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Red Mountain Park Metal Detector Permit

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

Red Mountain Park Metal Detector Permit

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.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 1 records with safe map navigation
Red Mountain ParkBirmingham · AlabamaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Allowed/restrictedPermit requiredProhibitedRestricted / partialReview

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.

Authorization required — permit Grade A · 100/100

Red Mountain Park

Birmingham · Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission

Alabama Administrative Code Rule 797-X-4-.04 prohibits using metal detectors and/or digging into the surface of Red Mountain Park except by permit.

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes — permit required Verified: 2026-08-19
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