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Metal Detecting in Melbourne Beach, Florida

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Metal detecting in Melbourne Beach, Florida

Quick answer: public access does not automatically authorize detecting or recovery. Each listed place has its own verified agency/status record, source evidence and map-safety note for Melbourne Beach, Florida.

14 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 14 records with safe map navigation
Bonsteel ParkMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Coconut Point SanctuaryMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Doc Ehrhart SanctuaryMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Flutie Athletic ComplexMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Gemini Elementary SchoolMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Juan Ponce de León LandingMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Long Point ParkMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Maritime Hammock SanctuaryMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Nancy Higgs ParkMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Sebastian Inlet State ParkMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Spessard Holland North Beach ParkMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Spessard Holland South Beach ParkMelbourne Beach · Brevard County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Showing 12 quick navigation targets above. All 14 records in this scope include their own map-provider links below.

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Map meaning: verified coordinate pins identify independently grounded public visitor/access reference points. Query-only records can be resolved on demand as temporary provider search matches; sensitive records use a deliberately broader agency/locality query. Temporary search matches are not stored as verified coordinates. No map mode is a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological target, or permission boundary.

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

Bonsteel Park

Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department

Bonsteel Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood, or…

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established Verified: 2026-08-19
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Coconut Point Sanctuary

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

Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary

Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department

Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants, wood,…

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established Verified: 2026-08-19
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Flutie Athletic Complex

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

Gemini Elementary School

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

Juan Ponce de León Landing

Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department

Juan Ponce de León Landing is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established Verified: 2026-08-19
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Long Point Park

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

Maritime Hammock Sanctuary

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

Nancy Higgs Park

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

Sebastian Inlet State Park

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

Spessard Holland North Beach Park

Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department

Spessard Holland North Beach Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established Verified: 2026-08-19
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Spessard Holland South Beach Park

Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department

Spessard Holland South Beach Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones,…

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established Verified: 2026-08-19
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Recovery prohibited – excavation and natural-material removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Val M. Steele Park

Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department

Val M. Steele Park is listed in the current Brevard County Parks and Recreation directory. Brevard County Code Sec. 78-120 prohibits excavation and removal of beach sand (including submerged sand), soil, rock, stones, plants,…

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No recreational excavation/recovery authorization established Verified: 2026-08-19
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Search/recovery restricted – antiquity/treasure searches prohibited; lost-item detector use unresolved Grade A · 100/100

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

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
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