Do I need a permit for The Enchantments?

A permit is listed as required for The Enchantments: Enchantments permit. Status on this record is an official source.

How much is the The Enchantments permit?

Lottery application fee: $6 USD, issued by Not recorded, checked 2026-09-23. Status on this record: verified-official. Per-person/per-night fee: varies by zone, issued by Not recorded, checked 2026-09-23. Status on this record: verified-official.

Is a guide required for The Enchantments?

This record does not state that a guide is required for The Enchantments. Absence here is not a ruling that independent travel is allowed.

When should the The Enchantments permit be booked?

Reservation on this record is "required". The best season stored for the trail is unverified. This page does not publish a booking window that the issuer page did not supply.

Can the The Enchantments permit be refunded or transferred?

This record does not store a refund or transfer rule. Only the issuer named on the fee row can answer that.

Stored figure · 2026

The Enchantments permit cost 2026

Statutory figures as stored on this record, in the issuer's currency. This is not a live tariff and not a booking page.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs U.S. Forest Service (USFS) — Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Cite this record

The Hiking World, The Enchantments permit, verified 2026-09-23, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/the-enchantments/permit

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-23

Byline

The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

We don't sell treks. We cite the issuer.

Quota / restriction: Advanced lottery (Feb–Mar) + daily geofence; zone-specific overnight quotas (Core, Colchuck, Snow, Stuart, Eightmile).

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: Advanced lottery (Feb–Mar) + daily geofence; zone-specific overnight quotas (Core, Colchuck, Snow, Stuart, Eightmile).

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Verified
Lottery application feeOfficial source	$6 USD	—	Not recorded	Issuer page	Verified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded
Per-person/per-night feeOfficial source	varies by zone	—	Not recorded	Issuer page	Verified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded

How to book / the process

The Enchantments lists a permit as required: Enchantments permit. The legacy issuer field names U.S. Forest Service (USFS) — Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Reservation on the record is “required”. The fee table above is the whole tariff this desk holds. Each row keeps its own issuer, source link, status, and the date that source was checked.

What the government or park issues is the row whose status is official and whose issuer is a public body. What an operator adds — a package day rate, a guide wage, a lodge deposit, a jeep — is not in that row unless the notes say so. These notes do not describe an operator add-on. Do not read a blank as permission to skip a local rule.

The stored best season for the trail is unverified. Typical duration on the record is 1 days. A season window is not a permit quota. If the quota line names a lottery, a solo ban, or a closed month, that line is the restriction; the season string is only when the trail record says walking is usual.

Issued via Recreation.gov (Permit 233273). TypicalDays 1 is a placeholder, not the overnight quota.

Read the cost in the currency printed on the row. A muted dollar line, when present, is this desk's dated snapshot for the first amount in that string. It is not the price the issuer charges, and it is omitted when this snapshot has no rate for that currency. Confirm the live tariff on the issuer page linked from the row before you pay anyone.

Lottery application fee: $6 USD. Issuer: Not recorded. Status: verified-official. Checked 2026-09-23. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/permits/233273.
Per-person/per-night fee: varies by zone. Issuer: Not recorded. Status: verified-official. Checked 2026-09-23. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/permits/233273.

Questions this record can answer

Do I need a permit for The Enchantments?: A permit is listed as required for The Enchantments: Enchantments permit. Status on this record is an official source.
How much is the The Enchantments permit?: Lottery application fee: $6 USD, issued by Not recorded, checked 2026-09-23. Status on this record: verified-official. Per-person/per-night fee: varies by zone, issued by Not recorded, checked 2026-09-23. Status on this record: verified-official.
Is a guide required for The Enchantments?: This record does not state that a guide is required for The Enchantments. Absence here is not a ruling that independent travel is allowed.
When should the The Enchantments permit be booked?: Reservation on this record is "required". The best season stored for the trail is unverified. This page does not publish a booking window that the issuer page did not supply.
Can the The Enchantments permit be refunded or transferred?: This record does not store a refund or transfer rule. Only the issuer named on the fee row can answer that.