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Alabama SOA Metal Detecting

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Alabama SOA 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.

11 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 11 records with safe map navigation
Blackwater River SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Cedar Creek SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Chalk Hill SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Crow Creek SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Fred T. Stimpson SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Little River State Forest SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Portland Landing SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Shelby SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Thigpen Hill SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Uchee Creek SOAAlabamaNamed public place map search
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Upper State SOAAlabamaNamed public place 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.

Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Blackwater River SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Cedar Creek SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Chalk Hill SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Crow Creek SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Fred T. Stimpson SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Little River State Forest SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Portland Landing SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Shelby SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Thigpen Hill SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Uchee Creek SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — SOA access is purpose-specific Grade A- · 94/100

Upper State SOA

ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

SOA access is purpose-specific and controlled; current program access does not itself establish recreational metal-detecting permission.

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: No general permit pathway established Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
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