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50-state metal detecting intelligence

Louisiana National Parks Metal Detecting

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

Louisiana National Parks 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.

4 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 4 records with safe map navigation
Cane River Creole National Historical ParkLouisianaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveLouisianaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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New Orleans Jazz National Historical ParkLouisianaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Vicksburg National Military Park — Louisiana componentLouisianaSensitive-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.

Prohibited — NPS metal-detector/resource-search rule Grade A · 100/100

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

National Park Service

NPS 36 CFR 2.1 prohibits possessing/using a mineral or metal detector except under narrow authorized circumstances; archaeological/resource protections also apply.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detector permission Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited — NPS metal-detector/resource-search rule Grade A · 100/100

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

National Park Service

NPS 36 CFR 2.1 prohibits possessing/using a mineral or metal detector except under narrow authorized circumstances; archaeological/resource protections also apply.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detector permission Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited — NPS metal-detector/resource-search rule Grade A · 100/100

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

National Park Service

NPS 36 CFR 2.1 prohibits possessing/using a mineral or metal detector except under narrow authorized circumstances; archaeological/resource protections also apply.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detector permission Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited — NPS metal-detector/resource-search rule Grade A · 100/100

Vicksburg National Military Park — Louisiana component

National Park Service

NPS 36 CFR 2.1 prohibits possessing/using a mineral or metal detector except under narrow authorized circumstances; archaeological/resource protections also apply.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detector permission Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search