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Drone Rules for Wupatki National Monument

Coconino County, Arizona (AZ) • United States
Arizona, USA
Lat: 35.56 • Lng: -111.394
Ground Not allowed Last updated: May 29, 2026
Summary
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Drones are prohibited at Wupatki National Monument per NPS closure order. Ancestral Pueblo ruins are protected.

Drone Rules - Wupatki National Monument

Drone use is prohibited at Wupatki National Monument.

Key Rules

  • No recreational drone flights within the monument
  • Commercial use requires a Special Use Permit
  • Over 2,700 archaeological sites including multi-story pueblos built after the Sunset Crater eruption are protected

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Rule sources
  • https://www.nps.gov/tont/learn/management/lawsandpolicies.htm
  • https://www.nps.gov/wupa/planyourvisit/rules.htm
  • https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-2/section-2.17 — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3) with dual monument closure orders (Wupatki + Sunset Crater), ARPA 2,700+ Sinagua/Hisat'sinom site protections (16 U.S.C. § 470aa), AIRFA Hopi ancestral homeland ceremonial protections (42 U.S.C. § 1996), NAGPRA ancestral remains, FAA TFR authority 14 CFR § 91.137 for adjacent Sunset Crater, and MBTA raptor protections ban all unauthorized drone operations, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
  • https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/part-107 — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3) with dual monument closure orders (Wupatki + Sunset Crater), ARPA 2,700+ Sinagua/Hisat'sinom site protections (16 U.S.C. § 470aa), AIRFA Hopi ancestral homeland ceremonial protections (42 U.S.C. § 1996), NAGPRA ancestral remains, FAA TFR authority 14 CFR § 91.137 for adjacent Sunset Crater, and MBTA raptor protections ban all unauthorized drone operations, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
  • https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1510/arpa.htm — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3) with dual monument closure orders (Wupatki + Sunset Crater), ARPA 2,700+ Sinagua/Hisat'sinom site protections (16 U.S.C. § 470aa), AIRFA Hopi ancestral homeland ceremonial protections (42 U.S.C. § 1996), NAGPRA ancestral remains, FAA TFR authority 14 CFR § 91.137 for adjacent Sunset Crater, and MBTA raptor protections ban all unauthorized drone operations, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
  • https://www.nps.gov/subjects/sound/uaspolicy.htm — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3) with dual monument closure orders (Wupatki + Sunset Crater), ARPA 2,700+ Sinagua/Hisat'sinom site protections (16 U.S.C. § 470aa), AIRFA Hopi ancestral homeland ceremonial protections (42 U.S.C. § 1996), NAGPRA ancestral remains, FAA TFR authority 14 CFR § 91.137 for adjacent Sunset Crater, and MBTA raptor protections ban all unauthorized drone operations, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
  • https://faa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9c2e4406710048e19806ebf6a06754ad — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3) with dual monument closure orders (Wupatki + Sunset Crater), ARPA 2,700+ Sinagua/Hisat'sinom site protections (16 U.S.C. § 470aa), AIRFA Hopi ancestral homeland ceremonial protections (42 U.S.C. § 1996), NAGPRA ancestral remains, FAA TFR authority 14 CFR § 91.137 for adjacent Sunset Crater, and MBTA raptor protections ban all unauthorized drone operations, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
  • https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.jsp — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3) with dual monument closure orders (Wupatki + Sunset Crater), ARPA 2,700+ Sinagua/Hisat'sinom site protections (16 U.S.C. § 470aa), AIRFA Hopi ancestral homeland ceremonial protections (42 U.S.C. § 1996), NAGPRA ancestral remains, FAA TFR authority 14 CFR § 91.137 for adjacent Sunset Crater, and MBTA raptor protections ban all unauthorized drone operations, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
  • https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-1/section-1.5 — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3) with dual monument closure orders (Wupatki + Sunset Crater), ARPA 2,700+ Sinagua/Hisat'sinom site protections (16 U.S.C. § 470aa), AIRFA Hopi ancestral homeland ceremonial protections (42 U.S.C. § 1996), NAGPRA ancestral remains, FAA TFR authority 14 CFR § 91.137 for adjacent Sunset Crater, and MBTA raptor protections ban all unauthorized drone operations, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
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