Parks and Open Space

Can I fly a drone, RC aircraft, or launch a rocket in a park? Can we release sky lantern/balloons?

Washoe County Code Chapter 95 - Parks and Recreation, revised in 2022, now allows the use of drones and radio-controlled aircraft in specific parks/areas. To see where they are allowed, visit the Washoe Regional Mapping System, click on the menu to get to the map layers and select “Drone Zone” under “Recreation”. Pyrotechnics (sky lanterns) and liquefied or solid fuel model rockets are strictly prohibited without a permit. Helium, air and water balloons are also NOT allowed anywhere in the park system without a permit.
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