Nicole Malczan

Drones are permitted in Breckenridge, Colorado but must fly under Title 5, Chapter 14 of the Breckenridge Town Code on Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

All remote-controlled equipment, including drones, is illegal in Bryce Canyon National Park. This law was established by the National Park Service, a federal agency. Breaking the law could lead to a misdemeanor charge, including fines and time behind bars.

You can legally fly a drone in Barcelona, but the UAV must weigh under 25 kilograms, be registered, and the flight must be authorized by a local authority first. You also cannot fly over houses or in crowded areas.

Drones are prohibited from much of Big Sur per federal, state, and local laws. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Forest Service, California State Parks, and Monterey County all have rules discouraging the activity.

You can fly a drone in Baltimore provided you have the proper license, you follow FAA guidelines, you avoid state parks when doing commercial photography, and you obey all federal, state, and local laws.

Drones are strictly prohibited from flying in Wilderness Areas, which comprise 111.7 million acres of land across the United States. The ban has been in effect since 1964 when the Wilderness Act was passed.

Brooklyn, being a borough of New York City, follows Administrative Code §10-126, which proclaims that it’s illegal for drones to take or off land within the city limits except in designated areas or in emergencies.

There are no rules prohibiting you from flying a drone in your home. Just because you’re allowed to doesn’t make this the safest or smartest idea.

Downtown Nashville is technically uncontrolled Class G airspace that allows pilots to fly, but it’s by an airport that is Class C airspace, which prohibits drones.

According to the National Park Service, you are not allowed to launch, fly, or land a drone in or on Death Valley’s waters and lands unless you have written permission from a superintendent.