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50-state metal detecting intelligence

North Carolina National Parks Metal Detecting

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

North Carolina 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.

9 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 9 records with safe map navigation
Blue Ridge ParkwayNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Cape Hatteras National SeashoreNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Cape Lookout National SeashoreNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Fort Raleigh National Historic SiteNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Great Smoky Mountains National ParkNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Guilford Courthouse National Military ParkNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Moores Creek National BattlefieldNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Wright Brothers National MemorialNorth CarolinaNamed public place 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 federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Blue Ridge Parkway

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Cape Lookout National Seashore

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Moores Creek National Battlefield

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS federal resource rule prohibits metal-detector possession/use for locating protected resources Grade A · 100/100

Wright Brothers National Memorial

National Park Service

Physical NPS-managed North Carolina unit uses 36 CFR 2.1 resource protections; recreational metal detecting/search for protected resources is prohibited.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search