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Alsek River
Canyonlands National Park
Deschutes
Desolation Canyon
Gates of Lodore

Grand Canyon
Kern River
Labyrinth Canyon
Rio Chama
Rogue River
San Juan River
Westwater Canyon



Alsek River

Kluane National Park & Reserve
Box 5495
Haines Junction, Yukon Y0B 1L0
Phone: (867) 634-7250
Fax: (867) 634-7208



Canyonlands National Park
Cataract Canyon
 - Permit Download
2282 South West Resource Boulevard
Moab, UT 84532
(435) 259-4351

1) Aapplications for trips in 2005 will not be accepted before Jan 3 (the
first business day of next year).
2) Applications are not accepted over the phone (though people are more
than welcome to telephone the Reservation Office for assistance), but
are instead accepted by fax or mail.
3) permits for Cat are NOT based on any sort of lottery, so
it isn't necessary to send in applications on "opening day".  Quite
literally, simply getting an application in a reasonable amount of
time --read that: 'allowing for sufficient mailing time'-- in advance
of one's trip is all that's necessary.



Desolation Canyon

River Office
Bureau of Land Management
125 South 600 West
Price, UT 84501
435-259-7012
Call March 1 for available dates


Dolores River
Stateline to Gateway/Gateway to Dewey Bridge 435-259-7012



Gates of Lodore

Dinosaur National Monument
P.O. Box 210
Dinosaur, CO 81610
970-374-2468
Call March 1 for low-use season permits
Call March 1 for high-use season available permits



Grand Canyon

National Park Service
River Permits Office
P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023



Kern River

U.S. Forest Service
Cannell Meadow Ranger District
c/o River Permits
P.O. Box 9
Kernville, CA 93238
619-379-5646
Applications must be submitted between March 15 and April 15



Labyrinth Canyon

River Office
Bureau of Land Management
125 South 600 West
Price, UT 84501
435-259-7012
No lottery. Call for permit.



Rio Chama

Bureau of Land Management
Taos Resource Area

226 Cruz Alta Road
Taos, NM 87571
505-758-8851; 751-4720
River flow information (888) 882-6188
Unsuccessful applicants may call April 1 to be placed on a waiting list.
Call El Vado Ranch for questions about fees and services at the
privately owned launch site, about fishing, or shuttle service.
(505-588-7354)


Rio Grande
(915) 477-2251



Rogue River

Bureau of Land Management
River Permits
14335 Galice Road
Merlin, OR 97532
541-479-3735
Permit applications online Dec. 1
Call April 1 for available permits


Salmon River & Main
U.S. Forest Service
North Fork Ranger District
P.O. Box 780
North Fork, ID 83466
208-865-2383
Call in date is not specified. It just says after the lottery in February
(208) 865-2700 or 865-2725


Salmon River & Middle Fork
U.S. Forest Service
Middle Fork Ranger District
P.O. Box 750
Challis, ID 83226
208-879-5204
Call in date is not specified. It just says after the lottery in February (208) 879-4101 Pre-season pemits are available on October 1.


Salt River
U.S. Forest Service
Globe Ranger Station
Rt. 1, Box 33
Globe, AZ 8551-9707
520-225-5200
White Mtn Apache Tribe 520-338-4385
Application deadline is January 15
Call February 1 to be placed on the waiting list. You must have submitted an application in order to be put on the waiting list.



San Juan River

Bureau of Land Management
San Juan Resource Area
P.O. Box 7
Monticello, UT 84535
435-587-1544
Call March 1 for available dates after the lottery


Selway River
U.S. Forest Service
West Fork Ranger District
6735 West Fork Road
Darby, MT 59829
406-821-3269
Call in date is not specified. It just says after the lottery in February (406)821-3269


Smith River
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Box 6610
Great Falls, MT 59406
406-454-5840


Snake River & Hells Canyon
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
P.O. Box 699
Clarkston, WA 99403
509-758-1957
Call in date is not specified. It just says after the lottery in February (509) 758-1957


Tatshenshini River
National Park Service
Yakutat Ranger Station
P.O. Box 137
Yakutat, AK 99689


Tuolumne River
U.S. Forest Service
Groveland Ranger District
24545 Highway 120
Groveland, CA 95321
209-962-7825
Permit applications are not accepted until after Jan. 1


Yampa River
Dinosaur National Monument
P.O. Box 210
Dinosaur, CO 81610
970-374-2468
Call March 1 for low-use season permits
Call March 1 for high-use season available permits



Westwater Canyon

Bureau of Land Management
River Office
82 East Dogwood
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7012
Note: No lottery. All permits are via phone reservation system, 60 days in advance of requested launch date.

 

 

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