Horsethief and Ruby Canyons permit

High-Use Season: April 1 through October 31

Reservations are available through recreation.gov. 

Due to limited camping in this 25-mile stretch of the Colorado, overnight camping permits are required year-round and must be reserved in advance. 

Reservations for Ruby-Horsethief camping permits can be made 2 months in advance on a daily rolling window. 

Visitors can reserve multi-night trips within the open window. 

Visitors are limited to one active reservation at a time. 

Visitors can have multiple permits per year. 

A permit is not required for day use in Ruby-Horsethief.

From November through March, an overnight camping permit is required, however, only the reservation fee is charged. Recreation fees for camping are not charged November through March.