About & how we check

The Northwest books on a tangle of systems: Washington state parks open 9 months ahead at 7 a.m., Oregon 6 months ahead at 6 a.m., Idaho 9 months ahead with no published time, Kalaloch in three staggered blocks, Multnomah Falls in two waves, and the Enchantments by lottery. This site puts the rules in one place and does the date math for you.

How we check

• Every rule comes from the agency's own page (or the Forest Service and Recreation.gov's published booking rules for permits), and each page names the source and the date we last read it.
• We re-read every source on a schedule and update the date only after reading it again.
• Where an agency doesn't publish something, like Idaho's release time or Kalaloch's, we say so rather than guess.
• We never scrape or automatically check reservation systems, and we never book for anyone.

Who runs it

An independent site run from Reading, Massachusetts. Not affiliated with any state park agency or the National Park Service.

Sources we use

• Washington State Parks: Making Reservations (checked 2026-11-02)
• Washington State Parks press release (July 9, 2026): Make your Beebe Bridge reservations this summer for 2027 vacations (checked 2026-11-02)
• Washington State Parks: Deception Pass State Park (checked 2026-11-02)
• Washington State Parks: Cape Disappointment State Park (checked 2026-11-02)
• Oregon State Parks: Reservations (checked 2026-11-02)
• Oregon State Parks: Silver Falls State Park (checked 2026-11-02)
• Oregon State Parks: Fort Stevens State Park (checked 2026-11-02)
• Idaho Parks and Recreation: Get Outside Reservation Guide (checked 2026-11-02)
• Idaho State Parks Reservation Policies (checked 2026-11-02)
• Idaho Parks and Recreation: Farragut State Park (checked 2026-11-02)
• NPS: Camping, Olympic National Park (checked 2026-11-02)
• Recreation.gov: Kalaloch, Olympic National Park (read by hand) (checked 2026-11-02)
• USDA Forest Service, Columbia River Gorge NSA: Multnomah Falls (checked 2026-11-02)
• Recreation.gov: Multnomah Falls (I-84) Timed Use Permit (read by hand) (checked 2026-11-02)
• USDA Forest Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF: Enchantments Overnight Permits (checked 2026-11-02)
• Recreation.gov: Enchantment Permit Area Advanced Lottery (read by hand) (checked 2026-11-02)
• Recreation.gov: Enchantment Permit Area Daily Lottery (read by hand) (checked 2026-11-02)
• NPS news release (Feb 25, 2026): Mount Rainier National Park Will Not Require Timed Entry Reservations in 2026 (checked 2026-11-02)