KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management Kanab Field Office will transition to a winter schedule for the Coyote Buttes North (The Wave) and Coyote Buttes South in-person lotteries beginning Nov. 19, 2021. As such, weekend and Monday permits will be issued on the preceding Friday at 8:30 a.m. MST. The lottery location takes place at the Kanab Center, 180 East 100 North, Kanab, Utah 84741. Lottery parking is located at the rear, east-end of the building.
* For Thanksgiving Day, a five-day drawing will occur Nov. 24, 2021.
* For Christmas Eve and Christmas Day permits, a four-day drawing will occur on Dec. 23, 2021.
* For New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day permits, a four-day drawing will occur on Dec. 30, 2021.
Visitors applying for a permit are encouraged to arrive at 8:30 a.m. to submit applications before the drawing, which begins sharply at 9 a.m. This winter schedule will continue until a 7-day schedule resumes, typically around mid-March.
As a reminder, the Paria Contact Station will close Nov. 15, 2021. The contact station, which serves as a permit pickup location for the Paria Canyon Overnight permits and provides visitor information on the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness remains seasonally closed until resuming a 7-day schedule, typically around mid-March. During winter hours, permits for Paria Canyon Overnight visitors will be located at the Kanab Field Office, 669 S. Hwy 89A, Kanab, UT 84741. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MST. This will change will begin Nov. 16 through mid-March.
Visitors can also apply for permits four months in advance through the online lottery system. For more information about applying online, visit recreation.gov. For questions about the lottery, please call 435-644-1200 or 435-644-5033. For specific questions about hiking The Wave, please call 435-688-3200. For information about walk-in and online lottery permits, visit https://go.usa.gov/xMawv.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
