Obtaining a BLM Permit (Coyote Buttes North & South):
Permits for both Coyote Buttes North (the area where The Wave is located) and Coyote Buttes South are required. Permits and permit information can be obtained through the buttons below. There are separate permits for each area. Twenty people are allowed into each permit area per day. Ten permits are issued online, and ten via walk-in lottery, that normally occurs the day before the permit is valid.
Coyote Buttes South - Daily Permit Lottery
Coyote Buttes South - Advanced Permit Lottery
Coyote Buttes North - Daily Permit Lottery
Coyote Buttes North - Advanced Permit Lottery
Coyote Buttes South - Daily Permit Lottery
Coyote Buttes South - Advanced Permit Lottery
Coyote Buttes North - Daily Permit Lottery
Coyote Buttes North - Advanced Permit Lottery
Online Permits:
On-line Permits for Coyote Buttes North are very difficult to obtain. Conversely, permits for Coyote Buttes South are generally easy to get.
For Coyote Buttes South there is an online permit.
Many times you can get a permit just a few days out from now. Visit the page to see available dates.
You can also apply up to four months in advance of your trip date.
For example: A trip between Nov 1 - Nov 31 requires you to apply between Aug 1 - Aug 31.
Permits first become available at Noon MST (or daylight time when DST is in effect) on the first.
South Buttes permits cost $9 per permit, plus a $5 per person Recreation Fee.
You must now Print Your Permit and bring it. They do not mail South Coyote Buttes permits any longer.
For Coyote Buttes North there is an online permit lottery.
The lottery opens up five months in advance of your trip date, and you have the whole month to apply.
For example: A trip between Dec 1 - Dec 31 requires you to apply between Aug 1 - Aug 31. The lottery drawing for December would be held on September 1.
The application fee is $9 per application. On each application you can select up to three dates. The drawing is held the day following the close of the lottery (i.e. September 1 in our example). You will be notified via e-mail that day if successful. If you win the lottery there is an additional Recreation Fee of $7 per individual for a North Coyote Buttes permit.
For Coyote Buttes South there is an online permit.
Many times you can get a permit just a few days out from now. Visit the page to see available dates.
You can also apply up to four months in advance of your trip date.
For example: A trip between Nov 1 - Nov 31 requires you to apply between Aug 1 - Aug 31.
Permits first become available at Noon MST (or daylight time when DST is in effect) on the first.
South Buttes permits cost $9 per permit, plus a $5 per person Recreation Fee.
You must now Print Your Permit and bring it. They do not mail South Coyote Buttes permits any longer.
For Coyote Buttes North there is an online permit lottery.
The lottery opens up five months in advance of your trip date, and you have the whole month to apply.
For example: A trip between Dec 1 - Dec 31 requires you to apply between Aug 1 - Aug 31. The lottery drawing for December would be held on September 1.
The application fee is $9 per application. On each application you can select up to three dates. The drawing is held the day following the close of the lottery (i.e. September 1 in our example). You will be notified via e-mail that day if successful. If you win the lottery there is an additional Recreation Fee of $7 per individual for a North Coyote Buttes permit.
Walk-in Permits:
Walk-in permits are issued one day in advance of your hiking date in Kanab at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (GSENM) Visitor Center. The address is 745 E. Highway 89, the phone number is (435) 644-4680. The visitor center is open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM seven days a week. The visitor center is on the North side of Highway 89 as you head east towards Page just after the Kanab City Cemetery. If you pass the Comfort Inn you've gone too far. From March 15 to November 15 permits will be issued every day of the week excluding national holidays. During the winter months (approximately November 16-March 15) weekend and Monday permits are issued on Friday. The lottery in Kanab is held at 9 AM Utah time. If you are hiking alone your chances for a permit are better than for a group since there are relatively few single hikers looking for permits. For example if permits were already issued for two groups of four and a single, and you are the only single left you will get a permit unless a group is willing to be split up.