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Arkansas National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

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

Arkansas National Wildlife Refuges 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.

10 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 10 records with safe map navigation
Bald Knob National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Big Lake National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Cache River National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Felsenthal National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Holla Bend National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Logan Cave National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Overflow National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Pond Creek National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Wapanocca National Wildlife RefugeArkansasSensitive-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.

Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
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Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Cache River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Overflow National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge-specific modern lost-item detector permission not established Grade A · 100/100

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal and antiquity/treasure/resource searches. A refuge-specific rule is needed before claiming broader modern lost-item detector permission.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Refuge-specific authorization/compatibility rule must be checked Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search