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
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