Greeley, CO Drone Rules: Park Drone Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Where it applies
- City-designated natural areas and trails
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor infraction, Title 1 Ch. 10
- Exception
- Allowed only if federal/state law permits
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 22, 2020, eff. 10-6-2020
Summary
Greeley prohibits flying a drone within, into, onto, or over any city-designated natural area or trail unless a federal or state rule allows it.
(15)Operate or allow to be operated, a drone or other unmanned aircraft system (UAS) within, into, onto or over a natural area or trail unless allowed by a federal or state regulation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
The city's natural areas and trails chapter bars operating or allowing the operation of a drone or other unmanned aircraft system within, into, onto, or over any city-designated natural area or trail, unless federal or state regulation permits it. The ban sits among a long list of other prohibited conduct in these spaces, including off-trail travel and unpermitted group events. It applies only to natural areas and trails under city management, as marked by city-posted signs or city-issued maps, not to every neighborhood park.
Violations & Fines
Flying a drone in a covered natural area or trail is a misdemeanor infraction under Title 1, Chapter 10 of the Greeley code, the same track used for other natural-area violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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