Quote Originally Posted by ham View Post
I would do the photography for free and then charge the family for printing services.
That would still be commercial use, but will probably work for once or twice. However if you are doing it once or twice on a weekly basis I doubt you'll be able to sell this story
The same goes for telling the ranger that you're shooting for friends. However again this will be hard to sell if you become a regular customer.

In this case I think you would need the permit each time. IT is quite a steep price, but then I must admit that it is probably a lot bigger and more beautiful than the parks around here where you'd pay something about 25 bucks for a weddingshoot.
The reservation costs for a wedding in this park are 50 bucks an hour(minimal 2 hours) for specific areas. I'm not sure if that includes the rights to shoot photos there, but if you have one specific spot in mind, this could be the cheapest option.