River Beta

River Permit Information

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Bruneau, Jarbridge, Upper Owyhee

BLM/Boise District
3948 Development Dr.
Boise, ID 83705
208-334-1582 or 208-384-3300

Notes: Spring and early summer

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Cataract Canyon, Colorado River

Canyonlands National Park
2282 SW Resource Blvd.
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7164 or 435-259-4351

• Website
• Permit Application

Notes: You can apply on or after Jan 4, 2010

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Grand Canyon, Colorado River

Grand Canyon National Park
River Permits Office/PO Box 129
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
800-959-9164

• Website
• Permit Application

Notes: New Weighted Lottery applications are handled online at the above website.

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Westwater Canyon, Colorado River

BLM/Moab field office
82 East Dogwood
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7012

• Website
• Permit Calendar

Notes: You can acquire any launch dates available within the two-month period.

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Rio Chama

River Permit Information
Bureau of Land Management
P.O. Box 1045
Taos, NM 87571
505-758-8851

• Website

Notes:

• Private or Self-Guided Trips / Chavez Canyon -- No advance reservation or fees are required for day trips launching from Chavez Canyon, just below the Monastery. All you need to do for this day-run is fill out a boater registration form with the BLM before you launch.
• Launch Lottery / Summer Season -- BLM’s Taos Field Office administers a lottery to distribute weekend launch dates from May 1 through Labor Day. Applications are due before January 31. The office accepts telephone reservations for weekday launches after April 1.

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Dolores River

In Colorado (Pumphouse Launch)
BLM/Durango District Office
15 Bernett Ct.
Durango, CO 81301
435-259-7012

• Website

Notes: No permits necessary. Raftable releases +/- 600 cfs; Kayaks and Canoes 300 cfs+

In Utah (Gateway to Dewey Bridge)
Moab Field Office
82 East Dogwood
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-7012 8:00 AM to Noon, Mon-Fri.

• Website
• Permit: Call 435-259-7012

Notes: Permit required Gateway to Dewey Bridge

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Desolation/Gray Canyons

BLM/Price Field Office
125 South 600 West
Price, UT 84501
435-636-3622

• Website

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Big Bend and Lower Canyons, Rio Grande River

Big Bend National Park
River Permits
Big Bend NP, TX 79834
915-477-2251 or 915-477-2393

• Website

Permit: Free at visitors center.

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Green and Yampa Rivers

Dinosaur National Park/River Office
4545 Hwy 40
Dinosaur, CO 81610
970-374-2468 or 970-374-3000

• Website

Notes: Due Jan 31. Call March 1 for cancellations.

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Rogue River

US Forest Service
14335 Galice Road
Merlin, OR
541-672-4168

• Website
• Permit Application

Notes: Apply online by Jan. 31

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Selway, Salmon, and Snake Rivers

North Fork Ranger District
PO Box 180
North Fork, ID 83166
208-865-2725

• Main Salmon: Appl: 208-865-2725 Info: 208-865-2700
• Middle Fork: Appl: 208-879-4101 Info: 208-879-4112
• Snake: 509-758-1957
• Selway: 406-821-3269

• Website
• New Online Permit Info
• Online Permit Application

Notes: Apply online Dec 1 - Jan 31

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Salt River

Tonto National Forest/Globe Ranger Dist.
Rt. 1, Box 33
Globe, AZ 85501
520-402-6200

• Website
• Permit Application

Notes: Permit season runs from March 1 - May 15 annually. Permits are accepted Nov 15 - Jan 15.

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San Juan River

San Juan Field Office
PO Box 7
Monticello, UT 84535
435-587-1544

• Website
• Permit Application

Notes: Due Jan 31

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Tatshenshini River

• Website

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Tuolumne River

• Website
• Permit Application

Notes: Accepted after Jan 1

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Kern River/Forks of the Kern

• Website
• Permit Application

Notes: Due Between March 15 and April 15. Must be postmarked after March 15.