American Whitewater maintains a comprehensive river permits database for permitted rivers. Permit information is linked from individual river pages. The table below includes a summary of the popular multi-day permitted river trips.

River Agency Deadline
Alsek/Tatshensnini (AK) Glacier Bay National Park Permit Info Send in application to get on waitlist for preferred dates
Colorado River, Cataract Canyon (UT) Canyonlands National ParkPermit Info Reservations for the coming year accepted after January 1st.
Colorado River, Grand Canyon (AZ) Grand Canyon National Park Permit Info The Park has recently released a new plan for obtaining permits (more info)
Colorado River, Westwater Canyon (UT) WestwaterCanyon-BLM Permit Info Reserve your trip two months in advance. Recently changed from the old lottery system (more info)
Deschutes (OR) Prineville District
Bureau of Land Management
Permit Info 		Boater Pass required before launching, currently no limits
Dolores River (CO/UT) Bureau of Land Management Permit Info Permit not required for Colorado section, but is required for Utah section.
Green River, Gates of Lodore (UT) Dinosaur National Monument Permit Info Lottery application must be received by February 1st.
Green River, Desolation Canyon (UT) Desolation Canyon-BLM Permit Info The permit system recently changed to a five month call in system, the number to call is 435-636-3622.
Illinois River (OR) USFS Illinois Valley Ranger District Permit Info Onsite registration, currently no limits
Jarbidge/Bruneau (ID) BLM Permit Info Advance registration, currently no limits.
Owyhee River (OR) Vale District BLM Permit Info Onsite registration, currently no limits
Rio Chama (NM) BLM/USFS Permit Info Weekend launches May 1st to Sep 4th assigned by lottery. Applications must be received by January 31st.
Rogue River (OR) Tioga Resources Inc. for USFS and BLM Permit Info Lottery applications must be received by January 31st.
Salmon River, Main (ID) USFS North Fork Ranger District
Permit Info 		Lottery applications must be received by January 31st.
Salmon River, Middle Fork (ID) USFS Middle Fork Ranger District
Permit Info 		Lottery applications must be received by January 31st.
Salt River, Upper (AZ) Apache Reservation and
Tonto National Forest
Permit Info 		Lottery applications must be received by January 15th.
San Juan River (UT) San Juan Field OfficePermit Info Lottery application must be received by February 1st.
Selway River (ID) USFS Permit Info Lottery applications must be received by January 31st.
Snake River (ID) USFS Permit Info Lottery applications must be received by January 31st.
Yampa River (CO/UT) Dinosaur National Monument
Permit Info 		Lottery application must be received by February 1st.
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