class III-IV+ Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
- Main Salmon River, ID – 78 miles – Class III-IV Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
- Selway River, ID – 46 miles – Class IV-V Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
- Snake River, Hells Canyon, ID – 76.3 miles – Class III-IV Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph
New Mexico
- Rio Chama River, NM – 31 miles – Class II-III Click Here to Apply
Arizona
- Salt River, AZ – 52 miles – Class IV Click Here to Apply
Oregon
- Rogue River, OR – 34 miles – Class III+ Click Here to Apply – Application Success Graph