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Drone Rules for Great Basin National Park

White Pine County, Nevada (NV) • United States
Nevada, USA
Lat: 38.9399 • Lng: -114.255

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Summary Drones are prohibited in Great Basin National Park per NPS policy. No recreational use is allowed. United States National Parks are restricted from taking off, landing, or controlling a drone within the park to those with permission. Which is rare to receive.
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## 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








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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.
   
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- ### 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
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- - Great Basin NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/rules.htm
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Flight status NoFly Permission
Summary Drones are prohibited in Great Basin National Park per NPS policy. No recreational use is allowed. United States National Parks are restricted from taking off, landing, or controlling a drone within the park to those with permission. Which is rare to receive.
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## 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








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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.
   
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- ### 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
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- ### Source
- - Great Basin NPS Rules: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/rules.htm
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Summary United States National Parks are restricted from taking off, landing, or controlling a drone within the park to those with permission. Which is rare to receive.
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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
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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.
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