I was actually very very supprised that they said that. This paticular state park has a reputation of being very strick and closed minded regarding just about anything. This park has a ton of rock climbers that go and use the many rock walls, so that might make the park rangers more open to tree climbing. When I was talking to the ranger about it the first thing out his mouth was "Why whould you want to climb a tree?" But after a few quick questions, he was convinced that it would be fine. We are lucky because there are some beautiful trees with some great views.