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Drone Rules in Skagit County, WA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Skagit County, Washington.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Skagit County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Recreational Drones

Skagit County's parks code does not use the word drone, but its model-aircraft provision in SCC 9.41.200 controls recreational flying of small unmanned aircraft on County park property: flying is confined to areas the Parks and Recreation Department has specifically designated and posted, motors above 0.15 cubic inches must be muffled, and fliers must follow the Academy of Model Aeronautics code.

Skagit County Park Model Aircraft Rule

Some Restrictions

Skagit County Code § 9.41.200

No aircraft shall land or take off from any body of water or land area in a County park not specifically designated for such use with the exception of bona fide emergency landings. ... (a) No one shall fly rockets or model aircraft in any County park except in areas specifically designated and/or posted for that purpose; (b) All engines over 0.15 CI used in model aircraft being flown in a desig...

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