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Calendar reservations are available for several backcountry overnight camps and day-use canyons.

Reservations are available until 5 PM the day before the first day of your trip. The calendar reservation fee is $5.00 and is non-refundable.

For the Subway and Mystery Canyons, any reservations not assigned by lottery will be available through a calendar reservation.

Calendar reservations are available two months in advance of a trip as posted.

For a trip in

Calendar Reservations
become available

January

November 5

February

December 5

March

January 5

April

February 5

May

March 5

June

April 5

July

May 5

August

June 5

September

July 5

October

August 5

November

September 5

December

October 5



Areas available by calendar reservation include

Area

Reservations Available For

Walk-In Permits Available For

Group Size Limit

Slot Canyon Day Use

 

 

 

Virgin Narrows Day Use

24

16

12

Subway*

60

20

12

Orderville#

30

20

12

Pine Creek#

30

20

12

Keyhole

60 

20 

12

Mystery*

 6 

 6 

6

Behunin#

 6 

 6 

6

Echo#

 6 

 6 

6

Spry

 6

 6

6

Englestead#

 6

 6

6

Heaps

 14

 6

6

Imlay#

 6

 6

6

Lodge

 14

 6

6

Telephone

14

6

6

Upper Left Fork (Das Boot)#

6

6

6

Right Fork Slot Canyon#

6

6

6

Backpacking Areas

 

 

 

Virgin Narrows Overnight

6 Campsites

6 Campsites

12 People

West Rim

4 Campsites

5 Campsites

12 People

Southwest Desert
CoalpitsWash
Chinle Trail

18 People

12 People


12 People

La Verkin Creek

6 Campsites

12 Campsites

12 People


*Reservations for these areas are also available by lottery.

#Use limits are higher outside the Mexican Spotted Owl nesting season (March 1 – August 31)


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Last Updated: August 24, 2008 at 16:34 EST