Permits & Reservations

Backcountry Permits

Permits are required for:

· individual overnight hiking & camping
· individual overnight horseback riding
· any group overnight hiking, camping or horseback riding

Information about our backcountry can be found on our camping page.

Purchase your wilderness backcountry permit online.

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Special Use Permits

Saguaro National Park is home to many beautiful landscapes, which makes it a popular place for weddings and special events.

Obtain a permit for weddings, special events, First Amendment activities, and the scattering of human cremation ashes. *Scattering of all other ashes is prohibited.

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Filming/ Photography Permits

Filming permits are required and are issued for photography, filming, and associated sound recording when they involve props, models, professional crews, and casts or set dressings.

Obtain a permit for filming and photography.

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Scientific Research Permits

All studies in Saguaro National Park, large or small, must have their own Research & Collecting Permit.

Obtain a permit. Proposal and review processes require approximately 90 days.

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Commercial Use Authorizations

A Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) is a business permit with the National Park Service that authorizes an individual, group, company, or other for-profit entity to conduct commercial activities and provide specific visitor services within a national park area.

Obtain a permit and learn how Saguaro National Park authorizes a variety of commercial services: day hiking, backpacking, day equestrian rides, overnight pack trips, road bike tours and mountain bike tours.