Tennessee state parks
Managed by Tennessee State Parks. These are statewide rules; individual parks may post stricter ones. Federal land inside Tennessee follows federal rules, and drones also follow FAA rules.
Metal detecting Not allowed
Metal detectors are prohibited, except for supervised lost-item searches or permitted archaeology.
- Permit
- None.
- Sources
- tnstateparks.com
- Notes
- Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-02-02-.18.
- Verified
- 2026-10-21 · official text read
Confirm with the park before you go. Individual parks can post their own closures and rules.
Drones Permit / permission needed
Drones in Tennessee State Parks fall under the aircraft rules and need written Park Manager approval before flight.
- Permit
- Written Park Manager approval.
- Sources
- tnstateparks.com
- Notes
- Rule 0400-02-02-.33.
- Verified
- 2026-10-21 · official text read
Confirm with the park before you go. Individual parks can post their own closures and rules.
Machine-readable: /api/states/tn.json