# Parks Ahead > Permit lotteries, reservation windows and closures for the national parks, every Thursday. Parks Ahead is an independent weekly email about US national park trips. Facts on this site are re-verified against official pages. This file is for search engines and assistants. Disclosure: Some of our links may earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting Parks Ahead. It truly helps us keep this guide free! Site prose is all rights reserved. The JSON files under /data/ are licensed CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Parks Ahead is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Recreation.gov, the Havasupai Tribe or any agency. ## Pages - [Home](https://parksahead.com/index.md): Permit lotteries, reservation windows and closures for the national parks, every Thursday. 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Seasonal lottery, 8 a.m. MT on the 1st to 11:59 p.m. MT on the 20th: Oct 1–20 for Dec 1–Feb 28 hikes (permits issued Oct 25) · Jan 1–20 for Mar 1–May 31 (issued Jan 25) · Apr 1–20 for Jun 1–Aug 31 (issued Apr 25) · Jul 1–20 for Sep 1–Nov 30 (issued Jul 25). Day-before lottery: daily, 12:01 a.m.–3 p.m. MT; results at 4 p.m. - [The Wave (Coyote Buttes North) permits](https://parksahead.com/permits/the-wave/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/the-wave/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.blm.gov/arizona/public-room/fact-sheet/coyote-buttes-north-advanced-lottery-wave-faqs https://www.recreation.gov/permits/274309 https://www.recreation.gov/permits/4251909. Data Source: Recreation.gov. Apply any time during a month for the month four months ahead: Oct → Feb 2027 · Nov → Mar · Dec → Apr · Jan → May · Feb → Jun · Mar → Jul. Draw at 9 a.m. MT on the 1st of the next month. Daily lottery: apply 6 a.m.–6 p.m. two days before, from a mobile device inside the geofence. - [Grand Canyon backcountry permits](https://parksahead.com/permits/grand-canyon-backcountry/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/grand-canyon-backcountry/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/backcountry-permit-questions.htm https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/backcountry-permit.htm https://www.recreation.gov/permits/4675337. Data Source: Recreation.gov. Apply the 16th to the 1st (5 p.m. MST), about 4 months before your start month. For Mar 2027: Oct 16–Nov 1 · Apr: Nov 16–Dec 1 · May: Dec 16–Jan 1 · Jun: Jan 16–Feb 1 · Jul: Feb 16–Mar 1 · Aug: Mar 16–Apr 1. Remaining permits open to the public on the 1st, about 3 months out, at 8 a.m. MST. - [Yosemite wilderness permits](https://parksahead.com/permits/yosemite-wilderness/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/yosemite-wilderness/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wpres.htm https://www.recreation.gov/permits/445859. Data Source: Recreation.gov. 60% by lottery 24 weeks before start date; leftovers first come, first served from about 22 weeks out; 40% released 7 days ahead. - [Mount Whitney permits](https://parksahead.com/permits/mount-whitney/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/mount-whitney/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/wilderness/mount-whitney https://www.recreation.gov/permits/445860. Data Source: Recreation.gov. Feb 1–Mar 1 apply · Mar 15 results · Apr 21 claim and pay deadline (9 p.m. PT) · Apr 22, 7 a.m. PT leftover dates open first come, first served. Quota season May 1–Nov 1. - [Havasupai (Havasu Falls) permits](https://parksahead.com/permits/havasupai/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/havasupai/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/ https://www.havasupaireservations.com/ https://havasupaireservations.com/terms-conditions/ https://havasupaireservations.com/ https://havasupaireservations.com/faqs/. 2027 on-sale date: TBA. The 2026 regular on-sale was Feb 1, 2026, 8 a.m. Arizona time. - [Old Rag Mountain day-use tickets (Shenandoah)](https://parksahead.com/permits/old-rag/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/old-rag/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/faqs-oldrag.htm https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/10088450. Data Source: Recreation.gov. Required Mar 1–Nov 30. Tickets become available the first week of February. 400/day released 30 days ahead + 400/day released 5 days ahead. - [Enchantments permits](https://parksahead.com/permits/enchantments/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/enchantments/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/enchantments-overnight-permits https://www.recreation.gov/permits/233273. Data Source: Recreation.gov. Advanced lottery is held Feb 15 through Mar 1 each year, per USFS. Exact 2027 dates are TBA: USFS says to check the Recreation.gov lottery page in January. Results post around Mar 15. Overnight permits are required May 15–Oct 31; the daily geofenced lottery runs during that season. - [Half Dome permits (Yosemite)](https://parksahead.com/permits/half-dome/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/half-dome/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hdpermits.htm https://www.recreation.gov/permits/234652. Data Source: Recreation.gov. Preseason lottery Mar 1–31 (Eastern time); results mid-April. Daily lottery during the hiking season: apply two days before, midnight–4 p.m. PT; results that night. - [Haleakalā sunrise reservations](https://parksahead.com/permits/haleakala-sunrise/index.md): https://parksahead.com/permits/haleakala-sunrise/. Verified 2026-10-15. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/sunrise.htm https://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/haleakala-sunrise-reservations-faq.htm https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/253731. Data Source: Recreation.gov. Up to 60 days ahead, released at 7 a.m. HST. A portion released 2 days (48 h) ahead. One reservation per three-day period. ## Data - [Permit records](https://parksahead.com/data/permits.json): Curated permit records only. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Schema: https://parksahead.com/data/permits.schema.json - [Calendar records](https://parksahead.com/data/calendar.json): Curated calendar rows only. Licensed CC BY 4.0. 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