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New Hampshire

New Hampshire has no general filming permit at all; the exceptions are state parks (100 dollar special use permit), numbered state highways, and the State House grounds.

Verified Jul 1, 2026 2 official sources
Permit: conditional

Guidance, not legal advice

Rules change and enforcement varies. Confirm with the issuing authority before you shoot. Drone law depth lives at Drone Authority.

Permit

Conditional

Issuer: New Hampshire Film and Television Office (Division of Travel and Tourism Development)

Cost: No general permit; state park special use permit carries a 100 dollar administrative fee

New Hampshire is one of the lighter-touch states: there is no general filming permit, and shooting on private property with permission needs nothing further from the state. The exceptions are specific properties. The Division of Parks and Recreation (NH State Parks, under DNCR) requires a Special Use Permit for commercial filming, photography, or recording on state park land, with a 100 dollar administrative fee and a certificate of insurance, and an extra 100 dollars if you apply less than 30 days out. Numbered state highways need an application through the Department of Transportation, and the State House grounds go through the Department of Administrative Services. Towns handle their own public property case by case; the state film office notes Portsmouth as the one city with a dedicated filming permit.

Official permit page

Drone / airspace

Commercial drone work requires FAA Part 107

State park and local rules add takeoff and landing restrictions on top of FAA airspace rules. For Part 107 and state drone law, see Drone Authority.

Street / public space

Yes: you can photograph what is visible from public space in the US

Private property sets its own rules regardless of state law.

Practical notes

  • The state park Special Use Permit doubles as your location release: the state treats an issued permit as authority to use the images in perpetuity, which simplifies paperwork for commercial work.
  • White Mountain National Forest is federal land with its own commercial photography rules; the state permit does not cover it.

Sources

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