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50-state metal detecting intelligence

Alabama National Parks Metal Detecting

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

Alabama 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
Birmingham Civil Rights National MonumentAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Freedom Riders National MonumentAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Horseshoe Bend National Military ParkAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Little River Canyon National PreserveAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail — Alabama segmentAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Natchez Trace Parkway — Alabama segmentAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Russell Cave National MonumentAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic SiteAlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Tuskegee Institute National Historic SiteAlabamaSensitive-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 Grade A · 100/100

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

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

Freedom Riders National Monument

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

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

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

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

Little River Canyon National Preserve

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

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

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail — Alabama segment

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Natchez Trace Parkway — Alabama segment

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Russell Cave National Monument

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site

National Park Service

Federal NPS resource-protection rules prohibit recreational metal detecting in NPS-administered park areas.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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