Depending on the camera, you might think about a Monopod. And there are hiking sticks that have a 1/4-20 fitting on top of the handle.
I've photographed with a 4 x 5 at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge/Watertowm MA with no issues (but it was a long time ago) Their rules seem pretty reasonable and they even seem to be OK with Photography classes. I think they have a relationship with the Audubon society and I think bird watchers could get keys to the gates so they could get access in the early morning hours. It's quite an interesting place and it was the first "garden" type cemetery in the US.Mary Bajer Eddy (founder of Christian Science) has a huge memorial here that even had a phone installed in case she were to wake up unexpectedly.
mountauburn.org/2012/film-and-photography-guidelines-at-mount-auburn-cemetery/
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