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Alabama National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

Official-source rules, permission pathways, map context and practical next steps—kept separate from the rockhounding atlas.

Alabama National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

These records apply only to verified locations whose written rule and site-specific recreation footprint have been verified. A map pin is a public visitor/reference point, never a permission boundary.

11 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 11 records with safe map navigation
Bon Secour National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Cahaba River National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Choctaw National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge — AlabamaAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Fern Cave National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge — AlabamaAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Key Cave National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Sauta Cave National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Watercress Darter National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Wheeler National Wildlife RefugeAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Map meaning: verified coordinate pins identify independently grounded public visitor/access reference points. Query-only records can be resolved on demand as temporary provider search matches; sensitive records use a deliberately broader agency/locality query. Temporary search matches are not stored as verified coordinates. No map mode is a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological target, or permission boundary.

Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge — Alabama

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge — Alabama

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific verification required Grade A · 98/100

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Refuge resource/search rules require purpose- and refuge-specific verification; artifact/resource searching and recovery are restricted.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search