Wilderness Permits Reservation Window

Sixty percent of wilderness permit reservations become available by lottery 24 weeks in advance.* Of these, any remaining reservations after each week's lottery become available on Recreation.gov on a first-come, first-served basis the Friday after the lottery application period closes and are available up to three days in advance. The remaining 40% of reservations become available on Recreation.gov seven days in advance (up to three days in advance).

* Reservations are available for start dates in late April in some—but not all—areas of the park. View this year's reservation dates by area.

Times below are Pacific time.

When to Make a Reservation
Hiking Start (2025) Opens Sunday at 12:01 am Closes Saturday at 11:59 pm Result Notification (Monday by 5:00 pm) Must accept by Thursday at 11:59 pm Release of remaining reservations (Friday at 9:00 am)

Last updated: October 21, 2024

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