Canyonlands
- Thread starter Notyourmomslx450
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Definitely makes my top 5 list of best campsites ever.
We will be in Canyonlands 9/21-9/23. I made reservations way back in June.
I'm not sure about the time thing on the permit.
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Elephant Hill in in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park and requires a permit. If you're not staying in the Park you need a day use permit to drive it.
Andy got a backcountry camping permit so he would not additionally need a day use.
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Johnny Utah
Rising Sun Member
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.
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.
SaintAgatha
Rising Sun Member
Speaking of which, those with Elephant Hill experience, how do ya'll think a GX 460 with 33's, chopped front bumper, skids and sliders (no lift) would do on Elephant Hill?
You'll be fine. We did it with a family in a stock 100 series, running boards and all. Five passengers in that thing and it emerged completely intact.
BIL's 460 and my 470 handled it just fine as well, but we're both lifted. Picture not from EHill but that's us.
