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Metal Detecting in Hillsborough County, Florida

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Metal detecting in Hillsborough County, Florida

Quick answer: there is no county-wide permission assumption. These verified records show the controlling managing agency, legal status, permit/recovery pathway and verification evidence for specific places in Hillsborough County, Florida.

25 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage3 independently verified coordinate pins · 25 records with safe map navigation
Egmont Key State ParkHillsborough County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Apollo Beach Park & Recreation CenterApollo Beach · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Brandon Park & Recreation CenterBrandon · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Gardenville Park & Recreation CenterGibsonton · Hillsborough County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Alafia River State ParkLithia · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Keystone Park & Recreation CenterOdessa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Ruskin Park & Recreation CenterRuskin · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Mango Park & Recreation CenterSeffner · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Egmont Key National Wildlife RefugeSt. Petersburg · Hillsborough County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Alexander Park & Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Egypt Lake Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Emanuel P. Johnson Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Showing 12 quick navigation targets above. All 25 records in this scope include their own map-provider links below.

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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.

Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Egmont Key State Park

Hillsborough County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…

DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Apollo Beach Park & Recreation Center

Apollo Beach · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Brandon Park & Recreation Center

Brandon · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Gardenville Park & Recreation Center

Gibsonton · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Alafia River State Park

Lithia · Hillsborough County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Keystone Park & Recreation Center

Odessa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Ruskin Park & Recreation Center

Ruskin · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Mango Park & Recreation Center

Seffner · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge

St. Petersburg · Hillsborough County · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

FWS Tampa Bay refuge guidance expressly lists metal detectors among prohibited activities on Egmont Key.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Alexander Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Egypt Lake Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Emanuel P. Johnson Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Jackson Springs Park & Community Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Kenly Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Miller Park & Life Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Northdale Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Roy Haynes Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Victor Crist Community Center Complex

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Westchase Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Ybor City Museum State Park

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Fort Foster State Historic Site

Thonotosassa · Hillsborough County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Hillsborough River State Park

Thonotosassa · Hillsborough County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Thonotosassa Park & Recreation Center

Thonotosassa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Balm Park & Recreation Center

Wimauma · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Little Manatee River State Park

Wimauma · Hillsborough County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
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