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+ ## Drone Rules - Colonial National Historical Park
+ 
+ **Drone flights are banned** at Colonial National Historical Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone use within the park including Jamestown and Yorktown
+ - Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit from the NPS
+ - The site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War (Yorktown, 1781) is a solemn national memorial
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Colonial NHP NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/colo/planyourvisit/rules.htm
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Fort McHenry National Monument
+ 
+ **Drone use is prohibited** at Fort McHenry National Monument.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the monument
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from the NPS
+ - The birthplace of the US national anthem; Baltimore Harbor location creates FAA restrictions near BWI Airport
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Fort McHenry NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/fomc/planyourvisit/rules.htm
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - National Mall
+ 
+ **Drone flights are strictly prohibited** on the National Mall.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No drone flights anywhere on the National Mall or memorial grounds
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from the NPS
+ - The National Mall is within a permanent Prohibited Area (P-56) with zero tolerance for unauthorized aircraft
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - National Mall NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/rules.htm
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Rock Creek Park
+ 
+ **Drone use is prohibited** in Rock Creek Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from the NPS
+ - Rock Creek Park is within the Washington DC SFRA (15-mile radius from DCA); all drone flights require FAA authorization
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Rock Creek Park NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/rocr/planyourvisit/rules.htm
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Starved Rock State Park
+ 
+ **Drones are not permitted** at Starved Rock State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from the Illinois DNR
+ - The 18 canyons carved by glacial meltwater and seasonal waterfalls attract bald eagles and over a million visitors per year
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Illinois DNR: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/parks/Park.aspx?trailId=0&parkId=357
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Hunting Island State Park
+ 
+ **Drone flights are banned** at Hunting Island State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone use within the park or on the beach
+ - Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit from SC State Parks
+ - South Carolina's most visited state park; loggerhead sea turtle nesting beaches require strict protection
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - South Carolina State Parks: https://southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
+ 
+ **Drone use is prohibited** at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights over the park, beach, or reef areas
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from Florida State Parks
+ - The first undersea park in the US protects 70 square miles of coral reef in the Florida Keys
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Florida State Parks: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/john-pennekamp-coral-reef-state-park
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Myakka River State Park
+ 
+ **Drones are not allowed** in Myakka River State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from Florida State Parks
+ - The largest state park in Florida protects prairie, pine flatwoods, and alligator-rich wetlands
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Florida State Parks: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/myakka-river-state-park
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
+ 
+ **Drone flights are banned** at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone use within the park
+ - Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit from Kentucky State Parks
+ - The 125-foot wide waterfall produces a rare 'moonbow' on clear full moon nights -- visitor safety makes drone restrictions important
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Kentucky State Parks: https://parks.ky.gov/corbin/parks/resort/cumberland-falls-state-resort-park
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Ohiopyle State Park
+ 
+ **Drone use is prohibited** at Ohiopyle State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from Pennsylvania DCNR
+ - The Youghiogheny River gorge, Ohiopyle Falls, and Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area are protected
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Pennsylvania State Parks: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/OhiopyleStatePark
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Deception Pass State Park
+ 
+ **Drones are not permitted** at Deception Pass State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone use within the park
+ - Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit from Washington State Parks
+ - Tidal rapids, bald eagle nesting, and Puget Sound rocky intertidal habitat require strict protection
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Washington State Parks: https://parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/deception-pass-state-park
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Ricketts Glen State Park
+ 
+ **Drones are not permitted** at Ricketts Glen State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from Pennsylvania DCNR
+ - Twenty-two named waterfalls and a National Natural Landmark old-growth forest are strictly protected
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Pennsylvania State Parks: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/RickettsGlenStatePark
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Watkins Glen State Park
+ 
+ **Drone flights are banned** at Watkins Glen State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone use within the gorge or park grounds
+ - Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit
+ - The 2-mile gorge trail passes 19 waterfalls carved through shale and limestone -- drones are prohibited for visitor safety
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - New York State Parks: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/watkins-glen
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Letchworth State Park
+ 
+ **Drone use is prohibited** at Letchworth State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from New York State Parks
+ - Three major waterfalls and 17-mile gorge walls up to 600 feet make this the 'Grand Canyon of the East'
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - New York State Parks: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/letchworth
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Silver Falls State Park
+ 
+ **Drone flights are banned** at Silver Falls State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone use within the park
+ - Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit from Oregon State Parks
+ - The Trail of Ten Falls passes behind several waterfalls in a mossy old-growth forest
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Oregon State Parks Rules: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=151
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Smith Rock State Park
+ 
+ **Drone use is prohibited** at Smith Rock State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from Oregon State Parks
+ - Prairie falcons nest on the rhyolite cliffs; seasonal climbing closures protect nesting sites
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - Oregon State Parks Rules: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=36
+ 

+ ## Drone Rules - Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
+ 
+ **Drones are not allowed** in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
+ 
+ ### Key Rules
+ - No recreational drone flights within the park
+ - Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from California State Parks
+ - The recovering oak-conifer forests and meadows are home to mule deer, mountain lion, and reintroduced bighorn sheep
+ 
+ ### Source
+ - California State Parks: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=667
+