Zion National Park - Other Backcountry Reservations (U.S. National Park Service)

Wildcat Canyon Trail

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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