RIVER PERMITS

To provide a quality experience and to protect fragile river resources, managers have had to implement permit systems on some of our more popular rivers. While this means that you may not get on your favorite river as often, when you do, it will be an experience to remember for a lifetime.

The rivers listed below are those that have limited permits available. As always, you should contact the managing agency to confirm that permit information posted here is up-to-date.

Some rivers have human waste pack-out requirements. Click here for a list of North American rivers with this requirement.

There are many other rivers that require a permit, but those rivers do not have user limits at this time, or the permits are easy to obtain.

1. Colorado River (Grand Canyon), Arizona
2. Colorado River (Westwater), Utah
3. Deschutes River (Lower)
4. Green River (Desolation/Gray Canyons), Utah
5. Green River (Lodore Canyon), Colorado
6. Rio Chama, New Mexico
7. Rogue River, Oregon
8. Salmon River (Main), Idaho
9. Salmon River (Middle Fork), Idaho
10. Salt River (Upper), Arizona
11. San Juan River, Utah
12. Selway River, Idaho
13. Smith River, Montana
14. Snake River (Hells Canyon), Idaho/Oregon
15. Tatshenshini-Alsek Rivers, British Columbia/Alaska
16. Tuolumne River, California
17. Yampa River, Colorado

Revised as of January 2010