Timed entry or quotaAmericasApply yourselfCheck · Sep 2026
The Wave (Coyote Buttes North) lottery
A daily permit lottery for a small number of hikers to Coyote Buttes North, home of The Wave.
The permit
- Who issues it
- Bureau of Land Management, via Recreation.gov
- How to get it
- Apply yourself. Enter the advance lottery online about four months ahead, or the daily lottery two days ahead on your phone from inside the local area.
- Lead time
- 2 days+ · Advance lottery: apply in the month four months before; daily lottery: 2 days before.
- Cost (check)
- US$6 per lottery application plus US$7 per person (or dog) if you win (check).
- Documents
- Permit printout or phone copy
- ID of the permit holder
- If you skip it
- Rangers patrol and fine hikers without a permit; permits cannot be transferred.
- Official site
- Bureau of Land Management
Check before you pay
Fees, quotas and closed areas change, sometimes with days of notice. These figures were last checked in Sep 2026; confirm on the official site or with a licensed operator before you book flights.