IMPORTANT NOTES:
Are my chances at risk? If you are NOT committed to accepting one of these launches, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY. Applicants and Potential Alternate Trip Leaders (PATLs) listed on winning lottery applications lose all their chances whether or not they end up going on the trip. Your chances are not affected if you do not apply or if you apply and do not win.
Why should I list Potential Alternate Trip Leaders (PATLs)? This is important because PATLs cannot be listed later, even if you win. Listing at least one PATL on your application is the only way you can protect your trip and your participants against the chance that something might come up in your life that ends up preventing you from going on your trip. If you do not list a PATL on your lottery application, win a trip but then can’t go, your trip will have to be cancelled. We strongly encourage all who choose to apply to list at least one PATL on their lottery application.
Who Is eligible to apply? Individuals are eligible to apply in the lottery as long as they are at least 18 years old by the launch date and not already members of other noncommercial or commercial trips launching in the same calendar year as the desired launch date. No person may be listed on more than one application within any individual lottery. In the lottery system, only one account per person is allowed. A LOTTERY WINNER HAVING MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT MAY HAVE THEIR WINNING TRIP REVOKED. If you have two profiles on the system or you received two or more emails listing different login names, then this issue must be resolved prior to the lottery. Please contact the River Permits Office, include the login name of the profile you want deleted, and ask us to delete the account. Lottery applications are accepted through the weighted lottery website only when lotteries are open.
When will the lottery drawings occur? The lottery drawings will take place in the afternoon of the date when the lottery closes, and email notifications will be sent by the end of the day. Applicants who do not receive an email notification should log back in and view the status of their request. Statistics will be posted by the end of the following day.
What if I forgot my password? If you cannot remember your password, you can have it reset and sent to the email address listed in your lottery profile. Complete the form at https://npspermits.us/grandcanyon/river/forgotLogin.cfm
How do I access the weighted lottery website? The weighted lottery website can be accessed for free year-round to create or modify an account and to sign-up to receive email notifications. Individuals who are interested in a future river permit are strongly encouraged to create an account.
Useful Links:
Need more help? If you need help submitting an application online or navigating the website, email the River Permits Office or call 1-800-959-9164. We are happy to help. The River Permits Office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
River Permits Office Contact Information:
Phone: 800-959-9164 or 928-638-7843
Fax: 928-638-7844
Email the River Permits Office
U.S. Postal Service mailing address:
River Permits Office
PO Box 129
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023-0129
Address for other mailing services:
River Permits Office
#1 Village Loop Road
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Notifications about Lotteries: Each February a main lottery is held to assign launch dates for noncommercial river trips occurring the next year. Public notifications regarding main lotteries are made both by email and by press release. In addition to the annual main lottery, follow-up lotteries are held as needed throughout the remainder of the year to reassign cancelled and/or left-over river trips. Public notifications for these follow-up lotteries are made through this RSS Feed enabled web page and through email.
