Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Bonsteel Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood, or…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Coconut Point Sanctuary is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Flutie Athletic Complex is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Gemini Elementary School is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Juan Ponce de León Landing is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Long Point Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Maritime Hammock Sanctuary is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Nancy Higgs Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Zone confirmation required – manager-designated coastal beach area only
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Florida State Parks
Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at coastal parks, where detecting may occur only in certain beach areas between the toe of the dune and the high-water line as…
DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Spessard Holland North Beach Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Spessard Holland South Beach Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Val M. Steele Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants,…
DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established
Verified: 2026-08-19
Search/recovery restricted – antiquity/treasure searches prohibited; lost-item detector use unresolved
Grade A · 100/100
Melbourne Beach · Brevard / Indian River County · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Current federal Refuge System rules prohibit searches for/removal of antiquities and prohibit searches for buried treasure, treasure trove and specified mineral objects unless authorized; they also prohibit unauthorized disturbance/removal of refuge property and natural…
DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Required for regulated searches; modern lost-item detector use unresolved
Verified: 2026-08-19