Desolation Wilderness Overnight

Lake Tahoe Basin · CA · Permit

47 zones, quota-controlled all summer. The famous ones (Aloha, Velma Lakes) sell out months ahead; cancellations surface daily.

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Next 21 days

Zone	Wed 9/9	Thu 9/10	Fri 9/11	Sat 9/12	Sun 9/13	Mon 9/14	Tue 9/15	Wed 9/16	Thu 9/17	Fri 9/18	Sat 9/19	Sun 9/20	Mon 9/21	Tue 9/22	Wed 9/23	Thu 9/24	Fri 9/25	Sat 9/26	Sun 9/27	Mon 9/28	Tue 9/29
01 Rockbound Lake	–	18	16	16	18	14	18	18	13	0	0	18	18	18	18	18	16	10	18	18	18
02 General Creek	–	7	3	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	7	7	7	7	7	7
03 Genevieve	0	10	0	0	6	14	14	14	4	0	0	14	14	14	12	14	12	4	14	13	14
04 Grouse Lakes	–	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2
05 Brown Mountain	–	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
06 Rubicon	0	15	9	7	16	16	16	14	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
07 Stony Ridge	–	14	0	0	14	14	14	14	14	0	1	14	12	12	11	14	8	5	14	14	14
08 Tells	–	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8
09 Highland	–	6	2	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
10 Lelands	–	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13
11 Camper Flat	–	14	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	14
12 Phipps	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
13 Lakes #3 and #5	–	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
14 Schmidell	–	3	5	1	6	6	5	7	5	3	5	7	6	7	5	1	7	0	7	7	7
15 Dick's Peak	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2
16 Middle Velma	0	7	0	0	14	13	3	11	10	0	0	14	10	12	14	12	0	4	3	14	14
17 Lower Velmas	0	18	0	0	25	28	28	28	20	0	8	23	24	28	28	27	0	1	28	28	28
18 Eagle	–	2	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	2	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4
19 Lawrence	–	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
20 Red Peak	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
21 Lois	–	1	1	0	6	6	6	6	6	0	2	6	4	6	6	6	0	4	6	6	6
22 China Flat	0	5	0	0	7	5	8	3	8	2	0	8	7	8	8	8	0	0	7	8	8
23 Dick's Lake	0	4	0	0	0	9	3	4	2	0	0	7	9	11	11	11	0	0	7	11	10
24 Kalmia	0	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
25 Maude	–	7	0	0	8	8	5	8	4	0	1	8	7	8	8	7	1	8	8	8	8
26 Rockbound Pass	0	4	4	0	2	4	4	2	4	0	0	2	4	4	4	0	1	4	4	4	4
27 Mt. Price	0	2	0	0	8	8	8	8	4	0	0	6	8	8	8	6	0	0	8	8	8
28 Half Moon	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	3	0	0	1	3	2	3	3	1	1	3	3	3
29 Gilmore	0	2	0	0	4	11	7	1	0	0	0	5	13	13	11	11	0	0	13	13	13
30 Cathedral	–	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
31 Tyler	–	6	0	1	5	6	6	6	6	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	6	6	6
32 Twin	–	5	2	0	0	14	6	5	1	6	0	7	14	14	12	7	0	1	14	14	12
33 Aloha	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14
34 Susie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	6	6	4	0	0	6	4	4
35 Grass	–	1	0	0	6	6	6	6	2	0	0	6	6	6	6	6	0	0	2	6	6
36 Hemlock	–	8	0	0	8	8	8	8	8	2	0	6	8	8	8	8	0	5	8	8	8
37 Smith	–	3	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	3
38 Waca	0	3	0	1	3	3	3	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	3
39 American	–	1	0	0	7	7	5	7	5	0	0	7	5	7	7	3	0	0	7	7	7
40 Lake of Woods	0	2	0	0	0	0	14	14	4	0	0	1	0	11	14	1	0	0	14	14	14
41 Tamarack	0	1	0	0	2	8	14	14	3	0	0	12	12	14	14	2	0	0	10	14	14
42 Triangle	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2
43 Lyons	–	10	0	0	10	10	10	7	10	0	0	10	10	3	10	10	4	0	7	9	10
44 Avalanche	0	4	0	1	12	7	14	14	12	5	0	10	14	14	14	4	0	2	13	14	14
45 Ralston	–	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Pacific Crest Trail	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tahoe Rim Trail (Thru Hike Only)	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	2	6	0	7	7	6	10	4	8	6	8

Numbers are open slots per zone (permits remaining that date). “–” = no quota released / not reservable. Green = bookable right now on recreation.gov.

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11 Camper Flat: 2026-09-30
03 Genevieve: 2026-09-30
04 Grouse Lakes: 2026-09-30
12 Phipps: 2026-09-30
01 Rockbound Lake: 2026-09-30
05 Brown Mountain: 2026-09-30
10 Lelands: 2026-09-30
14 Schmidell: 2026-09-30
43 Lyons: 2026-09-30
44 Avalanche: 2026-09-30
07 Stony Ridge: 2026-09-30
42 Triangle: 2026-09-30
40 Lake of Woods: 2026-09-30
09 Highland: 2026-09-30
13 Lakes #3 and #5: 2026-09-30
02 General Creek: 2026-09-30
06 Rubicon: 2026-09-30
45 Ralston: 2026-09-30
08 Tells: 2026-09-30
19 Lawrence: 2026-09-30
20 Red Peak: 2026-09-30
22 China Flat: 2026-09-30
23 Dick's Lake: 2026-09-30
24 Kalmia: 2026-09-30
15 Dick's Peak: 2026-09-30
17 Lower Velmas: 2026-09-30
21 Lois: 2026-09-30
18 Eagle: 2026-09-30
25 Maude: 2026-09-30
26 Rockbound Pass: 2026-09-30
27 Mt. Price: 2026-09-30
28 Half Moon: 2026-09-30
29 Gilmore: 2026-09-30
30 Cathedral: 2026-09-30
31 Tyler: 2026-09-30
32 Twin: 2026-09-30
33 Aloha: 2026-09-30
34 Susie: 2026-09-30
35 Grass: 2026-09-30
36 Hemlock: 2026-09-30
37 Smith: 2026-09-30
38 Waca: 2026-09-30
39 American: 2026-09-30
41 Tamarack: 2026-09-30
Tahoe Rim Trail (Thru Hike Only): 2026-09-30
16 Middle Velma: 2026-10-01
Pacific Crest Trail: 2026-10-01

Cancellations we've observed here

Observed	Zone	Date	Slots
2026-09-09 22:14Z	14 Schmidell	2026-09-13	5 → 6
2026-09-09 22:14Z	16 Middle Velma	2026-09-26	0 → 4
2026-09-09 21:58Z	14 Schmidell	2026-09-14	5 → 6
2026-09-09 21:42Z	14 Schmidell	2026-09-11	3 → 5
2026-09-09 21:42Z	30 Cathedral	2026-09-10	0 → 2
2026-09-09 21:27Z	17 Lower Velmas	2026-09-19	6 → 8
2026-09-09 21:27Z	36 Hemlock	2026-09-18	0 → 2
2026-09-09 21:11Z	15 Dick's Peak	2026-09-17	1 → 2
2026-09-09 21:11Z	33 Aloha	2026-09-19	2 → 4
2026-09-09 20:38Z	01 Rockbound Lake	2026-09-10	16 → 18
2026-09-09 20:21Z	32 Twin	2026-09-18	3 → 6
2026-09-09 20:21Z	33 Aloha	2026-09-19	0 → 5
2026-09-09 19:50Z	18 Eagle	2026-09-22	3 → 4
2026-09-09 19:33Z	33 Aloha	2026-09-20	0 → 2
2026-09-09 19:00Z	33 Aloha	2026-09-20	1 → 2

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