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Hells Canyon Snake River permit

Hells Canyon lottery dates

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

How the Hells Canyon draw works

Cost
$6 non-refundable application and reservation fee. There are no per-person recreation fees for a Snake River permit.
Max group size
24 people

Applications are filed through Recreation.gov. Open the official Hells Canyon 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 Hells Canyon

Hells Canyon lottery questions

When does the Hells Canyon lottery open?

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

Will PermitSnag remind me about the Hells Canyon lottery?

Yes. Track Hells Canyon 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.