Ten of the Wave’s 20 daily hiking permits are issued online many months ahead of time. The other 10 are issued by a lottery at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument visitor’s center ...

The fee to hike The Wave, formally known as "Coyote Buttes North", is $7 per person per day with a $7 per dog charge. Participating in the lottery adds a non-refundable $5 fee.