Aside from all the other rules above (no airports, manned aircraft, buildings, etc.), there are several other strict laws you must abide by if you want to take up drone photography.
These are the spots you MUST keep away from:
- Any state park or state forest. Sorry — for hikers only!
- Palisades Park
- Any national park areas, recreation areas, or wildlife refuges. This includes Sandy Hook, the Delaware Water Gap, the Great Swamp, Paterson Great Falls…)
- The Statue of Liberty
- The Appalachian Trail
- Certain municipalities (you can see them all listed here)
Check out this airspace map, too, to see if there are any other restrictions in place around your planned destination.
For more specific laws in New Jersey, click here.