Scottsdale

Flying Drones in Scottsdale Parks

(Updated 5/21/2023)

Drones are welcome in Scottsdale parks, however there are some rules you should be aware of before you fly.

Flying drones is not allowed in the following areas :

• Mescal Park
• Stonegate Park
• Westworld
• McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
• Pinnacle Peak Park
• McDowell Sonoran Preserve (per Ord. 4276)
• Cactus Aquatic Center
• Chaparral Aquatic Center
• Eldorado Aquatic Center
• McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center

Drones also can't be flown within 5 miles of the Scottsdale Airport, per FAA Regulations. (See Scottsdale Airport's Scottsdale Airport' page for more details.)

We hope you enjoy flying your drone in Scottsdale, and if you have any questions please call us at 480-312-PARK (7275).

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Phoenix

(Updated 5/21/2023)

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department has designated eight city parks, listed below, as radio or remote-control aircraft locations. All radio-controlled aircraft pilots must follow Phoenix city code, section 24-49, state policies and all FAA regulations.

Coyote Basin Park

2730 E. Beardsley Rd.

(27th Pl. and Beardsley Rd.)

Desert Foothills Park - Lower Field

1010 Marketplace Southwest

(Chandler Blvd. and Desert Foothills Pkwy.)

Dynamite Park

4550 E. Dynamite Rd.

(Dynamite Rd. at 44th St.)

El Prado Park

6428 S. 19th Ave.

(19th Ave. and Southern Ave.)

Esteban Park - Eastern Quadrant

3345 E. Roeser Rd.

(32nd St. and Broadway Rd.)

Grover's Basin Park B

17447 N. 20th St.

(Cave Creek Rd. and Grovers Ave.)

Mountain View II Park - south of the ballfield

9901 N. 7th Ave.

(7th and Cinnabar Ave.)

Werner's Field Park

17831 N. 7th Ave.

(7th and Grovers Aves.)

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Tempe

Cannot fly in

• Tempe Beach Park
• Papago Park
• Rio Salado Park
• City Preserves

When flying in tempe, follow simple rules

• Register and mark your drone if its weight is above 0.55 pounds
• Obtain authorization before flying in controlled airspace
• Fly at or below 400 feet
• Be aware of federal airspace requirements and restrictions.
• Stay away from surrounding obstacles.
• Keep your done within sight.
• Never fly near other aircraft, especially near airports.
• Never fly over groups of people.
• Never fly over stadiums or sports events.
• Never fly near emergency response efforts such as fires.
• Never fly under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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Arizona Revised Statutes

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03729.htm

C. Except as authorized by law, a city, town or county may not enact or adopt any ordinance, policy or rule that relates to the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system or otherwise engage in the regulation of the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft or an unmanned aircraft system. Any ordinance, policy or rule that violates this subsection, whether enacted or adopted by the city, town or county before or after August 6, 2016, is void.

D. This section does not:

1. Apply to a person or entity that is authorized or allowed by the federal aviation administration to operate or use an unmanned aircraft system if the person's or entity's operation or use complies with the authorization granted to the person or entity or with federal aviation administration rules.

2. Prohibit a city, town or county from enacting or adopting ordinances or rules on the operation or use of a public unmanned aircraft that is owned by the city, town or county.

3. Prohibit a city, town or county from enacting or adopting ordinances or rules that regulate the takeoff or landing of a model aircraft in a park or preserve owned by the city, town or county if:

(a) There are other parks or preserves that are within the city, town or county and that are available for model aircraft operation.

(b) The city, town or county only has one park or preserve that is within the city, town or county.