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50-state metal detecting intelligence

Metal Detecting Florida Beaches

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

Florida beach detecting rules by place

A beach can be allowed, permit-controlled or prohibited depending on the agency that manages it. Verify the exact beach and written rule before detecting.

187 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage21 independently verified coordinate pins · 60 records with safe map navigation
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State ParkAlachua · Alachua County · FloridaNamed public place map search
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Devil's Millhopper Geological State ParkGainesville · Alachua County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Olustee BeachOlustee · Baker County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Camp Helen State ParkPanama City Beach · Bay County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Cherie Down ParkCape Canaveral · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Lori Wilson ParkCocoa Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Robert P. Murkshe Memorial ParkCocoa Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Canova Beach ParkIndian Harbour Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Irene H. Canova ParkIndian Harbour Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Howard E. Futch Memorial Park at Paradise BeachMelbourne · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Bonsteel ParkMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Doc Ehrhart SanctuaryMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Showing 12 quick navigation targets above. All 60 records in this scope include their own map-provider links below.

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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.

Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park

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
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Allowed with restrictions — verified swimming beach; currently operationally closed Grade A · 98/100

Olustee Beach

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Camp Helen State Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Cherie Down Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Lori Wilson Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Canova Beach Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Irene H. Canova Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Howard E. Futch Memorial Park at Paradise Beach

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Bonsteel Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Juan Ponce de León Landing

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Spessard Holland North Beach Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Spessard Holland South Beach Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Val M. Steele Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Seagull Park

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
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

South Patrick Residents Association Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Playalinda Beach District — Canaveral National Seashore

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 98/100

Hollywood North Beach Park

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Stump Pass Beach State Park

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Don Pedro Island State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Collier-Seminole State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

River Rise Preserve State Park

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
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Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established Grade A · 98/100

Atlantic Beach Elementary

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
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Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established Grade A · 98/100

Beach and Peach Urban Park

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
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Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established Grade A · 98/100

Beach Blvd. Boat Ramp

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
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Manager confirmation required — no general JaxParks recreational detector/recovery permission established Grade A · 98/100

Beachwood Center and Park

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Fort George Island Cultural State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Big Lagoon State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Fort Pickens Area

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Perdido Key Area (Johnson Beach)

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Haw Creek Preserve State Park

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Bald Point State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Big Shoals State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Lake June-in-Winter Scrub Preserve State Park

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
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Apollo Beach Park & Recreation Center

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.

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Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Little Manatee River State Park

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…

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Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Ponce de Leon Springs State Park

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…

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Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Three Rivers State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Lafayette Blue Springs State Park

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Lake Griffin State Park

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…

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Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

Clearwater Lake Campground

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
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Rock Springs Run State Reserve

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…

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Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
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Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside environmental and safety-hazard areas Grade A · 96/100

Alison Hagerup Beach Park

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
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Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside environmental and safety-hazard areas Grade A · 96/100

Andy Rosse Lane Park

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
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Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside environmental and safety-hazard areas Grade A · 96/100

Bonita Beach Access #1

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
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Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only Grade A · 100/100

Gasparilla Island State Park

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
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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

Bonita Beach Park

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
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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

Dog Beach Park

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
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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

Little Hickory Island Beach Park

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
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