National Parks & Monuments
U.S. Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service manages 9 million acres of forest lands on seven national forests in New Mexico. The forest Service philosophy is to make location sites on national forests available for commercial photography, motion picture and television locations where such uses do not seriously impact forest resources or other uses or unreasonably interfere with national forest management. Permits are granted by the local Forest Ranger District Office. The permit process includes an application, the standard liability insurance coverage and a summary of the shoot. A two-week review period is requested. Permit fees are determined by a sliding scale depending on the number of people involved in the shoot and range from $50.00 to $600.00 per day. Forest fire restrictions may apply.
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U.S. Forest Service District Offices
| Carson National Forest (Taos): (575) 758-6300 Canjilon Ranger District: (575) 684-2486 El Rito RD: (575) 581-4554 Jicarilla RD (Bloomfield): (505) 632-2956 Camino Real RD (Penasco): (575) 587-2255 Tres Piedras RD: (575) 758-8678 Questa RD: (575) 586-0520 | Lincoln National Forest (Alamogordo): (575) 434-7300 Smokey Bear RD (Ruidoso): (575) 257-4095 Sacramento RD (Cloudcroft): (575) 682-2551 Guadalupe RD (Carlsbad): (575) 885-4181 |
| Cibola National Forest (Albuquerque): (505) 761-4650 Mt. Taylor RD (Grants): (505) 287-8833 Magdalena RD: (575) 854-2281 Mountainair RD: (505) 847-2990 Sandia RD: (505) 281-3304 | Santa Fe National Forest (Santa Fe): (505) 438-5321 Coyote RD: (505) 638-5526 Cuba RD: (505) 289-3264 Espanola RD: (505) 753-7331 Jemez RD: (505) 829-3535 Las Vegas RD: (505) 438-7697 Pecos RD: (505) 757-6121 |
| Gila National Forest (Silver City): (575) 388-8470 Black Range RD (Truth or Consequences):(575) 894-6677 Glenwood RD: (575) 539-2481 Reserve RD: (575) 533-6232 Silver City RD: (575) 388-8201 Wilderness RD (Mimbres): (575) 536-2250 Quemado RD: (575) 773-4678 |
National Parks & Monuments
The National Park administers three national historical parks and ten national monuments in New Mexico. It is the policy of the National Park Service to encourage production to the fullest extent possible consistent with the protection of the park resources and ensuring the enjoyment of those resources by the visiting public. National Park Service Commercial Filming permits are issued by each individual Park Superintendent. A two-week application reviewing period is requested. The application process entails a $100.00 non-refundable application fee, a possible performance bond (depending on the extent of the shoot), and a minimum $100.00 per day location fee. Other costs may include the payment of Park Rangers to monitor production.
* Companies considering shooting on federal property must connect with the proper federal contact immediately, be aware that security clearances for all cast and crew entering the property must be processed with Homeland Security, and expect a lead time of three to four weeks for final approval.
For more information you may call the New Mexico Film Office or contact the Park Superintendent at the following locations:
Nation Parks and Monuments Office’s
Aztec Ruins National Monument
(Aztec): (505) 334-6174
Bandelier National Monument
(Los Alamos): (505) 672-3861
Capulin Volcano National Monument
(Capulin): (575) 278-2201
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
(Carlsbad): (575) 785-2232
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
(Nageezi): (505) 786-7014
El Malpais National Monument
(Grants): (505) 285-5406
El Morro National Monument
(Ramah): (505) 783-4226Fort Union National Monument
(Watrous): (505) 425-8025
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
(Silver City): (575) 536-9461
Pecos National Historical Park
(Pecos): (505) 757-6414
Petroglyph National Monument
(Albuquerque): (505) 899-0205
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
(Mountainair): (505) 847-2585
White Sands National Monument
(Alamogordo): (575) 479-6124 ext. 231