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Middle Fork Salmon River permit

Middle Fork lottery dates

Next season's Middle Fork application dates aren't published yet. We read the agency's schedule every day and this page carries them the moment they post.

Published odds

What the agency publishes about Middle Fork odds

1.79% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025).

nearly 20,000 people applied … 353 permits available … 1.79% chance of winning

How the Middle Fork draw works

Cost
$6 lottery application or reservation fee + $4 per person per day
Max group size
24 people

Applications are filed through Recreation.gov. Open the official Middle Fork page

Apply as a crew

Most lotteries let every member of a party apply, and only one entry has to win. A pool keeps the applications, the dates and the result in one place so nobody in the crew misses the deadline.

Start a pool for Middle Fork

Middle Fork lottery questions

When does the Middle Fork lottery open?

The managing agency has not published the next Middle Fork application window yet. PermitSnag reads the official schedule every day, and this page carries the dates the day they post.

What are the odds of winning the Middle Fork lottery?

1.79% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025), published by Idaho News 6 — Four Rivers lottery odds reporting.

Will PermitSnag remind me about the Middle Fork lottery?

Yes. Track Middle Fork and you get an email when applications open, another before the deadline, and one when results post. You apply once and stop watching the calendar.