Permit Applications for 2021

Please check this data. Search for your name using Edit, Find or CTRL + F to see if I have listed you in all the rivers you signed up for. If your name is listed on a permitted river, you must have sent in a permit for that river. Email roger@rff.com to make changes.
Paddlers who have won a lottery and obtained a permit are shown in red.
Current Winners
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Deso/Gray - Green River  Permit Required. 75 mile float, remote class II, III at high water
  • Debbie Hinde
Gates of Lodore - Green River Permit Required. 4-5 days, class III, May 8 to September 8
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Labyrinth and/or Stillwater Canyons Permit Required. Phone for a Permit. Class I
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Main Salmon Permit Required.
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Middle Fork of the Salmon Permit Required. 106 mile float, 7 days, demanding, class III-IV, bony by August.
  • Debbie Hinde
Rio Chama Permit Required. 3 days, Class II, 6 hour drive, nice camps, Late May to late June
  • Debbie Hinde
Rogue River in Oregon Permit Required. Class II-III, in Oregon
  • Debbie Hinde
Ruby Horsethief on the Colorado Permit Required. 25 miles, 1-3 days, class I, II at high water. You need to call in 60 days ahead of your launch to get a permit to float the Ruby Horsethief section of the Colorado. People interested in this trip are listed below.
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Salt River in Arizona Permit Required. Season March to April, class II-IV+
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San Juan Permit Required. You can float from Sand Island to Mexican Hat and/or Mexican Hat to Clay Hills
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Selway River - Idaho Permit Required.
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Smith River in Montana, Camp Baker to Eden Bridge Permit Required. Class 2, Late May until mid June.
  • Debbie Hinde

Snake River - Hells Canyon Permit Required.

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Westwater on the Colorado Permit Required. You need to call in 2 months before your launch date to get a permit to float the Westwater section of the Colorado. It is class III and IV.
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Yampa in Dinosaur Permit Required. 4-5 days, class 2-3, May 8 to July 14
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The Following Rivers do not require Permits
Brown's Canyon - Arkansas River No permit needed.
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Colorado River, Moab to the Confluence Class I, No permit needed.
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Colorado River, 42 Mile Stretch that ends at Moab, Class II or III. You do not need a permit.
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Dirty Devil No permit needed.
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Dismal River in Nebraska You do not need a permit to float the Dismal. The water flow is always the same throughout the year. It is best to in early spring or late fall to avoid the bugs.
  • Roger Faaborg
Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam No permit needed. Class II. 2-3 days, camp along the river or float day trips.
  • Roger Faaborg
Dolores (River of Sorrow) You do not need a permit to float the Dolores, but you do need enough water. We would probably float between May 15 and June 15. Read Eric Hermann's excellent article on the Dolores. Click More... in the top menu, then Newsletter, It is in August 2008.
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Escalante You do not need a permit to float the Escalante, but you do need sufficient water.
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Gunnison River near Delta You do not need a permit to float the Gunnison.
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Missouri River in Montana No permit needed.
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Niobrara River in Nebraska No permit needed.
  • Roger Faaborg
North Platte River in Wyoming No permit needed.  Northgate (class III), Six Mile Gap(class II), Treasure Island to Saratoga to Pick Bridge to I-80 to Seminoe Reservoir (class I) and Glendo to Guernsey (class I+). We do some of these floats about every year.
  • Roger Faaborg, all the floats
Owyhee River in Oregon You fill out the permit at the put-in.
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San Rafael You do not need a permit to float the San Rafael. It is a pretty area, 16 miles, class I-II.
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Yellowstone River in Wyoming No permit needed.
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