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Metal Detecting at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Georgia
36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors in NPS park areas; the current NPS Georgia directory identifies this unit.
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Can you metal detect at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park?
Prohibited. 36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors in NPS park areas; the current NPS Georgia directory identifies this unit.
Permit/authorization: No
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 100/100 · verified 2026-08-19 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-17 · source conflict none identified.
Map and public access reference
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Sensitive-site protection: navigation deliberately uses a broader managing-agency/locality reference rather than publishing an archaeological, artifact, historic-resource, or detecting-target locator.
Legal status and controlling rule
36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors in NPS park areas; the current NPS Georgia directory identifies this unit.
Restricted or prohibited areas
NPS park-area scope except narrow regulatory exceptions not applicable to ordinary recreational detecting.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No
Water and artifact rules
Historic/artifact rule: Digging, disturbing, removing or damaging protected cultural/archaeological resources is prohibited.
Verification record
This page is published only after its legal and access evidence passes the project verification checks. Its current legal/access record is Grade A with a confidence score of 100/100 and was last checked on .
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Official legal and place sources
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park?
36 CFR §2.1 prohibits possessing or using metal detectors in NPS park areas; the current NPS Georgia directory identifies this unit.
Is a permit or authorization required at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park?
No
Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?
Yes. The page provides map context and a deliberately broader agency/locality navigation target while withholding an exact sensitive-site locator. This does not change the written legal status.
How current is this Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-19 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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