Delaware National Park Metal Detecting Rules

Delaware 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.

1 verified records in this scope.

Brandywine Valley — First State NHPWilmington · New Castle County · DelawareSensitive-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 — recreational metal detector possession/use is barred on NPS-administered park areas Grade A · 100/100

Brandywine Valley — First State NHP

Wilmington · New Castle County · National Park Service

36 CFR §2.1 prohibits recreational possession/use of metal detectors and protected-resource disturbance on NPS-administered park areas.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No ordinary recreational detector permit; only narrow authorized scientific/mining/administrative exceptions apply Verified: 2026-08-29

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