Cumberland County, ME Drone Rules: Park Drone Restrictions (2026)

Cumberland County itself owns no general-use public parks and has no park-use ordinance regulating drones. The relevant restrictions come from three other sources: (1) The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, under 12 M.R.S. § 1801 et seq., regulates state parks within Cumberland County including Sebago Lake State Park, Crescent Beach State Park, Two Lights State Park, Bradbury Mountain State Park, and Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park; drone use in these state parks generally requires a Special Use Permit from the Bureau. (2) The National Park Service prohibits launching, landing, or operating drones from or within National Park Service lands under the 2014 NPS Director's Memorandum and 36 CFR § 1.5 — relevant to NPS units associated with the region. (3) Each Cumberland County municipality may regulate drones in its own parks under home-rule authority (30-A M.R.S. § 3001) — Portland's parks, for example, are governed by the City of Portland Code; users should consult the municipal park rules before flying. FAA airspace rules under 14 CFR Part 107 (commercial) and 49 U.S.C. § 44809 (recreational) continue to apply throughout, including the 400 ft AGL ceiling and Remote ID requirement (14 CFR Part 89).