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## Drone Rules - Hot Springs National Park


**Drones are not allowed** in Hot Springs National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within park boundaries
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- The historic downtown bathhouse district and thermal spring features are protected

### Source
- Hot Springs NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/hosp/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Saguaro National Park


**Drones are not allowed** in Saguaro National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights in either the Rincon Mountain or Tucson Mountain Districts
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from park administration
- Protected Sonoran Desert ecosystem and nesting raptors are sensitive to drone disturbance

### Source
- Saguaro NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/sagu/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Chiricahua National Monument

**Drone flights are banned** in Chiricahua National Monument.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the monument
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- The sky island ecosystem hosts over 170 bird species including rare elegant trogons

### Source
- Chiricahua NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/chir/planyourvisit/rules.htm

## Drone Rules - Pinnacles National Park


**Drone flights are banned** in Pinnacles National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone use within park boundaries
- Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit
- California condor nesting habitat makes this a particularly strict no-fly zone

### Source
- Pinnacles NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - White Sands National Park

**Drone flights are banned** in White Sands National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone use within the park
- Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit
- The park is adjacent to White Sands Missile Range -- additional airspace restrictions apply
- The park periodically closes entirely for missile tests, during which all air traffic is halted

### Source
- White Sands NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/rules.htm

## FAA facility airspace restriction

            This area appears in FAA_FS_UAS source data. Drone pilots should verify current FAA requirements, LAANC availability, altitude limits, temporary restrictions, and local conditions before flight.

            This page is based on imported FAA data and may need additional community review.

## Drone Rules - Denali National Park


**Drones are not allowed** in Denali National Park and Preserve.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights anywhere in the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from park administration
- Wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, and Dall sheep are especially sensitive to drone disturbance

### Source
- Denali NPS Things to Know: https://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/things-to-know.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Dry Tortugas National Park


**Drones are not permitted** in Dry Tortugas National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights on any of the islands or over the surrounding waters within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- The sooty tern and brown noddy nesting colony on Bush Key is extremely sensitive to disturbance

### Source
- Dry Tortugas NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/drto/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Great Basin National Park


**Drones are not allowed** in Great Basin National Park.

### Key Rules
- All recreational drone flights are prohibited within park boundaries
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- One of the darkest night skies in the US -- drone lights disrupt stargazing programs

### Source
- Great Basin NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Cuyahoga Valley National Park


**Drone flights are banned** in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone use within the park
- Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit from park administration
- The park is Ohio's only national park and protects the Cuyahoga River valley ecosystem

### Source
- Cuyahoga Valley NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/cuva/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - North Cascades National Park


**Drones are not allowed** in North Cascades National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from park administration
- Remote wilderness and grizzly bear recovery habitat make drone bans especially important

### Source
- North Cascades NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Guadalupe Mountains National Park


**Drone use is prohibited** in Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from park administration
- The remote Chihuahuan Desert wilderness and fossil reef geology are protected

### Source
- Guadalupe Mountains NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/gumo/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park


**Drone flights are banned** in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- The largest US national park (larger than Switzerland) protects massive glaciers, Dall sheep, and remote wilderness

### Source
- Wrangell-St. Elias NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Mammoth Cave National Park


**Drone flights are banned** in Mammoth Cave National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone use within the park
- Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit
- The world's longest known cave system and surface forests are both protected

### Source
- Mammoth Cave NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/maca/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Gateway Arch National Park

**Drone use is prohibited** at Gateway Arch National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights on the park grounds or near the Arch
- Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit
- The park is within St. Louis Lambert Airport Class B airspace, imposing additional FAA restrictions

### Source
- Gateway Arch NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/rules.htm

## Drone Rules - Glacier Bay National Park


**Drone flights are banned** in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone use within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Humpback whale feeding grounds, harbor seal pupping beaches, and calving glaciers are extremely sensitive to disturbance

### Source
- Glacier Bay NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/glba/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Katmai National Park


**Drones are not allowed** in Katmai National Park and Preserve.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Brooks Falls brown bears catching sockeye salmon are world-famous; drone disturbance could disrupt critical feeding behavior

### Source
- Katmai NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/katm/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Redwood National Park


**Drone use is banned** in Redwood National and State Parks.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the national park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from park administration
- The old-growth redwood groves and Roosevelt elk herds are protected from aerial disturbance

### Source
- Redwood NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Lake Clark National Park


**Drones are not permitted** in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Brown bears, beluga whales in Cook Inlet, and volcano-dotted wilderness make this a sensitive no-fly zone

### Source
- Lake Clark NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/lacl/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park


**Drone use is prohibited** in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Active volcanic areas and endangered native birds make drone bans critical here

### Source
- HAVO NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Great Sand Dunes National Park


**Drone flights are banned** in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone use anywhere in the park
- Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit
- The unique dune ecosystem and sand sheet are fully protected

### Source
- Great Sand Dunes NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Carlsbad Caverns National Park


**Drones are not permitted** in Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Nightly bat flight emergence from the cavern entrance is protected from disturbance

### Source
- Carlsbad Caverns NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/cave/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park


**Drones are not permitted** in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Peregrine falcon nesting sites in the canyon walls are highly sensitive to aerial disturbance

### Source
- Black Canyon NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/blca/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Mesa Verde National Park


**Drone use is banned** in Mesa Verde National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit from park administration
- Ancient cliff dwellings and archaeological sites require strict protection

### Source
- Mesa Verde NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Biscayne National Park


**Drone flights are banned** in Biscayne National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone use over land or water within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Coral reefs, seagrass beds, and manatee habitat are fully protected

### Source
- Biscayne NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm

## Drone Rules - Kenai Fjords National Park


**Drone use is prohibited** in Kenai Fjords National Park.

### Key Rules
- No recreational drone flights within the park
- Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
- Tidewater glaciers, Steller sea lions, orcas, and nesting seabirds are protected

### Source
- Kenai Fjords NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/kefj/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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This action applies to the launching, landing, and operation of uncrewed aircraft on lands and waters administered by the NPS. Jurisdiction by the NPS ends at the park boundary. The policy memorandum does not modify any requirement imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use or operation of uncrewed aircraft in the National Airspace System.
 
https://www.nps.gov/articles/uncrewed-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm