River rafting is a great way to experience Dinosaur National Monument. Private boaters with qualifying experience can apply for a permit. Permit applications, also called Lottery Applications, are available by clicking on the link below. The River Rafting Information page has more information about river trips, including trips provided by an authorized company.

Multiday Permit Information

Beginning March 1, 2012, available launch date information may be obtained by calling 1-866-825-2995. To obtain a permit for an available launch date, you must call the River Office on or after March 1, 2012.

Click on this link to see a calendar of the available river permit dates.

Single-Day Permits

Single-day permits are required to run the daily section of the Green River from Rainbow Park to Split Mountain. Permits can be obtained only from the Monument river office. The river office is usually open from 8:00 am to Noon, Mountain Time, Monday through Friday.

Visitors who would like to acquire a one-day permit should call in advance to find out if the date they are interested in is available, as we only have two private trip launches per day on the daily section in the high season and only one per day in the low season. High/low seasons for one-day permits are the same as for the Green River multi-day trips.

Single-Day permit application fee is $15.

Single-Day permit fee is $20.

Other Information

• Daily section permit holders are subject to the same regulations as multi-day trips.
• Visitors who applied for the lottery for multi-day permits this year and did not win, can transfer their lottery application fee over one time to cover their application fee.
• Visitors can only have one permit at a time (i.e. they have to use their daily permit before they can call to get another one), but they can go down the daily section as many times as they want.
• Visitors requesting a single-day permit must completely fill out two forms and return them to the river office prior to being issued a valid permit for launch on a specific day on the river.
• All launches need to take place prior to 11:00 am mountain time
• Please remember that dogs are not allowed on the river.
• The Green River from Rainbow Park to Split Mountain does contain class III rapids and is not suitable for beginners.

Play Permits

Boaters wishing to float the Green River downriver from Split Mountain Campground may do so by obtaining a free permit at the Quarry Visitor Center, seven miles from Jensen, Utah. Each permit is good for groups as large as 25 people. Boaters may take out at Placer Point (small craft only - rafts, catarafts, drift boats) or farther downstream outside the mounment boundary. The Green River Campground is not a take-out or put-in location. Much of the land downstream of the monument boundary is private land; boaters are responsible for knowing local rules and regulations for take-out points outside the monument.Boaters with a valid permit to launch from Gates of Lodore may apply for a play permit for the section of the Green River from the monument's northern boundary to the Gates of Lodore boat ramp.

If you need additional information or would like to contact us, please email the Monument river office.

Green and Yampa River Levels
Conditions change annually. In high flow years flow rates dramatically change the character of the river and create hazardous conditions. More information…