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Drone Rules for Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center

Name: Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center
Address: 15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA, Los Alamos, NM, US

Los Alamos, New Mexico (NM) • United States

15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA

Lat: 35.7791 • Lng: -106.271

Ground Not allowed Last updated: May 27, 2026

Summary

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Drones are prohibited in Bandelier National Monument per NPS policy. Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings are protected.

Drone Rules - Bandelier National Monument

Drone flights are banned in Bandelier National Monument.

Key Rules

No recreational drone use within the monument
Commercial filming requires a Special Use Permit
Ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings carved into volcanic tuff are fragile and culturally irreplaceable

Source

Bandelier NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/band/planyourvisit/rules.htm

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Rule sources

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-2/section-2.17 — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3), the Bandelier Superintendent's Compendium, and the National Historic Preservation Act ban all drone operations within monument boundaries, 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), the Bandelier Superintendent's Compendium, and the National Historic Preservation Act ban all drone operations within monument boundaries, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/sound/uaspolicy.htm — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3), the Bandelier Superintendent's Compendium, and the National Historic Preservation Act ban all drone operations within monument boundaries, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3), the Bandelier Superintendent's Compendium, and the National Historic Preservation Act ban all drone operations within monument boundaries, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_fliers/where_can_i_fly/b4ufly — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3), the Bandelier Superintendent's Compendium, and the National Historic Preservation Act ban all drone operations within monument boundaries, 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), the Bandelier Superintendent's Compendium, and the National Historic Preservation Act ban all drone operations within monument boundaries, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.
https://www.nps.gov/band/planyourvisit/rules.htm — NPS regulations under 36 CFR § 2.17(a)(3), the Bandelier Superintendent's Compendium, and the National Historic Preservation Act ban all drone operations within monument boundaries, supported by FAA 14 CFR Part 107.

Parent Rule Pages

United States
New Mexico
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Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center