Metal Detecting Florida Beaches: Rules by Place

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

Estero Bay Preserve State Park

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

Mound Key Archaeological State Park

Estero · 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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Permit required / otherwise prohibited Grade A · 99/100

San Carlos Bay – Bunche Beach Preserve

Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation

San Carlos Bay – Bunche Beach Preserve is an environmentally sensitive Lee County preserve. Metal detector use there requires authorization from the Parks & Recreation Director or designee, and excavation requires separate written permission…

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Permit: Yes Verified: 2026-08-11

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

Bowditch Point Park

Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation

Bowditch Point contains both developed public beach/recreation space and a restoration/preserve area. Lee County rules allow detector use only outside excluded sensitive/athletic/safety areas unless authorized, and excavation still requires written authorization.

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

Crescent Beach Family Park

Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation

Crescent Beach Family 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…

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

Lynn Hall Memorial Park

Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation

Lynn Hall Memorial 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…

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

Bowman's Beach Park

Sanibel Island · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation

Bowman's 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

Causeway Islands Park

Sanibel Island · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation

Causeway Islands 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

Turner Beach

Sanibel Island · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation

Turner Beach 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 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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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Lake Talquin State Park

Tallahassee · Leon 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

Ney Landrum State Park

Tallahassee · Leon / Jefferson 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

Fanning Springs State Park

Fanning Springs · Levy 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

Madison Blue Spring State Park

Lee · Madison 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

Wingate Creek State Park

Manatee 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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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Lake Manatee State Park

Bradenton · Manatee 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

South Fork State Park

Parrish · Manatee 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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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Price's Scrub State Park

Micanopy · Marion 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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Permit required Grade A · 100/100

Hampton Beach

Ocklawaha · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation

Hampton Beach is explicitly listed by Marion County as an approved metal-detecting location when the required county pass and current rules are followed.

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite

Permit: Yes Verified: 2026-08-11

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Hobe Sound · Martin 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

Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park

Stuart · Martin 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

Seabranch Preserve State Park

Stuart · Martin 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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Permit required / otherwise prohibited Grade A · 95/100

Matheson Hammock Park

Coral Gables · Miami-Dade County · Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces

Official park page confirms Miami-Dade management; county Rule 8(e) requires authorization.

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Permit: Yes Verified: 2026-08-10

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Permit required / otherwise prohibited Grade A · 96/100

Homestead Bayfront Park

Homestead · Miami-Dade County · Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces

Countywide park rule applies; official county page identifies the park and beach amenities.

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Permit: Yes Verified: 2026-08-10

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Permit required / otherwise prohibited Grade A · 96/100

Crandon Park

Key Biscayne · Miami-Dade County · Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces

Countywide park rule applies to Crandon Park; default is prohibited unless specifically authorized.

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Permit: Yes Verified: 2026-08-10

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Permit required / otherwise prohibited Grade A · 96/100

Haulover Park

Miami Beach · Miami-Dade County · Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces

Countywide park rule applies to Haulover Park; default is prohibited unless specifically authorized.

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Permit: Yes Verified: 2026-08-10

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

Indian Key Historic State Park

Islamorada · Monroe 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

Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park

Islamorada · Monroe 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

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park

Islamorada · Monroe 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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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park

Key Largo · Monroe County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19

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

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Key Largo · Monroe 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

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West · Monroe 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

Long Key State Park

Long Key · Monroe 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

Curry Hammock State Park

Marathon · Monroe 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

George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park

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

Henderson Beach State Park

Destin · Okaloosa 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

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park

Niceville · Okaloosa 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

Okaloosa Area

Okaloosa Island · Okaloosa County · National Park Service

The NPS Okaloosa Area is a federally protected portion of Gulf Islands National Seashore; metal detectors are prohibited throughout the park.

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

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Okeechobee · Okeechobee 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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Permit required / eligibility confirmation required Grade A · 96/100

West Beach Park

Orlando · Orange County · Orange County Parks and Recreation Division

West Beach Park is listed as a current Orange County Parks and Recreation property/facility. Orange County’s metal-detector guidelines require a permit at approved eligible sites and restrict use to patron-use areas with environmental, archaeological,…

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite

Permit: Yes Verified: 2026-08-18

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

South Inlet Park

Boca Raton · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

South Inlet Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Gulfstream Park

Gulf Stream · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Gulfstream Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec. 21-20…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Juno Beach Park

Juno Beach · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Juno Beach Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Loggerhead Park

Juno Beach · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Loggerhead Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec. 21-20…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Carlin Park

Jupiter · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Carlin Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec. 21-20…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

DuBois Park

Jupiter · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

DuBois Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec. 21-20…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Jupiter Beach Park

Jupiter · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Jupiter Beach Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Ocean Cay Park

Jupiter · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Ocean Cay Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

North Palm Beach · Palm Beach 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

Ocean Inlet Park

Ocean Ridge · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Ocean Inlet Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Ocean Ridge Hammock Park

Ocean Ridge · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Ocean Ridge Hammock Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

R. G. Kreusler Memorial Park

Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

R. G. Kreusler Memorial Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks,…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Ocean Reef Park

Riviera Beach · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Ocean Reef Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Peanut Island Park

Riviera Beach · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Peanut Island Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Phil Foster Memorial Park

Riviera Beach · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Phil Foster Memorial Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Coral Cove Park

Tequesta · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation

Coral Cove Park is publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational metal detecting under current Palm Beach County Parks guidance. The County's FAQ explicitly states that metal detecting is not allowed in county parks, quotes Sec.…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No recreational detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-19

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 92/100

Sand Key Park

Clearwater · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

County rule explicitly excepts beaches from the metal-detection prohibition; Sand Key is a county beach park.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

Indian Rocks Beach Access

Indian Rocks Beach · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County park rules permit metal detection on beaches subject to hole-filling and other park restrictions; Indian Rocks Beach Access is an official county beach access.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 100/100

Madeira Beach Access

Madeira Beach · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County currently prohibits metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches and requires all dug holes to be filled. The official county page identifies Madeira Beach Access as a county beach access…

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 92/100

Redington Shores Beach Access

Redington Shores · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Official county beach-access page plus county park rule supports beach detecting with hole-filling requirement.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

St. Pete Beach Access

St. Pete Beach · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County park rules permit metal detection on beaches subject to hole-filling and other park restrictions; St. Pete Beach Access is an official county beach access.

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Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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