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Weighted Lottery for 2013 Noncommercial River Trips through the Grand Canyon Now Open

NPS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:34:59 +0000

The National Park Service is now accepting applications for noncommercial river trip permits to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park.

2013 Main Lottery Open – date posted Feb 1, 2012

NPS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:13:23 +0000

Applications for the 2013 Main Lottery will be accepted through the weighted lottery website ( npspermits.us ) from Feb/1/2012 through noon (Mountain Standard Time) on Feb/22/2012. The following dates will be available:

Standard Sized Trips (1 to 16 people):

Jan 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Feb 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Mar 2013: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30, 31
Apr 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30
May 2013: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
Jun 2013: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Jul 2013: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Aug 2013: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Sep 2013: 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10, 11, 11, 13, 13, 15, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 21, 24, 25, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30
Oct 2013: 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17, 17, 18, 19, 19, 20, 21, 21, 22, 23, 23, 24, 25, 25, 26, 27, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30, 31, 31
Nov 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Dec 2013: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Note: Duplicate listings of dates indicate that two standard sized permits are available for the same date.

Small Sized Trips (1 to 8 people):

Apr 2013: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29
May 2013: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
Jun 2013: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
Jul 2013: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
Aug 2013: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30

If you win a date the deposit will be due by noon MST on Feb/29/2012. Winners will then have until 90 days before launch to complete a detailed permit application and submit remainder of fees.

Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial with Fee-Free Entry on February 14

NPS — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:38:58 +0000

In honor of the historic event of Arizona's centennial, Grand Canyon National Park will offer fee-free entry on Tuesday, February 14.

Repair and Maintenance to Temporarily Close Ribbon Falls Bridge

NPS — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:34 +0000

Grand Canyon National Park’s Trail Crew will soon begin repairs to the bridge across Bright Angel Creek on the Ribbon Falls spur trail in the Inner Canyon.

2012 Follow-up Lottery Closed – date posted Jan 26, 2012

NPS — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:23:57 +0000

A 2012 Follow-up Lottery run on Jan 26, 2012 has closed. Statistics have been posted.

Grand Canyon National Park Announces Speakers for 2012 "Conversations on the Edge" Community Lecture Series

NPS — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:14:07 +0000

Grand Canyon National Park's Division of Science and Resource Management will once again be presenting monthly community lectures in Flagstaff, Arizona in collaboration with the Grand Canyon Association and Northern Arizona University's Cline Library.

Grand Canyon Railway to Apply Herbicide within Grand Canyon National Park 2012

NPS — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:45:39 +0000

On February 7, 2012, Grand Canyon Railway, in consultation with the National Park Service (NPS), will be applying herbicide along their railroad tracks including those within Grand Canyon National Park.

2012 Follow-up Lottery Open – date posted Jan 23, 2012

NPS — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:09:36 +0000

Applications for a 2012 Follow-up Lottery will be accepted through the weighted lottery website (npspermits.us) from Jan/23/2012 through noon (Mountain Standard Time) on Jan/26/2012. The following dates will be available:

Standard Sized Trips: (allows 1 to 16 participants at a time)

Mar 2012: 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 16, 20, 23, 26, 27
Apr 2012: 2
Nov 2012: 4, 28, 29, 30
Dec 2012: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 17, 28, 29, 3

Small Sized Trips: (allows 1 to 8 participants at a time)

Apr 2012: 8, 10, 12
May 2012: 6

If you win a date the deposit will be due by noon on Friday, January 27, 2012.

Additionally, the following launch dates are currently available outside of the lottery system to the first live caller to 1-800-959-9164 (i.e. cannot be claimed by leaving a messages).

Standard Sized Trips (1 - 16 people):

Jan 2012: 24, 26
Feb 2012: 3

The Main Lottery for Calendar Year 2013 will accept applications from noon, February 1, 2012 to noon, February 22, 2012 (Mountain Standard Time).

2012 Follow-up Lottery Closed – date posted Jan 20, 2012

NPS — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:20:07 +0000

A 2012 Follow-up Lottery run on Jan 20, 2012 has closed. Statistics have been posted.

Body Found on January 12 in Grand Canyon National Park Identified

NPS — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:28:37 +0000

A body found near Yaki Point in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as that of 41 year-old Peter Reichner of Glenside, Pennsylvania.