The only thing that will help you increase your chances of securing a ticket/permit when they are in high demand is a fast computer and some quick split second action. If your computer/phone/tablet is sluggish other people with faster devices will connect to the recreation.gov server faster and snatch the tickets first. If you don’t have a fast device find a friend with a newer device or ask your IT person at work for help.

 

Next, once you are on a fast computer, you want to be logged in to recreation.gov and ready before 8am mountain time. You want to be in your account and have the number of people selected ahead of time so that you are ready to click on the date alone as soon as the clock turns 8:00:00 (get a digital clock so you know the precise time) and not a split second later. Once you have clicked on the live date, quickly maneuver to click add to cart button below. Practice this ahead of your preferred date and you’ll have a better sense of the process when it’s time to reserve actual tickets and you’ll know how well you’re set up to succeed.