Metal Detecting in Pinellas County, Florida

Metal detecting in Pinellas County, Florida

Quick answer: there is no county-wide permission assumption. These verified records show the controlling managing agency, legal status, permit/recovery pathway and verification evidence for specific places in Pinellas County, Florida.

22 verified records in this scope.

Sand Key ParkClearwater · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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Caladesi Island State ParkDunedin · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified public address map search

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Honeymoon Island State ParkDunedin · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified public address map search

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Indian Rocks Beach AccessIndian Rocks Beach · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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Eagle Lake ParkLargo · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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John S. Taylor ParkLargo · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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Ridgecrest ParkLargo · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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Madeira Beach AccessMadeira Beach · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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John Chesnut Sr. ParkPalm Harbor · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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Wall Springs ParkPalm Harbor · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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Redington Shores Beach AccessRedington Shores · Pinellas County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin

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Tocobaga Temple MoundSafety Harbor · Pinellas County · FloridaSensitive-site safe public reference map search

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Showing 12 quick navigation targets above. All 22 records in this scope include their own map-provider links below.

Allowed/restrictedPermit requiredProhibitedRestricted / partialReview

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.

Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 92/100

Sand Key Park

Clearwater · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

County rule explicitly excepts beaches from the metal-detection prohibition; Sand Key is a county beach park.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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

Caladesi Island State Park

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

Honeymoon Island State Park

Dunedin · Pinellas County · Florida State Parks

Permit: No general permit identified; exact manager-designated beach zone must be confirmed Verified: 2026-08-19

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

Indian Rocks Beach Access

Indian Rocks Beach · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County park rules permit metal detection on beaches subject to hole-filling and other park restrictions; Indian Rocks Beach Access is an official county beach access.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Eagle Lake Park

Largo · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies Eagle Lake Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception is…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

John S. Taylor Park

Largo · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies John S. Taylor Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Ridgecrest Park

Largo · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies Ridgecrest Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception is identified…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 100/100

Madeira Beach Access

Madeira Beach · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County currently prohibits metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches and requires all dug holes to be filled. The official county page identifies Madeira Beach Access as a county beach access…

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

John Chesnut Sr. Park

Palm Harbor · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies John Chesnut Sr. Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Wall Springs Park

Palm Harbor · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies Wall Springs Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception is…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 92/100

Redington Shores Beach Access

Redington Shores · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Official county beach-access page plus county park rule supports beach detecting with hole-filling requirement.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Tocobaga Temple Mound

Safety Harbor · Pinellas County · Pinellas County

Official county page explicitly says federal, state and county laws prohibit digging, using metal detectors and removing artifacts at the mound.

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

Boca Ciega Millennium Park

Seminole · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies Boca Ciega Millennium Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Lake Seminole Park

Seminole · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies Lake Seminole Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception is…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Walsingham Park

Seminole · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies Walsingham Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception is identified…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 96/100

St. Pete Beach Access

St. Pete Beach · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County park rules permit metal detection on beaches subject to hole-filling and other park restrictions; St. Pete Beach Access is an official county beach access.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge

St. Petersburg · Pinellas County · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Current FWS information states Pinellas NWR is closed to public use year-round. Recreational metal detecting is therefore not an authorized public activity.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Sawgrass Lake Park

St. Petersburg · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies Sawgrass Lake Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception is…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

War Veterans' Memorial Park

St. Petersburg · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies War Veterans' Memorial Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

A.L. Anderson Park

Tarpon Springs · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County's current park rules prohibit metal detection on county-owned or managed land except beaches. The current official county property page identifies A.L. Anderson Park as county-operated land, and no qualifying beach exception is…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule

Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14

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Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 92/100

Fred Howard Park

Tarpon Springs · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

County rule explicitly excepts beaches from the metal-detection prohibition; official park page confirms a sandy beach.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission

Permit: No specific detecting permit identified Verified: 2026-08-10

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Zone confirmation required — Pinellas County metal detection exception applies on beaches only Grade A · 100/100

Fort De Soto Park

Tierra Verde · Pinellas County · Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Pinellas County expressly prohibits metal detection except on beaches. Fort De Soto is therefore decision-ready only as a beach-zone exception requiring exact zone confirmation; the public map point is not a detecting boundary.

Permit: No general permit identified for the beach exception; exact beach footprint/site rules must be confirmed Verified: 2026-08-19

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