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
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. Wetland Recharge 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. Wyomina 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