If you are asking about the day use pass for elmo they are avalable 24 hours a day. If you get to the lake bed after hours you just use the self serve pass box.
Permits will be available for sale on-site using a fee machine. The on site fee machines take cash and credit cards. Please bring exact amount of the pass, the machines do NOT make change. The fee machines at EL Mirage sell daily, weekly and annual passes. Also permits can be purchased online,
http://www.elmiragepermits.com and at the Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow Calif.
The fee for a $15 day pass is now good until noon the following day.
$30 for a weekly permit, valid for 7 days
$90 for an annual permit, valid from October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
