Grand Canyon National Park is now accepting applications from individuals who want to compete for a noncommerical river rafting permit for 2013. A total of 449 permits will be awarded through a lottery. Applications must be received by the park by 12:00 p.m. MST on Wednesday, February 22nd.
The application fee is $25. Individuals selected to receive a permit will be notified and charged an additional $400 non-refundable deposit. Individuals must be 18 years of age or older. Because noncommerical trips are self-guided, only individuals with white water rafting experience may apply. Only one river trip per year is allowed in the Grand Canyon National Park; individuals who are already scheduled on a commerical or noncommercial river trip for 2013 may not apply.
In the event that lottery winners decline their trips, follow-up lotteries are held to reassign dates. For a list of dates that will be assigned for 2013, click here. Only those individuals who are committed to accepting a date should apply. Applicants are encourged to list a alternate trip leader's name on their applications in the event something prohibits a lottery winning applicant from taking the river trip. Any individual, however, may be named on only one application per year.
The noncommerical permit drawing will take place the afternoon of February 22nd and notifications will be sent by email later that day.
Rafters interested in commercial river trips through Grand Canyon National Park can click here for a list of authorized concessioners.
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