Originally Posted by
ronocnikral
If staying in Kanab, and in reasonable health, consider drawing for a permit to see Coyote Butte North. A normal Sedan can make the drive to the trailhead, and I believe the hike is 4 miles or so. It's worth it to head to BLM office in the morning and see if you can get a "walk-in" permit as well. I believe you can shell out for a "guide" if you really want to go but don't get a permit.
It's amazing. Only 20 people/day get to go.
As far as i know you can't get a guided tour. I would question anyone offering such a tour.
Only 20 tickets per day.
the trail is about 2 miles out and 2 miles back.
the road to the trailhead is accessible by car if it hasnt rained.
10 are done in a lottery 4 months before, 10 are reserved to be handed out the day before use....If you want to do this on Saturday you need to be in line at the office Friday morning when they open and they conduct another lottery then to issue the other 10 tickets.
the location of this lottery varies. In the winter it is done at the field office in Kanab. In the spring, summer, and fall there is a satellite office at the pull off on US 89 about halfway between Kanab and Page (35-40 miles from each)
If you ever want to do this the best time to try and get a ticket is in the winter months when you have to go to Kanab for tickets (Nov-Feb). The Kanab office is only open Monday-Friday. Friday is the best day to go. On holiday weekends (this past weekend for example) they would issue tickets on Friday morning for Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. On normal Friday's they issue tickets for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/arolrsma...s/permits.html
You need to submit a lottery application during the month of February to try and get tickets for June. If you were targeting July you need to submit it sometime during March. It costs $5 to do the online application. Consider the fee a donation. If you happen to be selected you will get notification via email and then purchase the tickets.