Sierra National Forest Permits on recreation.gov

[kdemtchouk]

Has anyone heard a more exact date for Sierra National Forest opening up wilderness permit reservations on recreation.gov?

Their website has listed "March 2021" for several months now:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sierra/p ... ev7_018115

...and here we are in March, still no Sierra NF permits on recreation.gov:
https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Sie ... ea&start=0

Maybe I'm just being impatient

[bwd]

Seems live as of this morning.
https://www.recreation.gov/permits/445858

[windknot]

According to the page in the link above, March 9 is the date that "permits go on-sale for dates 6 months in advance."

[dougieb]

Just a heads up folks, they have been up and available to reserve since 7am this morning.

[schmalz]

Just grabbed a Labor Day permit out of Courtright. I had the same permit last year but bailed at the last second because I was worried about the fire conditions. The Creek Fire started on the first day of my planned trip so that was a good call. Hoping the area is spared this season.

[schmalz]

The permits seemed wide open by the way. I think until things work themselves out I'd recommend hitting up some of the less popular parts of the Sierra. Places like the Hoover Wilderness instead of Thousand Island Lake etc.

[Ikan Mas]

I had no problem snagging a permit for Woodchuck Country this morning. Apparently it wasn't on a lot of people's radar.