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50-state metal detecting intelligence

Delaware State Forests Metal Detecting

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

Delaware State Forests 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.

3 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 3 records with safe map navigation
Taber State ForestKent County · DelawareNamed public place map search
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Blackbird State ForestNew Castle, Kent County · DelawareNamed public place map search
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Redden State ForestSussex County · DelawareNamed 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.

Authorization required — State-land metal detecting requires permit/authorization; no State Forest recreation exception established Grade A · 100/100

Taber State Forest

Kent County · Delaware Department of Agriculture — Forest Service

Delaware SHPO guidance states State law does not allow metal detecting on state land without a permit, with the Atlantic-beach exception. 7 Del. C. §5312 separately protects archaeological resources and restricts archaeological recovery tools…

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Applicable State archaeological/agency permit or written authorization must be confirmed before detector use/recovery Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Authorization required — State-land metal detecting requires permit/authorization; no State Forest recreation exception established Grade A · 100/100

Blackbird State Forest

New Castle, Kent County · Delaware Department of Agriculture — Forest Service

Delaware SHPO guidance states State law does not allow metal detecting on state land without a permit, with the Atlantic-beach exception. 7 Del. C. §5312 separately protects archaeological resources and restricts archaeological recovery tools…

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Applicable State archaeological/agency permit or written authorization must be confirmed before detector use/recovery Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Authorization required — State-land metal detecting requires permit/authorization; no State Forest recreation exception established Grade A · 100/100

Redden State Forest

Sussex County · Delaware Department of Agriculture — Forest Service

Delaware SHPO guidance states State law does not allow metal detecting on state land without a permit, with the Atlantic-beach exception. 7 Del. C. §5312 separately protects archaeological resources and restricts archaeological recovery tools…

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Applicable State archaeological/agency permit or written authorization must be confirmed before detector use/recovery Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search