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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Bat House Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Boca Grande Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Buckingham Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Charleston Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Estero Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Harlem Heights Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Hunter Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
John Yarbrough Linear Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Kurt Donaldson Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Lehigh Acres Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Lehigh Acres Trailhead Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Mary Moody Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 active pier/safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Matanzas Bridge Fishing Pier is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: only ordinary non-excluded surfaces are potentially usable; the active pier/safety-hazard footprint and other enumerated excluded areas require Director/designee authorization, and digging/removal requires…
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
Prohibited without Director/designee authorization – environmentally sensitive property
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Matanzas Pass Preserve is conservatively classified under Lee County’s detector framework as an environmentally sensitive property: detector use requires Director/designee authorization, while excavation/removal and vegetation disturbance remain separately restricted.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Director/designee authorization for detector use; special written permit for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-19
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Matlacha Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Mike Greenwell Regional Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Miramar Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
North Fort Myers Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Olga Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Phillips Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Pineland Monument Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Pinewood Trails Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Royal Palm Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Schandler Hall Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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
Prohibited without Director/designee authorization – environmentally sensitive property
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Shores Nature Trail Park is conservatively classified under Lee County’s detector framework as an environmentally sensitive property: detector use requires Director/designee authorization, while excavation/removal and vegetation disturbance remain separately restricted.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Director/designee authorization for detector use; special written permit for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-19
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside active launch/safety-hazard and other excluded areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Telegraph Creek Paddlecraft Launch is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: only ordinary non-excluded surfaces away from the active launch are potentially usable; safety-hazard, environmental and other excluded areas require authorization.
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Tropical Point Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Veterans Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Waterway Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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 athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 96/100
Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Wheeler Road Community Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas…
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 active launch/safety-hazard and other excluded areas
Grade A · 97/100
Alva · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Alva Boat Ramp is a Lee County Parks & Recreation property. County rules do not impose a blanket detector ban on every ordinary surface, but prohibit detector use on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas…
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 or natural-material removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Alva · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Lee County rules prohibit metal-detector use on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas unless authorized, while separate resource-protection rules prohibit recreational excavation and vegetation disturbance without special written authorization. Alva Park is…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-15
Prohibited without Director/designee authorization – environmentally sensitive property
Grade A · 99/100
Alva · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Caloosahatchee Regional Park is handled as an environmentally sensitive Lee County property. Section 10.12 prohibits metal-detector use in environmentally sensitive areas without Director/designee authorization, and resource-protection provisions independently restrict excavation/removal and vegetation disturbance.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Director/designee authorization required for detector use; special written permit required for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
Prohibited without Director/designee authorization – environmentally sensitive property
Grade A · 99/100
Alva · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Hickey Creek Mitigation Park is handled as an environmentally sensitive Lee County property. Section 10.12 prohibits metal-detector use in environmentally sensitive areas without Director/designee authorization, and resource-protection provisions independently restrict excavation/removal and vegetation disturbance.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Director/designee authorization required for detector use; special written permit required for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
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 – surface-only outside active launch/safety-hazard and other excluded areas
Grade A · 97/100
Bokeelia · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Lavender’s Landing Boat Ramp is a Lee County Parks & Recreation property. County rules do not impose a blanket detector ban on every ordinary surface, but prohibit detector use on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive…
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 or natural-material removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
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 – surface-only outside active launch/safety-hazard and other excluded areas
Grade A · 97/100
Bonita Springs · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Imperial River Boat Ramp is a Lee County Parks & Recreation property. County rules do not impose a blanket detector ban on every ordinary surface, but prohibit detector use on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive…
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 or natural-material removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
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
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Bonita Springs · 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
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Cayo Costa · 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
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
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
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Estero · Lee 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
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
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
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Brooks Park is a current Lee County facility with multiple athletic fields. The county metal-detector rule makes those fields prohibited absent authorization; any remaining ordinary park use must stay surface-only because county resource-protection rules…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-15
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside active launch/safety-hazard and other excluded areas
Grade A · 97/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Davis Boat Ramp is a Lee County Parks & Recreation property. County rules do not impose a blanket detector ban on every ordinary surface, but prohibit detector use on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas…
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 or natural-material removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside athletic, environmental and safety-hazard areas
Grade A · 97/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Lakes Park is classified under Lee County’s limited detector framework: surface-only use may occur in ordinary non-excluded areas, but detector use is prohibited on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive areas and safety-hazard areas absent Director/designee…
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: 2026-08-18
Prohibited without Director/designee authorization – environmentally sensitive property
Grade A · 99/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Manatee Park is handled as an environmentally sensitive Lee County property. Section 10.12 prohibits metal-detector use in environmentally sensitive areas without Director/designee authorization, and resource-protection provisions independently restrict excavation/removal and vegetation disturbance.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Director/designee authorization required for detector use; special written permit required for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
Allowed with restrictions – surface-only outside active launch/safety-hazard and other excluded areas
Grade A · 97/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Punta Rassa Boat Ramp is a Lee County Parks & Recreation property. County rules do not impose a blanket detector ban on every ordinary surface, but prohibit detector use on athletic fields, environmentally sensitive…
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 or natural-material removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Rutenberg Park is a current Lee County facility with multiple athletic fields. Those fields are excluded by the county metal-detector rule unless specifically authorized; ordinary non-excluded park areas remain subject to the no-excavation/no-vegetation-disturbance resource…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-15
Permit required / otherwise prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
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…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-11
Prohibited without Director/designee authorization – environmentally sensitive property
Grade A · 99/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is handled as an environmentally sensitive Lee County property. Section 10.12 prohibits metal-detector use in environmentally sensitive areas without Director/designee authorization, and resource-protection provisions independently restrict excavation/removal and vegetation…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Director/designee authorization required for detector use; special written permit required for excavation/removal
Verified: 2026-08-18
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Three Oaks Park is a current Lee County multi-sport facility. County law excludes athletic fields from detector use unless authorized; any ordinary non-excluded park-area use must remain surface-only and comply with the county resource-protection…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-15
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Fort Myers · Lee County · Lee County Parks & Recreation
Wa-Ke Hatchee is a current Lee County recreation center and park with athletic fields and walking/public-use amenities. County rules exclude athletic fields and sensitive/safety-hazard areas absent authorization, and resource-protection rules require a no-excavation/no-vegetation-disturbance approach…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Yes for excavation
Verified: 2026-08-15
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
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
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
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