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.
Summer hikes lottery
Fall hikes lottery
Winter hikes 2025 lottery
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.
Sunday’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.
Best day
Mid-week offers the best odds of success. The advance and daily lotteries have the lowest odds of success on Saturdays.
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.