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Inyo National Forest - Wilderness Permits

Inyo National Forest

In FY25, this reservation product recorded 46,537 orders.

FY25 orders

46,537

Recorded Recreation.gov orders

Historical demand

High

Based on FY25 order volume

Median observed lead

14 days

FY25 reservations with valid lead data

Peak month

August

Month with the most FY25 start dates

Historical demand does not measure reservation difficulty.

Observed booking lead

Mutually exclusive FY25 buckets from order date versus start date. Same calendar day means both fell on the same date.

  • Same calendar day4.1% · 1,890
  • 1–7 days19.2% · 8,923
  • 8–14 days29.5% · 13,702
  • 15–30 days6.7% · 3,119
  • 31–60 days5% · 2,345
  • 61+ days35.5% · 16,495

Historical seasonality

Share of FY25 orders by reservation start month.

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Permit entrances and zones

  • AA01

    Zones: Glacier Canyon

  • AA02

    Zones: Gibbs Lake

  • AA03

    Zones: Bloody Canyon

  • AA04

    Zones: Parker Lake

  • AA05

    Zones: Rush Creek

  • AA-06-OH

    Zones: Fern and Yost

  • AA07

    Zones: Shadow Creek

  • AA08

    Zones: River Trail

  • AA09

    Zones: High Trail

  • AA10

    Zones: John Muir Trail North of Devils Postpile

  • AA11

    Zones: Minaret Lake

  • AA12

    Zones: Beck Lake

  • AA13

    Zones: Fern Lake

  • AA14

    Zones: Fish Creek

  • AA15

    Zones: John Muir Trail South of Devils Postpile

  • AA16

    Zones: Red Cones

  • GT60

    Zones: Cottonwood Pass

  • GT62

    Zones: Trail Pass

  • GT66

    Zones: Blackrock

  • HH11

    Zones: Lundy Lakes

  • HH12

    Zones: Lakes Canyon

  • HH13

    Zones: Warren Fork

  • HH14

    Zones: Saddlebag Lake

  • HT

    Zones: Unknown

  • JM00

    Zones: Deer Lakes

  • JM01

    Zones: Duck Pass

  • JM02

    Zones: Valentine Lake

  • JM03

    Zones: Laurel Lake

  • JM04

    Zones: Convict Creek

  • JM05

    Zones: McGee Creek

  • JM06

    Zones: Hilton Lakes Trail

  • JM07

    Zones: Tamarack Lakes

  • JM08

    Zones: Mono Pass

  • JM09

    Zones: Little Lakes Valley

  • JM10

    Zones: Italy Pass

  • JM11

    Zones: Pine Creek Pass

  • JM12

    Zones: Gable Lakes

  • JM13

    Zones: Horton Lakes

  • JM14

    Zones: Upper Buttermilk

  • JM15

    Zones: Piute Pass

  • JM16

    Zones: Lamarck Lakes

  • JM17

    Zones: Sabrina Lake

  • JM18

    Zones: George Lake via Sabrina

  • JM19

    Zones: Tyee Lakes

  • JM20

    Zones: Treasure Lakes

  • JM21

    Zones: Bishop Pass

  • JM22

    Zones: Baker and Green Lakes

  • JM23

    Zones: Big Pine North Fork

  • JM24

    Zones: Big Pine Creek South Fork

  • JM25

    Zones: Birch Lake

  • JM26

    Zones: Red Lake

  • JM27

    Zones: Taboose Pass

  • JM28

    Zones: Sawmill Pass

  • JM29

    Zones: Baxter Pass

  • JM30

    Zones: Golden Trout Lakes

  • JM31

    Zones: Kearsarge Pass

  • JM32

    Zones: Shepherd Pass

  • JM33

    Zones: George Creek/Mt. Williamson

  • JM34

    Zones: North Fork Lone Pine Creek

  • JM35

    Zones: Mt. Whitney Trail

  • JM37

    Zones: Meysan Lake

  • JM38

    Zones: Tuttle Creek

  • JM39

    Zones: Cottonwood Lakes

  • SEKI

    Zones: Unknown

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    Zones: Unknown

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    Zones: Unknown

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    Zones: Unknown

  • SI

    Zones: Unknown

  • SI.

    Zones: Unknown

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    Zones: Unknown

  • SQ

    Zones: Unknown

  • SS63

    Zones: Olancha Pass

  • SS64

    Zones: Haiwee

  • SS65

    Zones: Kennedy Meadows

  • YOS1

    Zones: Unknown

  • YOS2

    Zones: Unknown

  • YOS4

    Zones: Unknown

  • YOS5

    Zones: Unknown

Data limitations

  • FY25 Recreation.gov orders only (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025).
  • Does not report current availability, current booking windows, current prices, or quotas.
  • Historical demand does not measure availability or difficulty.
  • Median observed booking lead is not a “book X days ahead” instruction.