Hillsborough County, Florida
Metal Detecting at Alexander Park & Recreation Center in Tampa, Florida
Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.
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Can you metal detect at Alexander Park & Recreation Center?
Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks. Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.
Permit/authorization: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition — Do not treat recreation access, rentals or programming as an exception.
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.
Map and public access reference
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Legal status and controlling rule
Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.
Where detecting is allowed
None identified under the controlling County park rule.
Restricted or prohibited areas
All County park property within the rule scope.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition
Do not treat recreation access, rentals or programming as an exception.
Digging: Unauthorized digging/disturbance of grass areas is separately restricted by County park code.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: No water-detecting permission inferred from this park rule; separate water jurisdiction may apply.
Historic/artifact rule: County park law includes protections for public, historic and archaeological property/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 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.
Source conflict: No — legal scope is stated conservatively; no permission is inferred beyond the cited authority.
Official legal and place sources
Alexander Park & Recreation Center metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Alexander Park & Recreation Center?
Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.
Is a permit or authorization required at Alexander Park & Recreation Center?
No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Do not treat recreation access, rentals or programming as an exception.
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 Alexander Park & Recreation Center 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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