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Selway River permit

Selway lottery dates

Winners cancel all season. Set a cancellation alert and we tell you the moment a Selway spot opens.

Applications open December 1, 2026 and close January 31, 2027. Results are posted February 15, 2027.

The Selway lottery calendar

Selway lottery dates, from the managing agency’s published schedule
StageDateWhat it means
Applications openThe first day the agency accepts an application for this draw.
Applications closeThe deadline. An application filed after it is not in the draw.
Results postedWhen winners are notified and the claim clock starts.

Dates come from the managing agency’s own published schedule. We re-read it every day, so a date the agency moves moves here too.

Published odds

What the agency publishes about Selway odds

<1% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025).

“under 1% chance of winning”

How the Selway draw works

Cost
$6 non-refundable application and reservation fee. There are no per-person recreation fees for a Selway River permit.
Max group size
16 people

Applications are filed through Recreation.gov. Open the official Selway 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.

Start a pool for Selway

Selway lottery questions

What if I miss the Selway lottery?

Set a cancellation alert. Winners cancel all season, and PermitSnag tells you the moment a Selway spot opens. We remind you about the lottery dates too.

When does the Selway lottery open?

Applications open December 1, 2026 and close January 31, 2027. Results are posted February 15, 2027.

What are the odds of winning the Selway lottery?

<1% (Four Rivers lottery (Dec-Jan), 2025), published by Idaho News 6 — Four Rivers lottery odds reporting.