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Grand Canyon National Park
Available Noncommercial River Launch Dates
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Commercial River Trips are professionally guided river trips, available to the public, and often reserved a year or two in advance (more info).
The information on this page is for Noncommercial River Trips (self-guided river trips for individuals who have previously acquired the river skills to coordinate and safely lead their own trips through technical, world-class rapids; more info).
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Follow-up lotteries are held as needed throughout the year to reassign cancelled and/or left-over river launch dates.
There are no follow-up lotteries currently open. Dates for any future follow-up lotteries have not been determined.
The following 2012 launch dates were previously released in follow-up lotteries and were not claimed. They are currently available outside of the lottery system to the first live caller to 1-800-959-9164 (i.e. cannot be claimed by leaving a message).
Standard Sized Trips (1 - 16 people):
The Main Lottery is held only once a year, in February, to assign launch dates for river trips occurring the following year.
Applications for the 2013 Main Lottery will be accepted through the weighted lottery website (npspermits.us) from Feb/1/2012 through noon (Mountain Standard Time) on Feb/22/2012. The following dates will be available:
Standard Sized Trips (1 to 16 people):
- Jan 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
- Feb 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
- Mar 2013: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30, 31
- Apr 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30
- May 2013: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
- Jun 2013: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
- Jul 2013: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
- Aug 2013: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
- Sep 2013: 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10, 11, 11, 13, 13, 15, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 21, 24, 25, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30
- Oct 2013: 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17, 17, 18, 19, 19, 20, 21, 21, 22, 23, 23, 24, 25, 25, 26, 27, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30, 31, 31
- Nov 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
- Dec 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Note: Duplicate listings of dates indicate that two standard sized permits are available for the same date.
Small Sized Trips (1 to 8 people):
- Apr 2013: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29
- May 2013: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
- Jun 2013: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
- Jul 2013: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
- Aug 2013: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
If you win a date the deposit will be due by noon MST on Feb/29/2012. Winners will then have until 90 days before launch to complete a detailed permit application and submit remainder of fees.
The River Permits Office is using the following additional methods to notify those interested in upcoming and currently available noncommercial river launch dates.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Are my chances at risk? If you are NOT committed to accepting one of these launches, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY. Applicants and Potential Alternate Trip Leaders (PATLs) listed on winning lottery applications lose all their chances whether or not they end up going on the trip. Your chances are not affected if you do not apply or if you apply and do not win.
Why should I list Potential Alternate Trip Leaders (PATLs)? This is important because PATLs cannot be listed later, even if you win. Listing at least one PATL on your application is the only way you can protect your trip and your participants against the chance that something might come up in your life that ends up preventing you from going on your trip. If you do not list a PATL on your lottery application, win a trip but then can't go, your trip will have to be cancelled and all fees will be forfeited. We strongly encourage all who choose to apply to list at least one PATL on their lottery application.
Who Is eligible to apply? Individuals are eligible to apply in the lottery as long as they are at least 18 years old by the launch date and not already members of other noncommercial or commercial trips launching in the same calendar year as the desired launch date. No person may be listed on more than one application within any individual lottery. In the lottery system, only one account per person is allowed. A LOTTERY WINNER HAVING MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT MAY HAVE THEIR WINNING TRIP REVOKED. If you have two profiles on the system or you received two or more emails listing different login names, then this issue must be resolved prior to the lottery. Please contact the River Permits Office, include the login name of the profile you want deleted, and ask us to delete the account. Lottery applications are accepted through the weighted lottery website only when lotteries are open.
When will the lottery drawings occur? The lottery drawings will take place in the afternoon of the date when the lottery closes, and email notifications will be sent by the end of the day. Applicants who do not receive an email notification should log back in and view the status of their request. Statistics will be posted by the end of the following day.
What if I forgot my password? If you cannot remember your password, you can have it reset and sent to the email address listed in your lottery profile. Complete the form at https://npspermits.us
How do I access the weighted lottery website? The weighted lottery website can be accessed for free year-round to create or modify an account and to sign-up to receive email notifications. Individuals who are interested in a future river permit are strongly encouraged to create an account.
Useful Links:
Need more help? If you need help submitting an application online or navigating the website, email the River Permits Office or call 1-800-959-9164. We are happy to help. The River Permits Office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
River Permits Office Contact Information:
Phone: 800-959-9164 or 928-638-7843
Fax: 928-638-7844
Email the River Permits Office
Mailing Address:
National Park Service
Grand Canyon River Permits Office
1824 S Thompson St, Suite 201
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Notifications about Lotteries: Each February a main lottery is held to assign launch dates for noncommercial river trips occurring the next year. Public notifications regarding main lotteries are made both by email and by press release. In addition to the annual main lottery, follow-up lotteries are held as needed throughout the remainder of the year to reassign cancelled and/or left-over river trips. Public notifications for these follow-up lotteries are made on this web page, through email, via an RSS feed, and via Twitter.
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