Colorado Parks - Rocky Mountain National Park Special Uses Permits
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The National Park Service will recover costs incurred in administering permits and monitoring the activities it authorizes. A special park use is a short-term activity that takes place in the park 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 in order to protect park resources and the public interest; is not prohibited by law or regulation; and is neither initiated, sponsored nor conducted by the National Park Service.

Whenever the National Park Service establishes a new permit fee for a use or activity that has been permitted in the park before but never charged a fee, the park will notify the public sixty days in advance of the new fee taking effect. In Rocky Mountain National Park, fees are charged for the following Special Park Uses: Special Events, Filming and Photography, Weddings, and activities authorized by Incidental Business Permits. Incidental Business Permit fees are not new at Rocky Mountain National Park.

Special Events Permit Fees
A permit is required for activities such as sporting events, public spectator attractions, entertainment or ceremonies. The administrative fee is $200.

Filming Permits Fees
A permit is required if the filming, video taping, sound recording or still photography involves the use of a model (or any on-camera talent), set, 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. The administrative fee is $200.

For both of these permits, additional charges may be assessed if additional costs are incurred including maintenance costs and/or monitoring by a ranger(s).
Click here for an Filming Short Form Permit Application (pdf)
Click here for an Filming Long Form Permit Application (pdf)

Wedding Permits Fees
A permit is required for weddings held in the park, regardless of the number of people participating or attending the ceremony.
At non-designated sites the following applies: For a small wedding consisting of up to 10 people the administrative fee is $50. Larger weddings are not allowed at non-designated sites.
At Moraine Park Museum Amphitheater and other designated sites the following applies: For a small wedding of up to 10 people the administrative fee is $50. For a wedding of 11 to 35 people the administrative fee is $100. Larger weddings are not allowed at these sites.
At Lily Lake the following applies: For a small wedding of up to 10 people the administrative fee is $50. For a wedding of 11 to 35 people the administrative fee is $200. For a wedding of 36 to 100 people the administrative fee is $200 plus any additional costs incurred including maintenance costs and/or monitoring by a ranger.

Incidental Business Permit Fee
This permit authorizes commercial and nonprofit companies or individuals to conduct business by providing goods, services or activities to the public in the park on an annual basis. Currently, the following activities are permitted under this program: front country bicycle tours, interpretive hiking tours, guided backpacking, photography workshops, portrait photography sessions, snowshoe and ski tours, fly fishing instruction, llama packing services, shuttle services. The administrative fee is $200.

The Incidental Business Permit fees are already in effect, the other fees will take affect on March 27, 2003. For further information about special park uses fees please contact Kyle Patterson at (970) 586-1363. Click here for an Incidental Business Permit (pdf)

Other Permits
Flight Permits     Minimum Requirements for Wilderness Tool