Drone Rules for Carl Yearwood Park

Oak Ridge, Tennessee (tn) • United States

235 Bus Terminal Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

Lat: 36.021 • Lng: -84.2375

Ground Not fully verified Last updated: May 27, 2026

Summary

Recreational drone flying is permitted across Carl Yearwood Park's open areas under uncontrolled Class G airspace without needing FAA LAANC clearance, provided pilots avoid flying directly over visitors utilizing the skatepark, tennis courts, or the wooded disc golf course.

The Carl Yearwood Park is a very lively and highly forested community park which is situated along the Bus Terminal Road in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Some of the facilities present within this community park include the concrete skateboarding area, tennis court, outdoor roller hockey, a fenced dog park, and a softball playing field. Disc golf enthusiasts find this park most appealing to them because of the challenging 9-hole woods disc golf course made up of many local hardwoods and evergreen forests. There are shaded picnic tables and family pavilions at the grass entrance of this park.

Requirements

TRUST Certificate

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Shape notes

Uncontrolled Class G airspace where FAA LAANC authorization is not required; City of Oak Ridge municipal park grounds permit recreational drone takeoffs and landings during standard operating hours.

Rule sources

https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/laanc — Town pages show drone rules and park landmark features.
https://legacyparks.org/places/carl-yearwood-park/ — Town pages show drone rules and park landmark features.
https://orrecparks.oakridgetn.gov/parks/ — Town pages show drone rules and park landmark features.

Parent Rule Pages

United States
Tennessee
Oak Ridge
Carl Yearwood Park