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50-state metal detecting intelligence

West Virginia National Parks Metal Detecting

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

West Virginia 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.

5 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 5 records with safe map navigation
Bluestone National Scenic RiverWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park — West VirginiaWest VirginiaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Gauley River National Recreation AreaWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Harpers Ferry National Historical ParkWest VirginiaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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New River Gorge National Park and PreserveWest VirginiaSensitive-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 Grade A · 100/100

Bluestone National Scenic River

National Park Service

36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors and related detecting devices in National Park Service park areas. The same section also prohibits digging, disturbing, removing or damaging protected natural, cultural and archaeological…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park — West Virginia

National Park Service

36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors and related detecting devices in National Park Service park areas. The same section also prohibits digging, disturbing, removing or damaging protected natural, cultural and archaeological…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Gauley River National Recreation Area

National Park Service

36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors and related detecting devices in National Park Service park areas. The same section also prohibits digging, disturbing, removing or damaging protected natural, cultural and archaeological…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

National Park Service

36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors and related detecting devices in National Park Service park areas. The same section also prohibits digging, disturbing, removing or damaging protected natural, cultural and archaeological…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

National Park Service

36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors and related detecting devices in National Park Service park areas. The same section also prohibits digging, disturbing, removing or damaging protected natural, cultural and archaeological…

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