Canyonlands National Park Elopement Permit Guide
NPS Special Use Permit required for weddings. $185 application fee, plus cost recovery monitoring fees based on the monitor's salary, time on site, and tr…
Permit Requirements
NPS Special Use Permit required for weddings. $185 application fee, plus cost recovery monitoring fees based on the monitor's salary, time on site, and travel. Weddings can be scheduled up to one year in advance. Contact the Special Use Permit Coordinator at 435 719 2123 before applying to confirm your date. Designated sites: Shafer Canyon Overlook, Green River Overlook, and Grand View Point (Island in the Sky, up to 25 guests) and Pothole Point or Needles Group Campsites (The Needles, 15 to 50 guests). Other locations are considered case by case.
- Permit required
- Yes
- Permit fee
- $185 application fee plus cost recovery monitoring fees
- Maximum group size
- 25 people
- Information last verified
- April 2026
- Official application
- https://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/weddings.htm
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