Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner
Assistant to the Commissioner
Deborah Cobb
Information Officer
Danielle Jones
Department Directors
Director
Financial Operations
Director
Park Operations
Thomas Brown
Director
Food Services
Shawn Estep
Director
Human Resources
LaDonna Miller
Director
Marketing & Sales
Kevin Main
Director
Golf/Guest Services
Andy Kasitz
Assistant Director
Western Region
Christy Combs
Assistant Director
Central Region
Vacant
Director
Interpretation & Programs
Vacant
Assistant Director
Eastern Region
Col. Jeremy Slinker
Director
Rangers
John Walton (acting)
Director
Facilities Management
Lincoln Farmer (acting)
Director
Facilities Operational Maintenance
Mailing Address
Kentucky Department of Parks
500 Mero Street-5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
The latest on Coronavirus
Kentucky State Parks are open.
For the latest on the Coronavirus in Kentucky and steps being taken at Kentucky State Parks, visit here.
Drone and Commercial Photography Forms
Below are permit applications for using a drone at a Kentucky State Park and for commercial photography. Completed forms should go to the park manager. (Please note: Some Kentucky State Parks are on property controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At this time, the corps also must approve drone use and that process is separate from the state park permit process. Please plan in advance.)
Commercial Photography:
Drone Application:
Open Records Requests
To receive records maintained by and in the custody of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet (TAHC), Department of Parks, please submit your request in writing, identifying the specific records sought. Please be sure to provide your name, address, and daytime telephone number in the event we need to contact you. All requests for records must be signed by the requestor.
Click here to download the Open Records Request form.
You may send your request by mail, fax or email to:
General Counsel
Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet
Office of Legal Affairs
500 Mero Street, Fifth Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (502) 564-4270
Fax: (502) 564-1079
Email: [email protected]
TAHC has three (3) business days from the date of receipt to respond to an open records request. If the documents requested are not available for release within three (3) days, a response will be provided informing the requestor of the approximate date on which the requested documents will be available for inspection.