Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Alachua · Alachua County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Allowed with restrictions — verified swimming beach; currently operationally closed
Grade A · 98/100
Olustee · Baker County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Olustee Beach is a verified developed swimming beach that fits the Forest Service recreational lost-item policy, but current National Forests in Florida listings mark it temporarily closed. Legal decision and operational trip readiness are…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyNoPlanOperationally BlockedEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permissionOperationsSite temporarily closed
Permit: No permit for ordinary modern lost-item recreational detecting in the developed swimming-beach footprint under general Forest Service policy
Verified: 2026-08-19
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Panama City Beach · Bay County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Cape Canaveral · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Cherie Down Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Cocoa Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Lori Wilson Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Cocoa Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Indian Harbour Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Canova Beach Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Indian Harbour Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Irene H. Canova Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Howard E. Futch Memorial Park at Paradise Beach is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand),…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Bonsteel Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood, or…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Juan Ponce de León Landing is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Spessard Holland North Beach Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Spessard Holland South Beach Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Val M. Steele Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Satellite Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Seagull Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood, or…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Satellite Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
South Patrick Residents Association Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Titusville · Brevard County · National Park Service
Canaveral National Seashore prohibits possessing or using metal-detecting devices; Playalinda Beach is inside the federal seashore.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-10
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Fort Lauderdale · Broward County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 98/100
Hollywood · Broward County · Broward County Parks and Recreation Division
Hollywood North Beach Park is a current Broward County Parks property. Broward County Parks’ current Customer Code of Conduct applies in every County park and prohibits altering park grounds and removing or altering landscape…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No general detector permit published
Verified: 2026-08-18
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Englewood · Charlotte County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Placida · Charlotte County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Homosassa · Citrus County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Keystone Heights · Clay County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record does not contain a qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Copeland · Collier County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Naples · Collier County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
High Springs · Columbia County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established
Grade A · 98/100
Jacksonville · Duval County · City of Jacksonville Parks, Recreation and Community Services (JaxParks)
Current JaxParks inventory confirms the property. Current Jacksonville park law/rules do not establish a blanket recreational metal-detecting permission or a blanket detector-operation ban across this cohort. Safe decision: confirm the exact manager/operator and obtain…
DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Manager/site-specific confirmation required before detector use or recovery
Verified: 2026-08-19
Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established
Grade A · 98/100
Jacksonville · Duval County · City of Jacksonville Parks, Recreation and Community Services (JaxParks)
Current JaxParks inventory confirms the property. Current Jacksonville park law/rules do not establish a blanket recreational metal-detecting permission or a blanket detector-operation ban across this cohort. Safe decision: confirm the exact manager/operator and obtain…
DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Manager/site-specific confirmation required before detector use or recovery
Verified: 2026-08-19
Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established
Grade A · 98/100
Jacksonville · Duval County · City of Jacksonville Parks, Recreation and Community Services (JaxParks)
Current JaxParks inventory confirms the property. Current Jacksonville park law/rules do not establish a blanket recreational metal-detecting permission or a blanket detector-operation ban across this cohort. Safe decision: confirm the exact manager/operator and obtain…
DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Manager/site-specific confirmation required before detector use or recovery
Verified: 2026-08-19
Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established
Grade A · 98/100
Jacksonville · Duval County · City of Jacksonville Parks, Recreation and Community Services (JaxParks)
Current JaxParks inventory confirms the property. Current Jacksonville park law/rules do not establish a blanket recreational metal-detecting permission or a blanket detector-operation ban across this cohort. Safe decision: confirm the exact manager/operator and obtain…
DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Manager/site-specific confirmation required before detector use or recovery
Verified: 2026-08-19
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Jacksonville · Duval County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Jacksonville · Duval County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Pensacola · Escambia County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Pensacola Beach · Escambia County · National Park Service
Fort Pickens has extensive beach access, but it remains inside Gulf Islands National Seashore where metal detectors are prohibited in all areas.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-10
Prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Perdido Key · Escambia County · National Park Service
Perdido Key/Johnson Beach is part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, where metal detectors are prohibited in all areas.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-10
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Flagler County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-19
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Flagler Beach · Flagler County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Alligator Point · Franklin County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
High Springs · Gilchrist County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
White Springs · Hamilton County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Spring Hill · Hernando County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Lake Placid · Highlands County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks
Grade A · 100/100
Apollo Beach · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation
Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Wimauma · Hillsborough County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Ponce de Leon · Holmes County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Fellsmere · Indian River County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Sneads · Jackson County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Mayo · Lafayette County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Fruitland Park · Lake County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Paisley · Lake County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Clearwater Lake Campground is a developed Ocala National Forest recreation site. Forest Service policy allows ordinary recreational lost-item metal detecting without a permit in developed campgrounds, swimming areas and picnic areas, but archaeological/historic searching…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Sorrento · Lake County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-19
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Alison Hagerup Beach Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur only on ordinary non-excluded public surfaces; environmental/safety-hazard areas require authorization and digging or natural-material removal requires separate written…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Director/designee authorization for excluded detector zones; special written permit for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-19
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Andy Rosse Lane Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur only on ordinary non-excluded public surfaces; environmental/safety-hazard areas require authorization and digging or natural-material removal requires separate written…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Director/designee authorization for excluded detector zones; special written permit for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-19
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Bonita Beach Access #1 is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur only on ordinary non-excluded public surfaces; environmental/safety-hazard areas require authorization and digging or natural-material removal requires separate written…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Director/designee authorization for excluded detector zones; special written permit for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-19
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Boca Grande · Lee County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Bonita Springs · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Bonita Beach Park is a Lee County beach/park location. Metal detector use is not categorically banned in ordinary non-excluded areas, but county law bars detector use in athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-11
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Bonita Springs · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Dog Beach Park is a Lee County beach/park location. Metal detector use is not categorically banned in ordinary non-excluded areas, but county law bars detector use in athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-11
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Bonita Springs · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Little Hickory Island Beach Park is a Lee County beach/park location. Metal detector use is not categorically banned in ordinary non-excluded areas, but county law bars detector use in athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-11