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Metal Detecting in New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Official-source rules, permission pathways, map context and practical next steps—kept separate from the rockhounding atlas.

Metal detecting in New Smyrna 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 New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

9 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage3 independently verified coordinate pins · 9 records with safe map navigation
Apollo Beach District — Canaveral National SeashoreNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Divito PropertyNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Hiles Boat RampNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Hiles Boulevard Beach ParkNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Lake Ashby Boat RampNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Lake Ashby ParkNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Mary McLeod Bethune Beach ParkNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Smyrna Dunes ParkNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Sugar Mill RuinsNew Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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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.

Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Apollo Beach District — Canaveral National Seashore

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · National Park Service

Canaveral National Seashore prohibits possessing or using metal-detecting devices; Apollo Beach is inside the federal seashore.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-10
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Divito Property

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

Divito Property is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. No ordinary recreational-access exception is…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-18
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Hiles Boat Ramp

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

Hiles Boat Ramp is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. The property’s beach or…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-18
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Hiles Boulevard Beach Park

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

Volusia rule still prohibits detecting at county beach parks; the place page confirms county ownership/operation.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-10
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Lake Ashby Boat Ramp

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

Lake Ashby Boat Ramp is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. The property’s beach…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-18
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Lake Ashby Park

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

Lake Ashby Park is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. No ordinary recreational-access exception…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-18
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Mary McLeod Bethune Beach Park

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

The official park rule applies even though this is a beach park.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-10
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Smyrna Dunes Park

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

Volusia County park rules explicitly prohibit metal detecting in every county park.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-10
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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Sugar Mill Ruins

New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Volusia County

Sugar Mill Ruins is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. No ordinary recreational-access exception…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-18
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search