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Drone Rules for Coronado National Forest

Pima County, Arizona (AZ) • United States
Coronado National Forest, Arizona 85619, USA
Lat: 32.5006 • Lng: -110.667
Ground Not fully verified Last updated: May 30, 2026
Summary
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USFS Coronado NF surrounds several sky island mountain ranges near the US-Mexico border. Restricted military airspace (Davis-Monthan AFB, Fort Huachuca) overlaps significant portions of the forest.

Drone Rules - Coronado NF, Arizona

No Wilderness prohibition (outside Mt. Wrightson Wilderness), but military restricted airspace and border security TFRs are the primary operational hazard.

Airspace / Site Context

  • Fort Huachuca (FHU) Class D is ~10 NM east of Carr Canyon; R-2303 (Ft. Huachuca) restricted area covers portions of the Huachuca Mountains
  • Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA) Class D and MOA airspace overlaps the Santa Catalinas near Tucson
  • CBP/DHS border TFRs are issued with little notice near the Mexico border (Santa Cruz County portions of Coronado)

Key Rules

  • Check D-NOTAM and FAA TFR viewer before every flight in Cochise and Santa Cruz County portions
  • Mt. Wrightson Wilderness: standard Wilderness motorized prohibition applies
  • USFS Special Use Permit required for commercial photography in the forest

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