FORMS - Park Permits
Make sure to familiarize yourself with all park permits, rules/regulations, and restrictions before starting your tour.
• Every van must have a permit book that stays in the van.
• DO NOT LEAVE THE ARRIVAL CITY WITHOUT THE PERMIT BOOK as you will be denied access to some parks.
• ADDITIONAL PERMITS that did not make it into the book at time of printing can be downloaded below.
• Make sure all the permits pertaining to your tour are in the book (that none were removed).
• Consult permit restrictions concerning group size on trails, they vary from park to park.
• IF YOU VIOLATE THE PERMITS, ATW may lose its permit.
If there is a discrepancy between what your program says and what the permit allows, please contact the office for clarification.
Park Permits
Park related information
Grand Canyon National Park
✓ In order to conduct guided hikes you must be 80 medically trained-certified, and be registered thru our office with the Grand Canyon NP. WFO is no longer sufficient.
✓ South Rim Parking is restricted to commercial parking lots only (make sure DOT # is visible): Desert View on East Rim drive and Information Plaza at Visitor Center. You are allowed to idle for 15 minutes to load/unload passengers in other areas (such as Bright Angel). DO NOT PULL INTO THE PARKING at the East Rim view points to avoid being ticketed. They are closed to commercial vehicles regardless of size.
✓ If you plan to take a Maverick helicoptor excursion, please download, and use this updated form.
ATW Maverick Helicoptor passenger list form (Excel file)
✓ South Kaibab Trail is accessible by shuttle only. Get park maps for each pax so they have an idea of the complex shuttle system accessing the trails.
✓ Toroweap (Tuweap) on North Rim: max camping group size is 11 including guide. NO EXCEPTIONS! Groups are only allowed to stay in the group campground.
✓ AS OF 2011 TOUR DIRECTORS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CONDUCT ANY HIKES IN GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK UNLESS YOU HAVE THE FULL MEDICAL TRAINING THEY REQUIRE AND OUR OFFICE HAS SIGNED YOU UP WITH THE PARK AS AN OFFICIAL GUIDE.
Zion National Park
✓ Copies of the form are found in your permit book, or you can
download it here if you run out.
✓ Level 3: you are limited to guide ONLY the following trails: Parus, Weeping, 3 Emerald Pools, Grotto, Riverside, Sand Bench, Narrows (but not into Orderville), Court of Patriachs, Watchman, Kayenta, Canyon Overlook (on Bryce Road), West Rim Trail to Angles Landing.
✓ Level 2: you are limited to guide ONLY the following trails: Pa’rus, Court of the Patriarchs, Weeping Rock, Lower and Middle Emerald Pools (not Upper), Kayenta, Grotto, Riverside Walk, Angel’s Landing (excluding top / cables).
✓ ATTENTION: THESE TRAILS ARE OFF LIMITS for guided hikes: Angel’s Landing above Scouts Lookout (cables part), Hidden Canyon, East Rim.
✓ Parking at Zion can be a daunting task. We suggest parking at the hotel and taking the Springdale shuttle to the park. If you prefer driving into the park, you are more likely to find parking at the RV spaces so keep the trailer attached. The IMAX parking as a two-hour limit and ATW will not be responsible for your parking ticket.
✓ Whichever way you enter the park (by foot or car), request individual passes for each member of your group so that they are free to go in and out of the park as they wish using the park and town shuttles.
Hawaii
Big Island: City of Refuge, Volcanoes, Mauna Kea
Kauai: Waimaea Canyon/Kokee State Park, North Shore Kalalau Trail
Maui: Haleakela NP
Molokai: Halawa Valley, Kalaupapa Trail/Father Damien
Other National Park Areas
Death Valley National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Teton National Park
Kings Canyon
Mono Lake
Mount Rainier National Park
Muir Woods, California
✓ Very small parking lot.
✓ Arrive early in order to even find parking.
✓ No large buses or trailers allowed. Check their website before going.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park
San Francisco
✓ Please consult the motor coach regulations in your TD manual.
✓ Golden Gate Bridge walk: park on city side and let pax walk over bridge, pick them up on the Sausalito side.
Yellowstone National Park
✓ We are allowed to do driving tours in the parks.
Yosemite National Park
✓ The permits have to be obtained by pax, therefore we can no longer guide these hikes as not all pax will have permits.
✓ For safety reasons, NEVER guide the top of Half Dome.