How to walk-in the Wave Lottery: step by step in Kanab, Utah

If you want to hike the Wave in Arizona, you have to first win the permit lottery. If you don't win the lottery through the online system, you can enter as a wave permit walk in at the ranger station in Kanab, Utah at the wave lottery time: before 9am local time every morning. Yes, the ranger station is in Kanab, Utah, even though the Wave itself is in Arizona.

If you're like me, you'll want to know the step by step details of how to enter the wave lottery as a walk in, in person. This video takes you step by step to get to the Wave lottery, walk in to the Wave lottery, and the ins and outs of the Wave lottery in person process.

The Wave lottery odds are long... the wave permit chances are against you. When I went there were over 50 entrant groups, most with more than one person, and there are only 10 total spots available a day. But there's always a chance you can show up at the wave lottery time in person, and beat the wave lottery odds, so give it a try!

The Wave, and any of the natural areas in southern Utah and northern Arizona, is an amazing place to hike.