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Special Use Permits
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Commercial Filming & Photography
APPLICATION
FORMS
The National Park Service encourages
filming and photography when it will promote the protection
and public enjoyment of park resources, provided that
the activity does not violate the criteria listed below:
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Are appropriate
to the purpose of which the park was established; and
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Are inspirational,
educational, or healthful, or otherwise appropriate
to the park environment; and
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Will foster an understanding
of, and appreciation for, park resources and values,
or will promote enjoyment through a direct association
with, interaction with, or relation to park resources;
and
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Can be sustained
without causing unacceptable impacts to park resources
or values.
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Resource protection
(natural and cultural) will prevail over any permitted
activity, and non-mitigatable degradation of the park's
resources will not be allowed to occur.
PERMITS will be required if the project
involves any of the following:
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Involves the use
of a model (or any on-camera talent), set, or prop,
or when the filming, video taping, sound recording,
or still photography could result in damage to park
resources or significant disruption of normal visitor
use;
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Involves access
into areas not normally open to the public;
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Coverage of breaking
news never requires a permit but is subject to restrictions
and conditions necessary to protect the park resources,
public health and safety, and to prevent impairment
or derogation of park resources, values, or purposes.
Applications may be denied for any
of the following reasons:
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Damage to resources
is expected which cannot be prevented or mitigated;
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Other activities
are already planned or expected to occur at the same
time and place, and filming or photography would be
incompatible;
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It involves access
to areas normally limited to administrative access or
closed for resource protection of safety reasons;
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The level of activity
within the park is already so high that we would not
have staff to assign to work with you;
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The project includes
portrayal of activities which are not permitted within
a recognized park ;
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The production company
is unwilling or unable to obtain the necessary insurance;
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The production company
is unwilling to reimburse NPS for costs or comply with
NPS requirement for posting a refundable bond.
Grand Teton National Park will not
censor the content of any filming project, nor require
finished film products for review, files, or documentation
purposes. However, a storyboard or layout may be helpful
during the review process.
Permits issued for commercial photography
specifically prohibit implied or stated endorsement by
the National Park Service. Identifiable NPS equipment,
uniforms, buildings or insignia may not be portrayed in
commercial advertising in any way that would imply NPS
endorsement of the product.
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