Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Big Bass 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
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Big Scrub 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
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Buck Lake Group Camp 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…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Doe Lake Group Camp 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…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Farles Prairie Recreation Area 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…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Lake Delancy West OHV 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…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Lake Eaton 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
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Lake Shore Group 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…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Allowed with restrictions
Grade A · 96/100
Marion County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida
Mill Dam Recreation Area 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…
DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Permit required
Grade A · 100/100
Citra · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Wrigley Fields is explicitly included on Marion County’s current approved metal-detecting location list. Detector use requires the county metal-detecting pass and remains subject to restricted-area, sports-field, artifact-reporting and backfill rules.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 100/100
Dunnellon · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Rainbow Neighborhood Park is explicitly included on Marion County’s current approved metal-detecting location list. Detector use requires the county metal-detecting pass and remains subject to restricted-area, sports-field, artifact-reporting and backfill rules.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
Dunnellon · Marion County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Permit required
Grade A · 100/100
Flemington · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Flemington Community Park is explicitly included on Marion County’s current approved metal-detecting location list. Detector use requires the county metal-detecting pass and remains subject to restricted-area, sports-field, artifact-reporting and backfill rules.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 100/100
Fort McCoy · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Cougar Park (facility directory: Cougar Community Park) is explicitly included on Marion County’s current approved metal-detecting location list. Detector use requires the county metal-detecting pass and remains subject to restricted-area, sports-field, artifact-reporting and backfill…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Not approved — property absent from current Marion County metal-detecting pass approved-location list
Grade A · 100/100
Fort McCoy · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Marion County requires a metal-detecting pass and publishes a specific approved-location list. This property is not on that current list, so it is decision-ready as not approved under the current program rather than left…
DecisionNot ApprovedTrip readyNoPlanUse Approved Alternative Or Obtain Specific AuthorityEvidenceCurrentScopeCurrent Program Scope ResolvedPrecisionCurrent permit-program exclusion / property not on approved list — distinct from a blanket statutory prohibition
Permit: No current metal-detecting pass approval for this property
Verified: 2026-08-19
Prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Fort McCoy · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Marion County’s current metal-detecting pass rules explicitly prohibit metal detectors or digging tools at Horseshoe Lake Park & Retreat.
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-11
Prohibited
Grade A · 99/100
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…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No
Verified: 2026-08-14
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Carver is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Chazal is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Citizens’ Circle is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Clyatt is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 100/100
Ocala · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Coehadjoe Park is explicitly included on Marion County’s current approved metal-detecting location list. Detector use requires the county metal-detecting pass and remains subject to restricted-area, sports-field, artifact-reporting and backfill rules.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Downtown Square is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Fisher is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Fort King National Historic Landmark is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required,…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Fort King Tennis Center is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Heritage Nature Conservancy is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Highlands East is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Highlands West is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Idylweir is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Jervey Gantt Recreation Complex is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Jim Kirk is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Lamb is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Legacy is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Letty Towles Dog Park is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 100/100
Ocala · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Liberty Community Park is explicitly included on Marion County’s current approved metal-detecting location list. Detector use requires the county metal-detecting pass and remains subject to restricted-area, sports-field, artifact-reporting and backfill rules.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Lillian F. Bryant is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Marimere Tot Lot is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required,…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Memories of Missing Smiles, Inc. (M.O.M.S.) is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Ocala Downtown Market is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Ocala Golf Club is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Ocala Regional Sportsplex is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Ocala Skate Park is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Poinciana Tot Lot is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Powhattan is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Ritterhoff is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Prohibited – metal detector use prohibited on Florida Forest Service managed lands
Grade A · 100/100
Ocala · Marion County · Florida Forest Service
Florida Administrative Code Rule 5I-4.005 expressly prohibits using metal detectors on Florida Forest Service managed lands and separately prohibits digging, harmful disturbance and removal of soil, minerals, artifacts and other materials. This is an…
DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Not applicable – recreational detector use prohibited
Verified: 2026-08-19
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. S. Stanley Malever Nature is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 96/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Ocala allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit; Scott Springs is a City of Ocala park and therefore requires the current city metal-detecting permit.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-10
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Scotty J. Andrews is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Second Chance Tot Lot is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 100/100
Ocala · Marion County · Marion County Parks & Recreation
Silver Springs Shores Park is explicitly included on Marion County’s current approved metal-detecting location list. Detector use requires the county metal-detecting pass and remains subject to restricted-area, sports-field, artifact-reporting and backfill rules.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Todd C. Prosser is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Toms is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Turnipseed is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Tuscawilla Art Park is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely…
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18
Permit required
Grade A · 96/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Ocala allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit; Tuscawilla Park is a City of Ocala park and therefore requires the current city metal-detecting permit.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-10
Permit required
Grade A · 98/100
Ocala · Marion County · City of Ocala Recreation & Parks
Current City of Ocala guidance allows metal detectors in city parks only with a permit. Walker is a current City Recreation & Parks facility; detecting is therefore treated as permit-required, not freely allowed.
DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Yes
Verified: 2026-08-18