Mississippi
Metal Detecting at Shepard State Park in Gautier, Mississippi
Shepard State Park is expressly excluded from 40 Miss. Code R. 6-1.2. No affirmative current City of Gautier detector/recovery permission is stored in the current data.
Answer first
Can you metal detect at Shepard State Park?
Manager/site confirmation required — statewide State Park detector prohibition is expressly inapplicable to Shepard. Shepard State Park is expressly excluded from 40 Miss. Code R. 6-1.2. No affirmative current City of Gautier detector/recovery permission is stored in the current data.
Permit/authorization: Unknown — exact operator confirmation required
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 100/100 · verified 2026-08-20 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-18 · source conflict none identified.
Map and public access reference
This record has a safe map query. Resolve it on demand to display a temporary provider search match without altering the verified dataset.
The map always renders with state/local context. Use Resolve this place on map to place a temporary provider search match on the map, or use the provider buttons directly. The temporary match is not written into the verified-coordinate dataset.
Legal status and controlling rule
Shepard State Park is expressly excluded from 40 Miss. Code R. 6-1.2. No affirmative current City of Gautier detector/recovery permission is stored in the current data.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: Unknown — exact operator confirmation required
Digging: Do not disturb ground or recover targets unless the controlling authority expressly permits the exact activity and recovery method.
Water and artifact rules
Historic/artifact rule: Historic, archaeological and protected-resource searching/recovery remains subject to separate federal/state/local protections.
Verification record
This page is published only after its legal and access evidence passes the project verification checks. Its current legal/access record is Grade A with a confidence score of 100/100 and was last checked on .
Map policy: every record has an in-page map plus external map-provider navigation. Verified pins remain canonical; query-only records can create a temporary provider search marker on demand, which is never promoted to verified geometry automatically. No map mode proves permission.
Official legal and place sources
Shepard State Park metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Shepard State Park?
Shepard State Park is expressly excluded from 40 Miss. Code R. 6-1.2. No affirmative current City of Gautier detector/recovery permission is stored in the current data.
Is a permit or authorization required at Shepard State Park?
Unknown — exact operator confirmation required
Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?
Yes. The page provides map context and address/name-based navigation even when an independently verified coordinate pin has not yet been published. Query navigation does not establish detecting permission.
How current is this Shepard State Park record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-20 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
Continue researching
Metal Detecting Near Me · Metal Detecting Map · Metal Detecting in Mississippi · Mississippi Metal Detecting Laws