Iceaxe
09-08-2006, 01:31 PM
A while back I asked NP Ranger Ray O'Neil for a little clarification on obtaining an overnight Narrows permit when backpacking Deep Creek. The problem is Deep Creek is usually a 3 or 4 day trip and the Narrows overnight permits are only issued one day in advance. Here is his response to the question, which I thought some of you might find valuable.
We will issue permits for Deep Creek trips the day before the trip begins. We recognize that groups may not be in the Narrows until two or three or more days after the permit has been issued. We limit camping to one night in the Narrows, but we do not have a whole lot to say about the amount of time that groups spend on BLM land in Deep Creek.
We do advise visitors that weather forecasting is less accurate the further into the future the forecasting is for.
Ray O'Neil
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We will issue permits for Deep Creek trips the day before the trip begins. We recognize that groups may not be in the Narrows until two or three or more days after the permit has been issued. We limit camping to one night in the Narrows, but we do not have a whole lot to say about the amount of time that groups spend on BLM land in Deep Creek.
We do advise visitors that weather forecasting is less accurate the further into the future the forecasting is for.
Ray O'Neil
.