Range Creek Visitor Permits
- The field station is currently OPEN.
- Season passes and day permits are available below. Our permitting system has been upgraded. Please follow the new directions carefully below.
- For general Range Creek permitting questions please email Range Creek Staff at rangecreekacpermits@nhmu.utah.edu or call Jamie Greenland at 801-585-9704. Please note that email may be the better method for a timely response, as telephone service is limited in the canyon.
- For information about the bison hunt, call Division of Wildlife Resources Price office 435-613-3700.
- If you are having technical difficulty with the online permitting system, please contact Museum IT support via email
Announcements
***NEW FOR 2025: We have a new online permitting system! You need to create a new museum account to access the new permit system. Your login from previous years will not work. Please follow the new directions below to purchase your 2025 season pass and schedule a visit. We made the following important updates...
- You no longer need to enter the Season Pass number for each Day Permit reservation! As long as you are logged in to your account, the system tracks Season Passes attached to your account.
- You can put multiple dates for multiple registrants in your cart at once, no more booking every day pass one at a time!
**A single-party, big game hunt campsite, located at the center of the Range Creek Field Station is available by reservation and special permit only, during the big game hunting season, August 1-November 30th. A "single party" consists of up to three individuals (one hunter with a valid big game hunting tag, and up to two assistants). Each member of the party will need to purchase a Range Creek season pass below. The big game hunt campsite will only be accessible by foot or by horse and only from the north gate entrance, no vehicle access.
For more information about the Big Game Hunt Campsite check here!
Range Creek Visitor Guidelines
Directions for Purchasing Individual Season Passes and Reserving Day Permits
Step 1: A new season pass is required each year!
- Purchase a season pass here for $1.00 per person. If you don't have a museum account, you will be prompted to create one.
- Passes are required for all visitors over the age of 5 and are non-refundable. The person purchasing the season pass is the Primary Season Pass holder linked to the account. The Primary Season Pass holder can purchase additional season passes for other visitors, but only the Primary Season Pass holder can schedule day permits for themselves and the additional pass holders in their party.
- Enter the personal details for the Primary Season Pass holder.
- Add additional season pass holders (if needed) and their personal details.
- Click "add to cart"
- Review your order summary.
- Click "Proceed to Checkout"
- Enter payment details and continue.
- Click "Finish and Pay" to complete the transaction.
- You will see a confirmation page with your season pass details.
- You will receive a confirmation email with your attached season pass(es).
- Proceed to Step 2.
Step 2: Reserve Day Permits. Each visitor needs a Day Permit for each day of their visit.
- Primary Season Pass holders can schedule specific dates to visit here.
- There are 28 Day Permits available each day of the season (first come, first served)
- Day Permits are free for season pass holders but must be reserved in advance.
- Primary Season Pass holders may reserve as many day permits for season pass holders as they like in May-August. During the hunting season, September-November, day permits are limited to a total of 5 days for each season pass holder.
- Select the date you want to visit Range Creek.
- Sign into your account if you haven't already.
- Add the number of Day Permits needed for that day and click "next"
- Fill in the personal details for each visitor.
- Either click "Review Cart" or "Add Additional Dates" to your cart.
- Enter personal details of the Primary Season Pass holder on the cart check out page.
- Check out for $0.00 dollars per Daily Permit. You will see a confirmation page and receive a confirmation email with a ticket for each Day Permit attached.
- Proceed to Step 3.
Step 3: To cancel a day permit reservation, email us at rangecreekacpermits@nhmu.utah.edu
* Permit information is subject to revision for future seasons.
Please Be Advised
Access to the Range Creek Field Station is administered by the Natural History Museum of Utah and is limited to pedestrian and horse traffic. To protect the canyon, a maximum of 28 public visitors are permitted per day May 15-Nov. 30 (permit availability in May depends on weather and road safety as snow melts). Camping is allowed at the north gate campground and by special permit at the big game hunt campsite. Camping is NOT allowed on BLM Wilderness land within the Special Recreation Management Area adjacent to the field station (contact BLM Price Field Office for details).
Day-permit access to the Range Creek Field Station is only allowed from the north entrance, through the Field Station's north gate.
- Access to Range Creek Canyon beyond the North Gate entrance is limited to pedestrian and horse traffic only, NO BICYCLES. Overnight camping is permitted only at a campsite located at the gate and by special permit at the single-party big game hunt campsite.
- Individual public visitors are on their own while visiting the field station. There are no exhibits or museum staff available to provide tours in Range Creek Canyon.
Researchers: To apply to conduct research in Range Creek, please email
Guided Tours of Range Creek Canyon
Individuals wishing to take Guided Tours through Range Creek with an organized group, are encouraged to consult with our three designated partners (see below).
These tour providers offer guided vehicular visits through Range Creek. Group tours stop at a variety of locations to view rock art, granaries, and other features of interest along the thirteen-mile route to the historic Wilcox Ranch and current Range Creek Field Station Headquarters.
Contact the providers listed below directly for more information.