Wyoming
Metal Detecting at Pathfinder Reservoir Recreation Lands in Wyoming
Reclamation project ownership and recreation management can differ. Confirm the exact shoreline/recreation parcel and operating manager before detecting, digging or recovery.
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Can you metal detect at Pathfinder Reservoir Recreation Lands?
Exact manager and recreation-zone confirmation required. Reclamation project ownership and recreation management can differ. Confirm the exact shoreline/recreation parcel and operating manager before detecting, digging or recovery.
Permit/authorization: Confirm current recreation manager before detecting — Do not interpret ordinary recreation, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, trail access or a general entry permit as detector/recovery permission.
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 98/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 98/100 · verified 2026-08-31 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-29 · source conflict none identified.
Map and public access reference
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Legal status and controlling rule
Reclamation project ownership and recreation management can differ. Confirm the exact shoreline/recreation parcel and operating manager before detecting, digging or recovery.
Where detecting is allowed
Only areas and activities affirmatively allowed by the controlling manager and current site rules.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Protected cultural, archaeological and paleontological resources; unauthorized excavation/resource removal; and posted, closed or sensitive areas.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: Confirm current recreation manager before detecting
Do not interpret ordinary recreation, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, trail access or a general entry permit as detector/recovery permission.
Digging: Do not excavate or recover targets unless the governing rule for the exact property and zone affirmatively permits it. Restore any permitted disturbance and comply with tool limits.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: No shore, lakebed, riverbed or submerged-land permission is inferred. Verify the precise land/water manager and any special-use restriction.
Historic/artifact rule: Do not target, disturb or remove archaeological, burial, historic, paleontological or other protected cultural resources. Leave suspected protected material in place and follow agency reporting requirements.
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 98/100 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.
Source conflict: none
Official legal and place sources
Pathfinder Reservoir Recreation Lands metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Pathfinder Reservoir Recreation Lands?
Reclamation project ownership and recreation management can differ. Confirm the exact shoreline/recreation parcel and operating manager before detecting, digging or recovery.
Is a permit or authorization required at Pathfinder Reservoir Recreation Lands?
Confirm current recreation manager before detecting Do not interpret ordinary recreation, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, trail access or a general entry permit as detector/recovery permission.
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 Pathfinder Reservoir Recreation Lands record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-31 with verification grade A and confidence score 98/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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