Half Dome Express - Pre-Permit Application

Pre-Permit Lottery Reservation

This booking is for a non-confirmed/pre-permit deadline tour. We have not yet applied for permits for your desired travel month. By submitting your application with this booking, we will apply for a permit for you/your group in the desired month of travel that you indicate in this booking. Permits are issued through a lottery and are not guaranteed.

Bookings made prior to the permit application deadline are not required to pay a deposit. We apply for Yosemite permits 5 months prior to the month you are looking to hike during. If we are successful in acquiring a permit for your group, we will notify you approximately 4.5 months prior to the month that you are hoping to do this hike to provide permit start date options. If one of the options provided does work for you, we will confirm the tour dates with you, and the $500 deposit will become non-refundable at that time.

Permit Placement Process

We place all of our clients onto the permits we receive based on your booking date. The earlier you put your name in for the permit lottery, the higher on the list you will be and the higher the likelihood that you will be placed onto a permit in your month of choice.

Availability/Flexibility

We request that you provide us with the widest range of availability that you have when reserving your tour. This will give us the best chance to acquire and place you on a permit.