California Backpacking Permits
313 permits tracked across 41 parks and wilderness areas in California, with continuous availability scanning and lottery deadline alerts.
Upcoming California lottery & deadline dates
| Date | Event | Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2026 | Lottery closes | Half Dome |
| Oct 11, 2026 | Lottery closes | Half Dome |
| Oct 11, 2026 | Lottery closes | Half Dome |
| Oct 18, 2026 | Lottery closes | JMT Yosemite |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Overnight |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Day |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Overnight |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Day |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Day |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Overnight |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Overnight |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Day |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Day |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Mt. Whitney Overnight |
| Feb 15, 2027 | Lottery opens | JMT Yosemite |
| Feb 15, 2027 | Lottery opens | JMT Yosemite |
| Feb 15, 2027 | Lottery opens | JMT Yosemite |
| Feb 15, 2027 | Lottery opens | JMT Yosemite |
| Feb 15, 2027 | Lottery opens | JMT Yosemite |
| Mar 1, 2027 | Lottery opens | Half Dome |
All California permits by park
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Mt. Whitney DayLottery
- Mt. Whitney OvernightLottery
- High Sierra TrailReservation
- High Sierra TrailReservation
- Rae LakesReservation
- High Sierra TrailReservation
- Woods CreekReservation
- Dusy BasinReservation
- Eagle LakeReservation
- Bubbs CreekReservation
- Franklin LakesReservation
- Twin LakesReservation
- Pear & Emerald PTReservation
- Sawtooth PassReservation
- Mt. LangleyReservation
- JO PassReservation
- Copper CreekReservation
- AltaReservation
- Redwood CanyonReservation
- Timber GapReservation
- Pear & EmeraldReservation
- Lewis CreekReservation
- Paradise RidgeReservation
- Mosquito LakesReservation
- Atwell ChiefReservation
- Garfield GroveReservation
- LadybugReservation
- Middle Fork KaweahReservation
- Oriole LakeReservation
- Belle CanyonReservation
- Farewell GapReservation
- Tar GapReservation
- Colony Mill EastReservation
- SugarloafReservation
- Colony Mill WestReservation
- Don Cecil WestReservation
- Don Cecil EastReservation
- North Fork KaweahReservation
- HockettReservation
- WhiteReservation
Yosemite National Park
- JMT YosemiteLottery
- Half DomeLottery
- JMT YosemiteLottery
- Happy Isles to Little Yosemite ValleyReservation
- Cathedral LakesReservation
- Happy Isles to Past LYV (Donohue Pass eligible)Reservation
- Lyell Canyon (Donohue Pass eligible)Reservation
- Rafferty Creek to VogelsangReservation
- Glen AulinReservation
- Happy Isles to IllilouetteReservation
- Lyell Canyon (no Donohue Pass)Reservation
- Glacier Point to Little Yosemite ValleyReservation
- Sunrise Lakes (no Donohue Pass)Reservation
- Glacier Point to IllilouetteReservation
- Young Lakes via Glen Aulin TrailReservation
- Yosemite FallsReservation
- Young Lakes via Dog LakeReservation
- Ten LakesReservation
- Glen Aulin to Cold Canyon/WaterwheelReservation
- May LakeReservation
- Murphy CreekReservation
- White Wolf to Pate ValleyReservation
- Mono/Parker PassReservation
- Pohono Trail (Taft Point)Reservation
- Chilnualna FallsReservation
- Ostrander (Lost Bear Meadow)Reservation
- White Wolf to Aspen ValleyReservation
- Mirror Lake to Snow CreekReservation
- Porcupine CreekReservation
- Pohono Trail (Glacier Point)Reservation
- Rancheria Falls (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Yosemite CreekReservation
- May Lake to Snow CreekReservation
- Alder CreekReservation
- White Wolf CampgroundReservation
- Mather Ranger Station (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Base Line Camp Road (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Smith Peak (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Deer CampReservation
- White Wolf to Smith MeadowReservation
- Miguel Meadow (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Mono MeadowReservation
- Tamarack CreekReservation
- Cottonwood Creek (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Aspen Valley (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Bridalveil CreekReservation
- Poopenaut Valley (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- South Fork Tuolumne RiverReservation
- Lukens Lake to Yosemite CreekReservation
- McGurk MeadowReservation
- Beehive Meadows (Hetch Hetchy)Reservation
- Lukens LakeReservation
- Westfall MeadowReservation
Mount Tamalpais State Park
- Steep Ravine CabinsLottery
- Steep Ravine CampReservation
- Lee ShanskyReservation
Inyo National Forest
- Mt. Whitney Zone (Day Use)Reservation
- Kearsarge Pass (JMT)Reservation
- Mt. Whitney Trail (Overnight)Reservation
- Whitney Mountaineer'sFirst-Come, First-Served
- Pine Creek Pass (JMT)Reservation
- Bishop Pass (JMT)Reservation
- JMT South of Devils PostpileReservation
- High Trail – PCT (JMT)Reservation
- Cottonwood Pass (PCT)Reservation
- Baxter Pass (JMT)Reservation
- JMT North of Devils PostpileReservation
- Mt Whitney Trail Crest ExitReservation
- Shepherd Pass (JMT)Reservation
- Duck Pass (JMT)Reservation
- Sawmill Pass (JMT)Reservation
- Treasure Lakes - South LakeReservation
- Cottonwood LakesReservation
- Taboose Pass (JMT)Reservation
- Piute Pass (North Lake)Reservation
- Big Pine Creek South ForkReservation
- Shadow Creek (Agnew Meadow)Reservation
- Little Lakes ValleyReservation
- Golden Trout Lakes (Onion Valley)Reservation
- Big Pine Creek North ForkReservation
- North Fork Lone Pine CreekReservation
- Italy Pass (Pine Creek)Reservation
- Rush Creek (Silver Lake)Reservation
- Lamarck LakesReservation
- Saddlebag LakeReservation
- Mono Pass (Rock Creek)Reservation
- Minaret LakeReservation
- Sabrina LakeReservation
- Fish CreekReservation
- Olancha Pass (PCT)Reservation
- River Trail (Agnew Meadow)Reservation
- Hilton LakesReservation
- Meysan LakeReservation
- Trail PassReservation
- McGee PassReservation
- Convict CreekReservation
- Red Lake (Split Mt)Reservation
- Red Cones - Mammoth PassReservation
- Laurel LakesReservation
- Bloody CanyonReservation
- Gable LakesReservation
- Parker LakeReservation
- Warren ForkReservation
- Horton LakesReservation
- Tamarack LakesReservation
- George Creek - Mt. WilliamsonReservation
- BlackrockReservation
- Valentine LakeReservation
- George LakeReservation
- Glacier CanyonReservation
- Upper ButtermilkReservation
- Fern LakeReservation
- Beck LakeReservation
- Tyee LakesReservation
- Tuttle CreekReservation
- Baker LakesReservation
- Yost and Fern Lake (June Lake)Reservation
- Lundy CanyonReservation
- Gibbs LakeReservation
- Birch LakeReservation
- Deer LakesReservation
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
- Env Site 1Reservation
- Env Site 2Reservation
Los Padres National Forest
- Kirk CreekReservation
- Plaskett CreekReservation
- Pine RidgeReservation
- Vicente FlatReservation
- Buckeye TrailReservation
- Plaskett GroupReservation
- Arroyo SecoReservation
- EscondidoReservation
- NacimientoReservation
- Memorial ParkReservation
- Salmon CreekReservation
Angel Island State Park
- Env SitesReservation
- Kayak GroupReservation
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
- Pfeiffer CampgroundReservation
- Group CampReservation
- Hike/BikeReservation
King Range National Conservation Area
- Lost CoastReservation
Henry W. Coe State Park
- Backpack PermitReservation
- Manzanita PointReservation
Catalina Island Conservancy
- Trans-CatalinaReservation
- Trans-CatalinaReservation
- Parsons LandingReservation
- Little HarborReservation
- Two HarborsReservation
- Hermit GulchReservation
- BlackjackReservation
Limekiln State Park
- Limekiln CampReservation
Castle Rock State Park
- Castle Rock CampReservation
- Waterman GapReservation
Tahoe Rim Trail
- TRT Thru-HikeReservation
- TRT Thru-HikeReservation
Desolation Wilderness
- Dicks PassReservation
- Wrights LakeReservation
- VelmaReservation
- AlohaReservation
- Lake of the WoodsReservation
- RockboundReservation
- SusieReservation
- Island Lake Pass ThroughReservation
- RubiconReservation
- Granite ChiefReservation
- Dicks Lake Pass ThroughReservation
- TahoeReservation
- Twin LakesReservation
- RalstonReservation
- Buck IslandReservation
- SchmidellReservation
- General Creek Pass ThroughReservation
- St. JosephReservation
- PyramidReservation
- GilmoreReservation
- MeissReservation
- Meiss Pass ThroughReservation
- Richardson Pass ThroughReservation
- WacaReservation
- McConnellReservation
- OlieReservation
- HalfmoonReservation
- HighlandReservation
- Lyons LakeReservation
- Rubicon Pass ThroughReservation
- Schmidell Pass ThroughReservation
- StonyReservation
- Triangle Pass ThroughReservation
- MillerReservation
- General CreekReservation
- TallantReservation
- Loon LakeReservation
- RichardsonReservation
- RuckerReservation
- TriangleReservation
- Lyons CreekReservation
- Rockbound Pass ThroughReservation
- MaudeReservation
- Lake of the Woods Pass ThroughReservation
- Tahoe Pass ThroughReservation
Crystal Cove State Park
- Lower MoroReservation
- Deer CanyonReservation
- Upper MoroReservation
Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Stuart ForkReservation
- Canyon CreekReservation
- Caribou LakesReservation
- Swift CreekReservation
Malibu Creek State Park
- Malibu Creek CampReservation
Butano State Park
- Butano CampReservation
Point Reyes National Seashore
- Sky CampReservation
- Wildcat CampReservation
- Coast CampReservation
- Glen CampReservation
Mount San Jacinto State Park
- Wilderness PermitReservation
Andrew Molera State Park
- Trail CampReservation
Point Mugu State Park
- La Jolla ValleyReservation
- Danielson RanchReservation
San Jacinto Wilderness
- Tramway AccessReservation
- Devil's SlideReservation
- Deer SpringsReservation
- Cactus to CloudsReservation
San Gorgonio Wilderness
- Vivian CreekReservation
- South ForkReservation
- Aspen GroveReservation
- Forsee CreekReservation
- Momyer CreekReservation
- Fish CreekReservation
Topanga State Park
- Musch CampReservation
Channel Islands National Park
- Scorpion CanyonReservation
- Smugglers CoveReservation
- Water CanyonReservation
- Del NorteReservation
- San MiguelReservation
Portola Redwoods State Park
- Slate CreekReservation
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- ShastaReservation
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
- Granite SpringsReservation
- Arroyo SecoReservation
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Big Basin DayReservation
- Rancho del OsoReservation
Sonoma Coast State Park
- Willow CreekReservation
- Pomo CanyonReservation
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
- Little JackassReservation
- Jones BeachReservation
- WheelerReservation
- Usal BeachReservation
- StreamsideReservation
- OrchardReservation
- Bear HarborReservation
- RailroadReservation
Ventana Wilderness
- Pine RidgeReservation
- Cone PeakReservation
- Arroyo SecoReservation
Hoover Wilderness
- Virginia LakesReservation
- Twin LakesReservation
- Green CreekReservation
- Lundy CanyonReservation
Mount Shasta Wilderness
- Summit PassReservation
- Wilderness PermitReservation
Emigrant Wilderness
- GianelliReservation
- Kennedy MeadowsReservation
- CrabtreeReservation
- Relief ReservoirReservation
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
- Ebbetts PassReservation
- Highland LakesReservation
- Clark ForkReservation
Mokelumne Wilderness
- Carson PassReservation
- Woods LakeReservation
- Blue LakesReservation
Redwood National and State Parks
- DeMartinReservation
- Little Bald HillsReservation
- Flint RidgeReservation
- Redwood CreekReservation