Thanks
@Notyourmomslx450 and
@DaveInDenver for the replies.
I should have been more specific. Yes, I am talking a day use permit. I looked at the NPS website and recreation.gov and here’s what I gathered:
Day use permits for vehicles cost $6 and are issued online (recreation.gov) starting at 8am the day before your trip.
Each vehicle needs a permit and can travel in groups of three, spacing of groups by 30 minutes.
Elephant Hill has an allotment of 24 permits per day, any remaining permits will be available at the backcountry permit office at no cost.
***In addition to the day use permit, you will need a National Parks pass for Canyon Lands. A NP day pass is $30 and can be purchased in advance. Other types of NP passes are also acceptable like annual passes or America the Beautiful passes.