American Whitewater maintains a comprehensive river permits database for permitted rivers. Permit information is linked from individual river pages. The table below includes a summary of the popular multi-day permitted river trips.

| ** River** | **Agency** | **Deadline** |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1/|Alsek]]/[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/50/|Tatshensnini (AK)]]** | Glacier Bay National Park [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/1/|Permit Info]] | Send in application to get on waitlist for preferred dates |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1842/|Colorado River, Cataract Canyon (UT)]]** | Canyonlands National Park[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/62/|Permit Info]] | Reservations for the coming year accepted after January 1st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/114/|Colorado River, Grand Canyon (AZ)]]** | Grand Canyon National Park [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/2/|Permit Info]] | The Park has recently released a new plan for obtaining permits ([[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/display/articleid/1519/display/full|more info]]) |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1840/|Colorado River, Westwater Canyon (UT)]]** | WestwaterCanyon-BLM [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/63/|Permit Info]] | Reserve your trip two months in advance. Recently changed from the old lottery system ([[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/article/672/|more info]]) |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1507/|Deschutes (OR)]]**| Prineville District\\  Bureau of Land Management\\ [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/50/|Permit Info]] | Boater Pass required before launching, currently no limits |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/385/|Dolores River (CO/UT)]]** | Bureau of Land Management [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/64/|Permit Info]] | Permit not required for Colorado section, but is required for Utah section. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1853/|Green River, Gates of Lodore (UT)]]** | Dinosaur National Monument [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/13/|Permit Info ]] | Lottery application must be received by February 1st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1854/|Green River, Desolation Canyon (UT)]]** | Desolation Canyon-BLM [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1854/|Permit Info]] | The permit system recently changed to a five month call in system, the number to call is 435-636-3622.|
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1517/|Illinois River (OR)]]** | USFS Illinois Valley Ranger District [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/51/|Permit Info]] | Onsite registration, currently no limits |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/561/|Jarbidge/Bruneau (ID)]]** | BLM [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/20/|Permit Info]] | Advance registration, currently no limits. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1538/|Owyhee River (OR)]]** | Vale District BLM [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/54/|Permit Info]] | Onsite registration, currently no limits |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1220/|Rio Chama (NM)]]** | BLM/USFS [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/43/|Permit Info]] | Weekend launches May 1st to Sep 4th assigned by lottery. Applications must be received by January 31st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1541/|Rogue River (OR)]]** | Tioga Resources Inc. for USFS and BLM [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/56/|Permit Info]] | Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/612/|Salmon River, Main (ID) ]]** | USFS North Fork Ranger District\\ [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/26/|Permit Info]] | Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/618/|Salmon River, Middle Fork (ID)]]** | USFS Middle Fork Ranger District\\ [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/27/|Permit Info]] | Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/123/|Salt River, Upper (AZ) ]]** | Apache Reservation and\\  Tonto National Forest\\ [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/3/|Permit Info]] | Lottery applications must be received by January 15th. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/3558/|San Juan River (UT) ]]** | San Juan Field Office[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/88/|Permit Info]] | Lottery application must be received by February 1st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/623/|Selway River (ID)]]** | USFS [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/28/|Permit Info]] | Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/633/|Snake River (ID)]]** | USFS [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/29/|Permit Info]] | Lottery applications must be received by January 31st. |
| **[[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/437/|Yampa River (CO/UT) ]]** | Dinosaur National Monument\\ [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/archive/permit/14/|Permit Info]] | Lottery application must be received by February 1st. |