Metal detecting in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, Florida.
4 verified records in this scope.
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Naval Live Oaks Area
Naval Live Oaks is part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, so the park-wide metal-detector prohibition applies despite public trails and shoreline access.
Blackwater River State Park
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…
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park
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…
Santa Rosa Area (Opal Beach)
The Santa Rosa Area, including Opal Beach, lies within Gulf Islands National Seashore; metal detectors are prohibited in all park areas.