Do I need a permit to float Ruby-Horsethief Canyon?
Yes. You need a permit to float Ruby-Horsethief Canyon in Colorado Plateau Rivers, and it is issued first come, first served rather than by lottery.
Permit required
What the Ruby-Horsethief Canyon permit costs and covers
- Fee
- $6 reservation fee, plus $20 to $100 per night by group size from April through October
- Group size limit
- 25 people
What the rules require
- Quota is the campsites: one group per campsite per night
- Maximum 25 people per group including dogs, with a strict limit of two dogs
- Some campsites carry a smaller group limit than 25 because of camp size
- Reservations open two months ahead on a daily rolling window at 8 a.m. MDT
- One active reservation at a time, though you can hold multiple permits over a year
- Black Rocks sites are limited to one night on Friday and Saturday, with no layovers
- Print the permit 7 days before launch
- You must camp at your assigned site, and BLM warns not to book a later night upstream of an earlier one
- No permit is required for day use in Ruby-Horsethief
Published rules for the Ruby-Horsethief Canyon, quoted as written.
Getting one
Dates for Ruby-Horsethief Canyon sell out and then come back as people cancel. PermitSnag watches Ruby-Horsethief Canyon and sends you an alert the moment one reappears.
Common questions about the Ruby-Horsethief Canyon permit
Do I need a permit to float Ruby-Horsethief Canyon?
Yes. You need a permit to float Ruby-Horsethief Canyon in Colorado Plateau Rivers, and it is issued first come, first served rather than by lottery.
How much does a Ruby-Horsethief Canyon permit cost?
$6 reservation fee, plus $20 to $100 per night by group size from April through October.
How many people can be on one Ruby-Horsethief Canyon permit?
25 people.