Yampa Canyon permit

High use lottery applications will be accepted November 1, 2011, to February 1, 2012. All applicants will be notified of results by the end of February 2012. Low use, low water, one-day trips, and any available high use trips are available for reservation beginning March 1, 2012. Mail application to: River Office, Dinosaur National Monument, 4545 Highway 40, Dinosaur, Colorado 81610.

Only ONE APPLICATION PER PERSON is accepted. Duplicate applications are destroyed. Use only current 2012 application. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Applicant or trip leader must have operated non-motorized boats on rivers rated Class III or higher. Illegible or incomplete applications will be rejected. Please type or print information clearly.

Application Fee
A $15 application fee must be submitted with the lottery application. Unsuccessful lottery applicants may request a one time $15 application fee credit toward a 2012 permit issued through the call-in process. The $15 application fee must be paid
immediately upon booking a trip by non-lottery participants.

Multi-Day Trips Fee
The permit fee for a multi-day trip is $185. If the fee was not paid at the time of booking, the permit fee is due no later than one month prior to the launch date or the trip will be cancelled. If the trip is picked up through the cancellation process and is less than 30 days away, the $185 permit fee must be paid at the time of booking--no exceptions.

When is the best time to pick up a launch date through the call-in system?
We have about a 30% cancellation rate due to either non-payment of fees, or private trip leader cancellations. The river office cancels trips for non-payment 28 to 30 days from the launch date, depending on how the calendar falls. Trips canceled by permit holders can occur at any time. Contact (970) 374-2468 M-F between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon (Mountain Standard Time).