Havasu Falls Permit: Your Complete Checklist Before The Hike

Once you have gone through the grueling process of scoring a Havasu Falls permit, you’ll need to pick up your permit. Your Havasu Falls permit gets you to the Hualapai Hilltop Trailhead, the village of Supai, and the Havasu Falls campground. Prepare with this checklist of documents and additional preparation items for a seamless experience.

What Documents Do I Need For My Havasu Falls Permit?

After everyone in the group has made an account on HavasupaiReservations.com, confirming that they have read the Laws and Rules of the Havasupai Campground Reservations, use this checklist to retrieve your Havasu Falls permit.

Bring These 5 Documents

1. Proof of Account Page
2. Printout of the campground reservation
3. Photo ID
4. License plate number
5. Health insurance card

1. Print out or take a screenshot of your proof of account page on HavasupaiReservations.com to provide proof that you have acknowledged the rules of the reservation. After you log in, navigate to the top right corner of the page and click ‘Account’ to view the drop-down menu. Select ‘Proof of Account.’ This page confirms the acceptance of the Havasupai Reservation Terms & Conditions and lists your name, phone number, home address, and emergency contact.
2. Print out the campground reservation from the Dashboard page on the trip leaders account. Campground reservations provide proof of your confirmation code, the trip leader, arrival date, departure date, the number of people in your group, and your pack mule reservation if you have one. Print out two copies. One to leave on the dashboard of your vehicle and one to bring on your hike.
3. A photo ID is needed by everyone on the reservation to check in. There will be several checkpoints, so keep this readily accessible. 
4. Your license plate number must also be provided to check-in. I recommend taking a photo on your phone, especially if you have a rental vehicle. 
5. Your health insurance card in case of a medical emergency. Because you never think It can happen to you until it does. 

Where to Pick Up Your Permit For Havasu Falls

Your e-mail confirmation is not your permit. You will need to pick up your official permit for Havasu Falls before you drive to the trailhead. This might be the most important step because the location is about 90 miles from the Hualapai Hilltop Trailhead. Not exactly close to turn around. When you pick up your permit, everyone in the group will receive a wristband. 

Check-in is now at Grand Canyon Caverns Inn on Route 66 Mile Marker 115 in Peach Springs, Arizona. Just West of Seligman, AZ and East of Kingman, AZ. The trip leader must check in the day before your permit date begins or the day of. There will be signs directing you to the back of the lobby or to enter from behind the building. The trip leader must present a photo ID to receive all Havasu Falls permit tags and wristbands and fill out forms for the group. 

• Where to pick up your permit: Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn is your check-in location where you will pick up your Havasu Falls permit. 
• Location: Route 66 in Peach Springs, Arizona, at mile marker 115. West of Seligman, AZ and East of Kingman, AZ. 
• When can I pick up my permit? You can pick up your Havasu Falls permit the day before you hike in. This means the day before the arrival date on your reservation. The 2025 hours starting on February 1 are 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, 7 days a week. 
• Why do you need to check in here? The trip leader will receive wristbands and bag tags for everyone in the group. You cannot begin your hike without these. Additionally, the trip leader will need to fill out an entrance form before driving to the trailhead. Your first checkpoint is on Indian Road 18, leading to the trailhead. 

Things To Do Before You Drive To Hualapai HilltopTrailhead

1. Gas up! The closest gas stations in Peach Springs are more than 60 miles from the trailhead (and remember you’ll need gas on your return drive as well), but they may not be open. So, have a full tank. Other gas stations are in Kingman (to/from Vegas), Seligman, and Ash Fork (to/from Phoenix) The closest Electric vehicle charging station is in Kingman, AZ.
2. Double-check that you have all paperwork. This includes your campground reservation confirmation, completed entrance form, photo ID, license plate number of the vehicle you parked at the trailhead, Havasu Falls permit, and health insurance card. 
3. Put on wristbands. You will need to show these at additional checkpoints and throughout your stay at Havasu Falls.

If anyone is missing their documents or wristband at the first checkpoint, you will not be allowed to continue to the trailhead. 

Travel Tip: For a great read on the history of the Havasupai Tribe, information on the canyon’s geology, and more, read Exploring Havasupai: A Guide to the Heart of the Grand Canyon. Bring it with you to read during your camping trip!

Save this checklist to ensure you have everything you need to pick up your Havasu Falls permit! Any questions? Just ask in the comment section below!

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