Lake County, Florida
Metal Detecting at Ellis Acres Reserve in Paisley, Florida
Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies Ellis Acres Reserve as a Lake County-operated property.
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Can you metal detect at Ellis Acres Reserve?
Prohibited. Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies Ellis Acres Reserve as a Lake County-operated property.
Permit/authorization: No — Lake County states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties; no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit exception is published for this county property.
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 2026-08-14 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-12 · source conflict none identified.
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Legal status and controlling rule
Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies Ellis Acres Reserve as a Lake County-operated property.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Entire Lake County-owned or managed property
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No
Lake County states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties; no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit exception is published for this county property.
Digging: Metal detecting is prohibited. Do not excavate, probe, disturb soil, vegetation, cultural resources, athletic surfaces, conservation land, shoreline, or other county property for recreational recovery.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: No recreational metal detecting is authorized from this county property. A lake, river, canal, or other adjacent water parcel may have a different managing authority and must be independently verified before any detector use.
Historic/artifact rule: No artifact-search or recovery permission is created by public access. Archaeological, historic, natural, and cultural-resource protections remain applicable.
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.
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Ellis Acres Reserve metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Ellis Acres Reserve?
Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies Ellis Acres Reserve as a Lake County-operated property.
Is a permit or authorization required at Ellis Acres Reserve?
No Lake County states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties; no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit exception is published for this county property.
Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?
Yes. The page shows an independently verified public visitor/access reference pin plus external map navigation. It is not a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological location or permission boundary.
How current is this Ellis Acres Reserve record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-14 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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