Photography in the Historic Jerusalem Mill Village

Photographers are welcome to use Jerusalem Mill Village for portrait and Special Event photography during normal park hours (i.e. sunrise to sunset). The Friends of Jerusalem Mill charge a reservation fee for commercial production photography (movies, television shows, commercials) and requests a donation for special event photography (family portraits, weddings, graduation). Donations and fees are used to restore and maintain the Historic Village and to ensure its continued beauty for the future.

Low-impact photography sessions do not require a written permit. Park areas must remain open to other patrons at all times, unless a specific area is reserved through the Friends of Jerusalem Mill. If you would like to reserve an area in the Village to ensure that you have access for you and your clients, please email the Friends of Jerusalem Mill at historicjerusalemmill@gmail.com . Please be respectful of other visitors’ park experience. Please also clean the area after your photography session and follow all park policies and regulations.

Commercial production photography also requires review and a permit issued by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. More information about the park policy can be found here:

https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Documents/MPSPolicy19-29.pdf

Please contact park headquarters by phone at 410-592-2897, or by email at gunpowderfalls.statepark@maryland.gov to request paperwork and initiate the permit process.

Click to download the FREE Maryland Park Service Commercial Photography Permit. 

Suggested Donation for Special Event Photography (family portraits, engagements and graduations):
$30 per family for non-members

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Reservations for photography can be made for the following areas:

• Meadow between the Blacksmith Shop and the Little Gunpowder Falls

• Sawmill area between the Mill Building and the Little Gunpowder Falls

• Area surrounding the Miller’s House

The reservation fee is $100 per hour. You will have exclusive rights to the area for the reserved time and be able to setup props or backdrops.

Props of any kind must be set up and taken down during the reservation period. Unsupervised materials may be removed without notice by the State Park or Friends of Jerusalem Mill staff.

Due to limited parking, no reservations will be taken during our Living History Hours, Saturdays and Sundays between 1 and 4 p.m., or when we have special events. Feel free to email us to check the special event schedule for private events and area reservations.

It will be the photographer’s responsibility to place “Area Reserved from (Day and Time range)” signs at the typical entrances to the areas and to remove them after your session. Reserved signs can be placed as early as 10 a.m. on the day of your reservation. We ask that you respect signs that show an area reserved by another group.

Drones or UAV’s are not permitted on State Land.
Glitter and balloons are prohibited.

All photographers will be held responsible for any damages or injuries related to the use of the Village. The photographer scheduling the photography sessions will be held responsible for damages to walkways, structures, fences, benches, picnic tables, shrubbery, trees and plants.