Broward County, Florida
Metal Detecting at Plantation Heritage Park in Plantation, Florida
Plantation Heritage Park is a current Broward County Parks property. Broward County Parks’ current Customer Code of Conduct applies in every County park and prohibits altering park grounds and removing or altering landscape including lawns, plants, sand, soil and designated habitat. Because ordinary metal-detecting recovery would violate those restrictions and no general detector exception is published, this record classifies recreational detecting/recovery as prohibited unless specific lawful County authorization applies.
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Can you metal detect at Plantation Heritage Park?
Prohibited. Plantation Heritage Park is a current Broward County Parks property. Broward County Parks’ current Customer Code of Conduct applies in every County park and prohibits altering park grounds and removing or altering landscape including lawns, plants, sand, soil and designated habitat. Because ordinary metal-detecting recovery would violate those restrictions and no general detector exception is published, this record classifies recreational detecting/recovery as prohibited unless specific lawful County authorization applies.
Permit/authorization: No general detector permit published — No general Broward County Parks recreational metal-detector permit program is established by the current official sources reviewed. Activity otherwise prohibited by the Customer Code of Conduct must not be undertaken unless the County or park management provides specific lawful authorization.
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 2026-08-18 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-16 · source conflict none identified.
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Legal status and controlling rule
Plantation Heritage Park is a current Broward County Parks property. Broward County Parks’ current Customer Code of Conduct applies in every County park and prohibits altering park grounds and removing or altering landscape including lawns, plants, sand, soil and designated habitat. Because ordinary metal-detecting recovery would violate those restrictions and no general detector exception is published, this record classifies recreational detecting/recovery as prohibited unless specific lawful County authorization applies.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Ordinary recreational metal-detecting recovery that removes, alters, or disturbs park grounds, lawns, sand, soil, plants, or designated habitat is prohibited throughout Broward County park property under the current County Parks Customer Code of Conduct. Any property-specific closure or stricter natural/historic resource rule remains independently controlling.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No general detector permit published
No general Broward County Parks recreational metal-detector permit program is established by the current official sources reviewed. Activity otherwise prohibited by the Customer Code of Conduct must not be undertaken unless the County or park management provides specific lawful authorization.
Digging: Do not dig, excavate, remove, destroy, mutilate, or otherwise alter lawns, sand, soil, plants, landscaping, grounds, or designated habitat. The current Code of Conduct prohibits those acts in any County park or park facility.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: Not established. Waterfront, beach, island, marina, fishing or boat access does not create submerged, shoreline, sand-disturbance or recovery rights. The Code of Conduct also prohibits water-related activities not authorized by the Division.
Historic/artifact rule: No artifact-search or removal permission is established. Natural, historic, cultural and environmentally sensitive properties may be subject to stricter protections; do not disturb or remove resources.
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 .
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Plantation Heritage Park metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Plantation Heritage Park?
Plantation Heritage Park is a current Broward County Parks property. Broward County Parks’ current Customer Code of Conduct applies in every County park and prohibits altering park grounds and removing or altering landscape including lawns, plants, sand, soil and designated habitat. Because ordinary metal-detecting recovery would violate those restrictions and no general detector exception is published, this record classifies recreational detecting/recovery as prohibited unless specific lawful County authorization applies.
Is a permit or authorization required at Plantation Heritage Park?
No general detector permit published No general Broward County Parks recreational metal-detector permit program is established by the current official sources reviewed. Activity otherwise prohibited by the Customer Code of Conduct must not be undertaken unless the County or park management provides specific lawful authorization.
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 Plantation Heritage Park record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-18 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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