Monroe County, Florida
Metal Detecting at Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park in Key Largo, Florida
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception is established for this unit.
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Can you metal detect at Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park?
Prohibited. Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception is established for this unit.
Permit/authorization: No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition — The current statewide rule provides only a coastal park manager-designated beach exception. This record does not qualify for that exception based on the stored property classification/current legal analysis.
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 2026-08-19 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-17 · source conflict none identified.
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Legal status and controlling rule
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception is established for this unit.
Where detecting is allowed
No general recreational metal-detecting zone under the statewide rule. Recovery of a specifically identified personally lost item may be coordinated with park management/staff; that is not general recreational detecting permission.
Restricted or prohibited areas
All state park land for recreational metal detecting unless the coastal manager-designated beach exception actually applies; submerged detecting is prohibited.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition
The current statewide rule provides only a coastal park manager-designated beach exception. This record does not qualify for that exception based on the stored property classification/current legal analysis.
Digging: Do not recreationally metal detect or conduct target recovery under the statewide prohibition. Any specifically lost-item recovery must be coordinated with park management/staff and does not create general detecting permission.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: No - metal detecting in submerged locations is not permitted in Florida State Parks
Historic/artifact rule: Objects with historic association (anything over 50 years old) may not be kept; protected archaeological/cultural resources remain subject to applicable law and park direction.
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 .
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Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park?
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception is established for this unit.
Is a permit or authorization required at Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park?
No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition The current statewide rule provides only a coastal park manager-designated beach exception. This record does not qualify for that exception based on the stored property classification/current legal analysis.
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 Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-19 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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