Kentucky State Parks Management
Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner
Ron Vanover
Information Officer
Anita Hatchett
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 Experience
Regional Administrator
Western Region
Christy Combs
Regional Administrator
Central Region
Seth Wheat
Director
Interpretation & Engagement
Mike Lynn
Regional Administrator
Eastern Region
Colonel Christopher Crockett
Director
Rangers
Mike Swatzyna
Director
Facilities Management
Mailing Address
Kentucky Department of Parks
500 Mero Street-5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
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. 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.)
Commercial Photography:
Drone Application:
***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.
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 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.