Drone Rules for Elk Knob State Park

Todd, North Carolina (NC) • United States

5564 Meat Camp Rd, Todd, NC 28684, USA

Lat: 36.3335 • Lng: -81.6964

Rules Edit History: Elk Knob State Park

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May 20, 2026 12:40 PM Approved • Manual admin rule: Initial

Author: jaystechvault (11074)

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Field	Before	After
Rule category	—	Ground
Flight status	—	Permission
Summary	—	NC State Parks are restricted to those with permission. Which is rare to receive.
Mapped shapes	—	a5c0ac9d-c384-4750-bff6-aa5358804e4b

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Park visitors are prohibited from landing or taking off within or upon any state park property, of any airplane, flying machine (including drones, unmanned aircrafts, and quadcopters), balloon, parachute, glider, hang glider (except with permit at Jockey's Ridge State Park), or other apparatus for aviation.

In some limited circumstances, these aviation apparatus may be operated after obtaining a Special Use Permit from the state park.

Additionally, state law prohibits people from launching or recovering any unmanned aircraft systems from state property without consent.

https://www.ncparks.gov/about-us/guidelines-park-rules-and-regulations

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+ Park visitors are prohibited from landing or taking off within or upon any state park property, of any airplane, flying machine (including drones, unmanned aircrafts, and quadcopters), balloon, parachute, glider, hang glider (except with permit at Jockey's Ridge State Park), or other apparatus for aviation.
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+ In some limited circumstances, these aviation apparatus may be operated after obtaining a Special Use Permit from the state park.
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+ Additionally, state law prohibits people from launching or recovering any unmanned aircraft systems from state property without consent.
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+ https://www.ncparks.gov/about-us/guidelines-park-rules-and-regulations