Mailing Address

Kentucky Department of Parks

500 Mero Street-5th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

Drone & 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. If the property is shared by the Corps of Engineers and a drone flies over the property, the client must fill out two  entirely different requests. To learn more about the Corps of Engineers policy click here. Drone applications must be accompanied by a copy of the user license. 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.

 

Drone applications must be accompanied by a copy of the user license and proof of insurance. Without these 2 documents the application cannot be processed.

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.

 

You may send your request by mail, fax or email to:

Records Custodian
Kentucky Department of Parks
500 Mero Street, Fifth Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 
Phone: (502) 564-4270 
Fax: (502) 564-1079 
Email: [email protected]

TAHC has five (5) business days from the date of receipt to respond to an open records request. If the documents requested are not available for release within five (5) days, a response will be provided informing the requestor of the approximate date on which the requested documents will be available for inspection.

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