Idaho
Metal Detecting at Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho
National Conservation Lands carry designation-specific protections in addition to BLM-wide cultural-resource and land-status rules. A named monument, wilderness, WSA, trail or river corridor is not blanket detector/recovery permission.
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Can you metal detect at Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness?
Special-designation and exact-zone confirmation required. National Conservation Lands carry designation-specific protections in addition to BLM-wide cultural-resource and land-status rules. A named monument, wilderness, WSA, trail or river corridor is not blanket detector/recovery permission.
Permit/authorization: Wilderness and exact target/resource rules must be confirmed before detector use — Wilderness and exact target/resource rules must be confirmed before detector use
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
National Conservation Lands carry designation-specific protections in addition to BLM-wide cultural-resource and land-status rules. A named monument, wilderness, WSA, trail or river corridor is not blanket detector/recovery permission.
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 or resource removal; posted, closed or sensitive areas; and any area excluded by current manager rules.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: Wilderness and exact target/resource rules must be confirmed before detector use
Wilderness and exact target/resource rules must be confirmed before detector use
Digging: Do not dig or disturb soil unless the controlling rule and exact site authorization allow it.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: Exact water/shoreline rules follow the controlling manager; ordinary water access is not detector-recovery permission.
Historic/artifact rule: Historical, archaeological, cultural and paleontological resources are protected; leave qualifying finds undisturbed and report them when required.
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
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness?
National Conservation Lands carry designation-specific protections in addition to BLM-wide cultural-resource and land-status rules. A named monument, wilderness, WSA, trail or river corridor is not blanket detector/recovery permission.
Is a permit or authorization required at Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness?
Wilderness and exact target/resource rules must be confirmed before detector use Wilderness and exact target/resource rules must be confirmed before detector use
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 Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness 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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