Bureau of Land Management PERMITS
Barstow Field Office
Afton Canyon Dumont Dunes El Mirage Dry Lake
Johnson Valley
Anderson Dry Lake, Bessemer Mine Rd, Better Sand Dunes, Boone Rd, Cougar Buttes, Green Rock Mine, Means Dry Lake, Melville Dry Lake, Soggy Dry Lake, The Hammers, The Rock Pile
Lucerne Dry Lake Mule Canyon Odessa Canyon Rasor OHV Area Sawtooth Canyon Silurian Dry Lake
Sperry Wash
Amargosa Canyon, Hollywood Canyon
Stoddard Valley
South Coast-Palm Springs Field Office
El Centro Field Office
Imperial Dunes
Glamis, Buttercup Dunes
Ridgecrest Field Office
County PERMITS
Includes the following communities:
Aguanga, Alberhill, Anza, Bermuda Dunes, Cabazon, Cherry Valley, Chiriaco Summit, Coronita, Desert Beach, Desert Center, Desert Edge, Desert Palms, East Blythe, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Valley, East Hemet, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, French Valley, Garnet, Good Hope, Green Acres, Highgrove, Home Gardens, Homeland, Idyllwild, Indio Hills, Lake Mathews, Lake Riverside, Lake Tamarisk, Lakeland Village, Lakeview, Lost Lake, March Air Reserve Base (MARB), Mead Valley, Meadowbrook, Mecca, Mesa Verde, Midland, Mountain Center, North Shore, Nuevo, Oasis, Pine Cove, Rancho Capistrano, Ripley, Romoland, Sage, Sky Valley, Sedco Hills, Temescal Valley, Thermal, Thousand Palms, Valle Vista, Vista Santa Rosa, Warm Springs, Whitewater, Winchester, Woodcrest
Includes the following communities:
Amboy, Angelus Oaks, Arrowbear, Arrowhead Springs, Baker, Baldwin Lake, Baldy Mesa, Bell Mountain, Big Bear City, Big River, Bloomington, Blue Jay, Cadiz, Cajon Junction, Cedar Glen, Cedarpines Park, Cima, Crafton, Crestline, Crestmore, Daggett, Del Rosa, Devore, Earp, El Mirage, Essex, Fawnskin, Flamingo Heights, Forest Falls, Goffs, Green Valley Lake, Havasu Lake, Helendale, Hinkley, Ivanpah, Joshua Tree, Kramer Junction, Kaiser, Lake Arrowhead, Landers, Lenwood, Lockhart, Lucerne Valley, Ludlow, Lytle Creek, Mentone, Morongo Valley, Mt. Baldy, Mountain Home Village, Mountain Pass, Mountain View, Muscoy, Newberry Springs, Nipton, Oak Glen, Oak Hills, Oro Grande, Panorama Heights, Patton, Phelan, Piñon Hills, Pioneertown, Red Mountain, Rice, Rimforest, Rimrock, Running Springs, San Antonio Heights, Seven Oaks, Silver Lakes, Skyforest, Spring Valley Lake, Sugarloaf, Sunfair, Trona, Twin Peaks, Valley of Enchantment, Vidal, West Highland, Wrightwood, Yermo
Water Districts & Other Municipalities PERMITS
Big Bear Municipal Water District - Big Bear Lake
Required for any contact with the water
Metropolitan Water District - Lake Skinner
Required for any contact with the water
U. S. Forest Service PERMITS
Mountaintop Ranger District
Angelus Oaks, Arrowbear, Arrowhead Springs, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Barton Flats, Blue Jay, Crestline, Doble, Fawnskin, Green Valley Lake, Hart Bar, Lake Arrowhead, Pinezanita, Rim Forest, Running Springs, Seven Oaks, Sky Forest, Skyland, Twin Peaks
Front Country Ranger District
Angelus Oaks, Cajon Pass, Cosy Dell, Forest Falls, Keenbrook, Lytle Creek, Mormon Rocks, Mount Baldy, Scotland
San Jacinto Ranger District
Fern Valley, Garner Valley, Idyllwild, Mountain Center, Pine Cove, Pine Wood, Pinyon Crest, Pinyon Pines, Thomas Mountain
National Parks & Preserves PERMITS
Joshua Tree National Park
Note: Only specific locations within the Park are open for filming. Please confirm the location you want is open for filming prior to submitting a permit.
State PERMITS
Caltrans
State Freeways and Highways
Other State Parks & Recreation Areas (coming soon)
Buildings, Facilities & Open Land (coming soon)
City PERMITS
OTHER PERMITTED AREAS within the Inland Empire
Below is a short list of other locations we can help you with permitting. If your location is not on the list, contact the IEFS and we will be happy to assist you in getting your permit - CLICK HERE to fill out the application form.
BUREAU of LAND MANAGEMENT - El Centro Field Office (30 days or more to process a permit)
BUREAU of LAND MANAGEMENT - Needles Field Office (60 days or more to process a permit)
BUREAU of LAND MANAGEMENT - Palm Springs Field Office (30 days or more to process a permit)
BUREAU of LAND MANAGEMENT - Ridgecrest Field Office (up to 10 days to process a permit)
Jawbone Canyon
Spangler Hills
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
60 days or more permit processing time
IMPERIAL COUNTY (1-5 days to process a permit)
Including their Cities (Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial, Westmoreland)
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
up to 120 days permit processing time
STATE PARKS (up to 30 days to process a permit, depending on the Park)
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
California Citrus State Historic Park
Chino Hills State Park
Indian Hills Palms Park
Mount San Jacinto State Park
San Timoteo Canyon State Park
Wildwood Canyon Park
U. S. FOREST SERVICE - Cleveland National Forest (30 days or more to process a permit)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY CITIES
See list below
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CITIES
See list below
STATE RECREATIONAL AREAS (up to 30 days to process a permit, depending on the area)
Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
Lake Perris State Recreation Area
Picacho State Recreation Area
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
Salton Sea State Recreation Area - see Silverwood Lake link about under "State Permits"
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area
STATE HIGHWAYS & FREEWAYS (CALTRANS) (8-10 days to process a permit) - See Caltrans Link about under "State Permits"
Highways 2, 18, 38, 58, 62, 66, 71, 74, 78, 79, 83, 86, 95, 111, 127, 138, 142, 173, 177, 210, 243, 247, 371, 395
Freeways 10, 15, 40, 60, 91, 210, 215
WE CAN PERMIT ALL INCORPORATED CITIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE
Adelanto
Banning
Beaumont
Blythe
Calimesa
Canyon Lake
Cathedral City
Chino
Chino Hills
Coachella
Colton
Corona
Eastvale
Fontana
Grand Terrace
Hesperia
Highland
Lake Elsinore
Loma Linda
Montclair
Moreno Valley
Murrieta
Needles
Rancho Mirage
Rialto
Riverside
Norco
Palm Desert
Perris
Rancho Cucamonga
San Jacinto
Twentynine Palms
Upland
Victorville
Wildomar
Yucaipa
California Work Permit for Minors Information
California is very strict in regards to the employment of minors in the entertainment industry. At a minimum, you must have Workers' Compensation Insurance that covers all extras and actors (including minors) and an "entertainment permit to employ minors," which can be obtained for free.
A couple of things to keep in mind when employing minors is that 1) the production company is ALWAYS considered the "employer," not the casting agency (the only exception is "lead" actors, who negotiate their own contracts); and 2) Under California Labor Law, Minors, both extras and actors, are NOT considered independent contractors. If you need more information than what we have provided, please contact a local District Office for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.