Thanks for all of your replies. I think I've found some answers from within them.
As mentioned in the first post, I submitted required paperwork for a Geocache Placement Permit to the Ranger's office on 24 September '17 , and walked to the location with another Ranger on the same date. I also attempted to submit it for review with a reviewer's note explaining my situation and asking for advice, who temporarily suspended it as I suspected would happen, since the permit had not yet been granted. The reviewer suggested waiting 60 days and then contacting them again. I know that my cache request is near the bottom of the priority list of the rangers. My query here was just to find out if others in the community had similar experiences with caches in state parks, to see if this was the norm, locally and/or nationally.
The intended location is beautiful, though had I known that there would be a 7 week (or more) paperwork lag prior to even being able to submit for review, I would have scouted out a different location. Right now I'm learning all about how to be patient... and thinking about places to put additional caches that are not in state parks.
Happy caching to you all, and thanks again.