Inyo National Forest - Wilderness Permits
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.
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
SEKI.
Zones: Unknown
SEKI..
Zones: Unknown
SEKI...
Zones: Unknown
SI
Zones: Unknown
SI.
Zones: Unknown
SI...
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.