Florida National Park Service metal detecting rules
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21 verified records in this scope.
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Playalinda Beach District — Canaveral National Seashore
Canaveral National Seashore prohibits possessing or using metal-detecting devices; Playalinda Beach is inside the federal seashore.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center — Everglades National Park
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Oasis Visitor Center — Big Cypress National Preserve
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Kingsley Plantation — Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Fort Barrancas Area
Gulf Islands National Seashore prohibits metal detectors in all areas; Fort Barrancas is one of the six Florida areas of the national seashore.
Fort Pickens Area
Fort Pickens has extensive beach access, but it remains inside Gulf Islands National Seashore where metal detectors are prohibited in all areas.
Perdido Key Area (Johnson Beach)
Perdido Key/Johnson Beach is part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, where metal detectors are prohibited in all areas.
De Soto National Memorial
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Dante Fascell Visitor Center — Biscayne National Park
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center — Everglades National Park
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Shark Valley Visitor Center — Everglades National Park
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Guy Bradley Visitor Center (Flamingo) — Everglades National Park
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Garden Key / Fort Jefferson — Dry Tortugas National Park
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Okaloosa Area
The NPS Okaloosa Area is a federally protected portion of Gulf Islands National Seashore; metal detectors are prohibited throughout the park.
Naval Live Oaks Area
Naval Live Oaks is part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, so the park-wide metal-detector prohibition applies despite public trails and shoreline access.
Santa Rosa Area (Opal Beach)
The Santa Rosa Area, including Opal Beach, lies within Gulf Islands National Seashore; metal detectors are prohibited in all park areas.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Fort Matanzas National Monument Visitor Center
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological…
Apollo Beach District — Canaveral National Seashore
Canaveral National Seashore prohibits possessing or using metal-detecting devices; Apollo Beach is inside the federal seashore.
Seminole Rest — Canaveral National Seashore
Canaveral National Seashore prohibits metal-detecting devices; Seminole Rest is a protected historic/archaeological visitor area within the seashore.