so this just happened yesterday and im still kind of annoyed about it. was flying at this state park near the coast, had done my research, checked the airspace, no restrictions showing on aloft or on the park website as far as i could tell. about 10 minutes into a really good flight this ranger pulls up and tells me drones are banned in the entire park, no exceptions.

i showed him what i found on the website and he basically shrugged and said its a local ordinance that isnt posted online. had to land and that was that. didnt get a fine or anything but lost the footage i wanted. i guess the lesson is always call ahead? i thought i did everything right

ugh that sucks. calling ahead is honestly the only way to be sure because so many parks have rules that exist on like a printed pamphlet in the visitors center and nowhere else on the internet. i learned this the hard way at a reservoir a few years back. now i literally call the ranger station before any new location, feels overkill but its saved me twice now.

wait so even if the airspace is clear the park can still ban it? i didnt know that, i always just checked b4flight and assumed that was enough. thats kind of frustrating tbh