Main Salmon lottery dates
Winners cancel all season. Set a cancellation alert and we tell you the moment a Main Salmon spot opens.
We check the agency's schedule every day for Main Salmon's next application dates, and this page updates the moment they post.
Published odds
What the agency publishes about Main Salmon odds
~1.7% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025).
“it was even worse with a 1.70% chance”
How the Main Salmon draw works
- Cost
- $6 non-refundable reservation or lottery application fee, plus a $4 per person per day special recreation fee. Senior and Access Pass holders get a 50% reduction on the $4.
- Daily quota
- 8 permits
- Max group size
- 30 people
Applications are filed through Recreation.gov. Open the official Main Salmon page
Apply as a crew
Most lotteries let every member of a party apply, and only one entry has to win. A pool keeps the applications, the dates and the result in one place so nobody in the crew misses the deadline.
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What if I miss the Main Salmon lottery?
Set a cancellation alert. Winners cancel all season, and PermitSnag tells you the moment a Main Salmon spot opens. We remind you about the lottery dates too.
When does the Main Salmon lottery open?
PermitSnag reads the official schedule every day and posts the next Main Salmon window here the day it is announced.
What are the odds of winning the Main Salmon lottery?
~1.7% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025), published by Idaho News 6 — Four Rivers lottery odds reporting.