Angels Landing Lottery Cheat Codes

Angels Landing Lottery Cheat Codes

Angels Landing is a must-do in Zion National Park. Yet, permits are difficult to get, with only 39% of lottery applicants being successful in 2023. Here is how to increase your chances of getting one.

Which lottery to enter?

There are two lotteries for Angels Landing: the advance lottery and the daily lottery. There is no limit to how many times you can enter either lottery, but it will cost you $6 per try.

Advance lotteries

There is one advance lottery by season. You must enter the lottery two to five months before your hiking date.

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Fall hikes lottery

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Winter hikes 2025 lottery

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Spring hikes 2025 lottery

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Summer hikes 2025 lottery

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Fall hikes 2025 lottery

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Winter hikes 2026 lottery

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Daily lotteries

If you can’t get a permit through the advance lottery, you still have the option to enter the last-minute daily lottery. It’s held the day before your hike between midnight and 3 PM MT.

Diagram showing 2 calendar days: "day before hike", and "day of hike". The "day before hike" day has a highlighted period labeled "lottery" between 12 AM and 3 PM. An arrow points to that period with the text "Enter the lottery the day before between 12 AM and 3 PM MT".

Today’s hike lottery

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Tomorrow’s hike lottery

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Thursday’s hike lottery

When to go?

Best month

The advance lotteries release permits three months at a time. Because people pick earlier dates, the odds of winning the advance lottery are much better for later dates. For example, the summer lottery has only a 31% success rate for dates in June but an 87% success rate for dates in August!

The pattern is different for the daily lottery. Here, the odds of winning the lottery are better when the weather is worse: during the hot months of July and August or the cold (possibly snowy) months of January or February.

Success rate of the advance lottery in 2023.Success rate of the daily lottery in 2023.

Best day

Mid-week offers the best odds of success. The advance and daily lotteries have the lowest odds of success on Saturdays.

Success rate of the advance lottery in 2023Success rate of the daily lottery in 2023

What if I don’t win the lottery?

Enter the daily lottery

You can enter the daily lottery as many times as you want during the season.

Tag along a group with a permit

A permit is needed to hike between Scout Lookout and Angels Landing (the 1/2 mile section with chains). Therefore, you can hike to Scout Lookout and then tag along with a group with an extra spot on their permit.

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The data used in this article uses historical reservation data provided by Recreation.gov’s Recreation Information Database.

Because Recreation.gov’s historical reservation data ends on September 30, 2023, October to December success rates show 2022 reservation data while January to September success rates show 2023 reservation data.