Canyonlands National Park Passes
Every Canyonlands National Park wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.
A Canyonlands backcountry permit covers overnight trips across the park's four districts - the Needles, Island in the Sky and its White Rim Road, and the remote Maze - including 4WD campsites, designated backpacking sites, and at-large zones. It is required year-round, and popular sites like the White Rim Road and the Needles backpacking loops fill quickly for prime spring and fall dates.
Top Canyonlands National Park entry points
The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.
- Bobby Jo 1 - Very high demand
- Bobby Jo 2 - Very high demand
- Butler / West Side Canyons Zone - Very high demand
- Davis & Lavender Zone - Very high demand
- Devils Kitchen 1 - Very high demand
- Devils Kitchen 2 - Very high demand
- Devils Kitchen 4 - Very high demand
- Horsehoof - Very high demand
- New Bates Wilson - Very high demand
- White Crack - Very high demand
- Murphy A - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Lost Canyon 3 (LC3) - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
All Canyonlands National Park passes
Choose an entry point or campsite for permit rules, release timing, demand, and nearby alternatives.
- Airport A
- Airport B
- Airport C
- Airport D
- Big Spring 1 (BS1)
- Big Spring 2 (BS2)
- Bobby Jo 1
- Bobby Jo 2
- Butler / West Side Canyons Zone
- Candlestick
- Chesler Park 1 (CP1)
- Chesler Park 2 (CP2)
- Chesler Park 3 (CP3)
- Chesler Park 4 (CP4)
- Chesler Park 5 (CP5)
- Chimney Rock
- Cleopatra's Chair
- Davis & Lavender Zone
- Devil's Pocket 1 (DP1)
- Devils Kitchen 1
- Devils Kitchen 2
- Devils Kitchen 3
- Devils Kitchen 4
- Doll House 1
- Doll House 2
- Doll House 3
- Ekker Butte
- Elephant Canyon 1 (EC1)
- Elephant Canyon 2 (EC2)
- Elephant Canyon 3 (EC3)
- Flint Seep (group campsite)
- Golden Stairs
- Gooseberry / Lathrop Zone
- Gooseberry A
- Gooseberry B
- Happy Canyon
- Hardscrabble A
- Hardscrabble B
- High Spur
- High Spur Zone
- Horsehoof
- Labyrinth A
- Labyrinth B
- Lost Canyon 1 (LC1)
- Lost Canyon 2 (LC2)
- Lost Canyon 3 (LC3)
- Lower Basins Zone
- Maze Area Zone
- Maze Overlook 1
- Maze Overlook 2
- Millard Canyon
- Murphy A
- Murphy B
- Murphy C
- Murphy Point Zone
- Needles North Zone
- New Bates Wilson
- Night Outside Park – Travel to Different District (One Per Permit)
- North Point
- Orange Cliffs Zone
- Packraft - Night on River
- Panorama Point
- Peekaboo 1
- Peekaboo 2
- Potato Bottom A
- Potato Bottom B
- Potato Bottom C
- Red Lake / Grabens Zone
- Salt & Horse Zone
- Salt Creek 1 (SC1)
- Salt Creek 2 (SC2)
- Salt Creek 3 (SC3)
- Salt Creek 4 (SC4)
- Shafer Campsite
- Standing Rock
- Sunset Pass
- Syncline Campsite
- Taylor
- Taylor Canyon Zone
- Teapot Rock
- The Neck
- The Wall
- Upper West Basins Zone
- White Crack
- Wooden Shoe 1 (WS1)
- Wooden Shoe 2 (WS2)
Popular trails
- Chesler Park Loop Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
- Druid Arch Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Salt Flat, Big Springs, and Wooden Shoe Canyon Loop - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Salt Flat Trail to Lost Canyon Peekaboo Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Murphy Hogback Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Lost Canyon - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Syncline Loop - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Lathrop Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
Canyonlands National Park permit guide · Book on recreation.gov