Photo Permit
Our landscape. Your legacy.
Help us maintain the space your clients love.
There are many scenic opportunities that offer a perfect background for your photo session. At the Cibolo Nature Center, we have wooded trails, a cypress-lined creek, a wetland, and a tall-grass prairie, all with abundant variety for your images. Herff Farm offers gardens, historic sites, and natural open spaces for a vintage farm look.
A photo permit is required in order to take amateur portraits and all professional photographs, and we ask that you follow our rules below.
PRICING
Single Session Photo Permit: $25
Annual Photo Permit: $250
To help ensure that The Cibolo remains a beautiful, accessible, and well-maintained destination for years to come, our photography permit fee will increase from $25 to $40 per session beginning September 1, 2026.
HOURS
The Nature Center: Dawn to Dusk
The Herff Farm:Sat. 9am – 1pm
PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Nature Center
The Herff Farm
CONTACT
nature@cibolo.org
(830) 249-4616
If you’d like to discuss a video permit for production beyond BTS of a photo shoot please contact our communications director.
Photography Rules
Herff Farm is only available to be used Saturdays from 9am-1pm
Do not use rice, confetti, flower petals, candy, glitter, cascarones or similar items.
Do not use candles, bonfires or any other type of open flame.
Do not pick flowers, break tree limbs, move furniture or disrupt natural habitats.
Do not cross climb fences or cross closed gates.
Dressing room areas are limited to public restrooms in the Pavilion or at the Visitor Center.
Clothing is required at all times, as these are public spaces for families.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You will likely be approached and asked to purchase a permit on site by our Park Rangers.
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If costumes, tripods, reflectors or staged photography is involved, you will need to purchase a permit. All donations will benefit the Cibolo.
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Please purchase your permit online and carry your receipt with you. To pay on-site at the Nature Center, please attach your business card to $25 cash or check and deposit into the secure donation box at the park entrance in the oak motte by the parking lot.
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Not necessarily, as long as you are within public access hours, but if you call in advance, we will tell you of any planned events scheduled on the property.
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Item descriptionThe Herff Farm location is only available for outdoor photo sessions Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. Permits can be purchased online. You can make special arrangements for sessions at Herff Farm by calling 830-249-4616 to schedule an appointment.
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A permit is required for each group sitting.
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Each photographer works differently, so if you are a client please consult your photographer. A permit is required for all photography sessions, whether the photographer is a professional or non-professional.
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Yes, you may use a credit card online or in the Visitor Center.