Permits

Guided Tours

Tickets for the Guided Tours are sold from 60 days up to 24 hours ahead of time online. The day of the visit, any remaining tickets will be sold on a first come, first served visit.

If you have a school group, or a group of ten to forty individuals, please call the Visitor Center at 617-770-1175 or email us. Please note that groups of 10 or more must make a reservation at least two weeks prior to your intended visit.

 

Permits

Please use the forms below to apply for a special use permit. You will need a free Adobe Reader to view them.

These forms are used by the public to apply to the NPS for many types of special use permits, including special events, commercial filming and still photography. The National Park Service may permit a special park use providing the activity will not cause derogation of the park's resources and values, visitor experiences, or the purpose for which the park was established. Special park use application forms 10-930, 10-931, and 10-932 expire on December 31st.

The NPS is given the authority to recover and retain costs associated with managing special park uses under 16 U.S.C. 3a. Costs associated with issuing a special use permit (SUP) such as direct personnel costs, material and supply costs, costs of official travel, utility costs, costs for preparation of compliance documents, and vehicles and equipment costs are to be recovered when they would not have been incurred if the activity that is being permitted did not take place.

 

Special Park Use Fact Sheet

 

NPS Form 10-930 Application for Special Use Permit

 

NPS Form 10-931 Application for Photography/Filming Permit Short Form

 

NPS Form 10-932 Application for Photography/Filming Permit Long Form