The Wave: US triples visitor permits awarded by Red Rock lottery 12 Jan, 2021 08:28 PM 4 minutes to read 215,500 applied for a permit to visit The Wave in Arizona. Only 4 per cent were granted. Photo / Brian Witte , AP Photo 215,500 applied for a permit to visit The Wave in Arizona. Only 4 per cent were granted. Photo / Brian Witte , AP Photo Other By: Brady McCombs Outdoor enthusiasts and landscape photographers hoping to land one of the elusive permits needed to explore the colorful, contoured landscape of a hike called The Wave in the US Southwest will have a better chance under a federal plan announced Monday that allows more than three times the previous number of daily visitors.