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PERMITS FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES
Certain activities require permits because they may impact park resources or affect the experience of other visitors. Permits are a tool used by the National Park Service to ensure oversight of those activities and, in some instances, to recoup the costs of that oversight.
Filming Permits: Filming permits are issued for still photography, filming, and associated sound recording to ensure protection of resources, prevent significant disruption to park visitors, or when the activity involves props, models, professional crews, and casts or set dressings. Permits are required for access to areas that are normally closed to the visiting public. If you have questions about the Filming Guidelines or need assistance in completing your permit application (see links below), please call 559-565-3114 or email the park.
Filming Guidelines
Filming Permit Application
Special Use Permits: Certain types of activities require a special use permit. These include many types of organized gatherings, distribution of printed material and other public expressions of opinion, and other activities that are controlled or prohibited. See the following definitions and examples to determine if your use might be included:
A special park use is defined as a short-term activity that takes place in a park area, and that:
- provides a benefit to an individual, group or organization rather than the public at large;
- requires written authorization and some degree of management control from the National Park Service (NPS) in order to protect park resources and the public interest;
- is not prohibited by law or regulation;
- is not initiated, sponsored, or conducted by the NPS; and
- is not managed under a concession contract, a recreation activity for which the NPS charges a fee, or a lease.
Examples include: weddings and other ceremonies, group-organized bike rides, fund-raisers, public assemblies, etc. Examples of a First-Amendment Activity include: a church service, political event, or Freedom-of-Speech act.
For more information regarding Special Use Permits or to determine if your activity requires one, please call 559-565-3101 or email the park with the subject line "Attn: Special Use Permits."
Applications for permits should be submitted well in advance, preferably 2-3 months before event, for consideration and processing.
Weddings: -Information -Locations
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First Amendment Application
General SUP Application
Ash Scattering Guidelines
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