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50-state metal detecting intelligence

Arkansas National Forest Metal Detecting

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

Arkansas National Forest 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.

4 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 4 records with safe map navigation
Ouachita National Forest — ArkansasArkansasNamed public place map search
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Ozark National ForestArkansasNamed public place map search
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St. Francis National ForestArkansasNamed public place map search
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Blanchard Springs Caverns and Recreation AreaMountain View · ArkansasSensitive-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.

Manager/site confirmation required — recreation access is not detector/recovery permission Grade A- · 94/100

Ouachita National Forest — Arkansas

U.S. Forest Service

Arkansas National Forest lands contain extensive historic and archaeological resources and site-specific restrictions. No current forest-wide source reviewed for the current data establishes unrestricted recreational detector use across all forest land, so individual site/forest…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Check current managing-agency/site rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — recreation access is not detector/recovery permission Grade A- · 94/100

Ozark National Forest

U.S. Forest Service

Arkansas National Forest lands contain extensive historic and archaeological resources and site-specific restrictions. No current forest-wide source reviewed for the current data establishes unrestricted recreational detector use across all forest land, so individual site/forest…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Check current managing-agency/site rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — recreation access is not detector/recovery permission Grade A- · 94/100

St. Francis National Forest

U.S. Forest Service

Arkansas National Forest lands contain extensive historic and archaeological resources and site-specific restrictions. No current forest-wide source reviewed for the current data establishes unrestricted recreational detector use across all forest land, so individual site/forest…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Check current managing-agency/site rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Manager/site confirmation required — recreation access is not detector/recovery permission Grade A- · 94/100

Blanchard Springs Caverns and Recreation Area

Mountain View · U.S. Forest Service

Arkansas National Forest lands contain extensive historic and archaeological resources and site-specific restrictions. No current forest-wide source reviewed for the current data establishes unrestricted recreational detector use across all forest land, so individual site/forest…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Check current managing-agency/site rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search