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Delaware National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

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

Delaware 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.

2 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 2 records with safe map navigation
Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeKent County · DelawareSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Prime Hook National Wildlife RefugeSussex County · DelawareSensitive-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.

Search/recovery restricted; modern lost-item detector use requires refuge-specific verification Grade A · 100/100

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Kent County · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules restrict protected-resource searching, collection and unauthorized ground disturbance; refuge-specific verification remains required.

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 special-use authorization may be required; no permission inferred from public access Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted; modern lost-item detector use requires refuge-specific verification Grade A · 100/100

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Sussex County · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge System rules restrict protected-resource searching, collection and unauthorized ground disturbance; refuge-specific verification remains required.

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 special-use authorization may be required; no permission inferred from public access Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search