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Metal Detecting in Sopchoppy, Florida

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Metal detecting in Sopchoppy, 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 Sopchoppy, Florida.

6 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage6 independently verified coordinate pins · 6 records with safe map navigation
Mack LandingSopchoppy · Wakulla County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Ochlockonee River State ParkSopchoppy · Wakulla County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Pine Creek LandingSopchoppy · Wakulla County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Porter LakeSopchoppy · Wakulla County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Whitehead LandingSopchoppy · Wakulla County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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Wood LakeSopchoppy · Wakulla County · FloridaVerified access/reference pin
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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.

Allowed with restrictions — verified developed campground; modern lost-item searches only Grade A · 98/100

Mack Landing

Sopchoppy · Wakulla County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida

Forest Service policy permits ordinary modern lost-item detector use in appropriate developed recreation settings, and Mack Landing is currently identified as a campground. This page is publication-cleared as allowed with restrictions, not as permission…

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No permit for ordinary modern lost-item recreational detecting in the verified developed recreation footprint under current Forest Service policy Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsVerified access/reference pin
Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Ochlockonee River State Park

Sopchoppy · Wakulla County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas when designated by the park manager. No current manager-designated detecting-beach exception is established for this park record, so…

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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Manager confirmation required — Forest Service policy exists, but exact site category/footprint needs local confirmation Grade A · 98/100

Pine Creek Landing

Sopchoppy · Wakulla County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida

Forest Service policy supports recreational modern lost-item detecting subject to strong resource protections, but this specific Florida forest site is not sufficiently verified as a trip-ready developed detecting footprint. It is publication-cleared as manager/site…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Local Forest Service/site confirmation required before travel Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsVerified access/reference pin
Manager confirmation required — Forest Service policy exists, but exact site category/footprint needs local confirmation Grade A · 98/100

Porter Lake

Sopchoppy · Wakulla County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida

Forest Service policy supports recreational modern lost-item detecting subject to strong resource protections, but this specific Florida forest site is not sufficiently verified as a trip-ready developed detecting footprint. It is publication-cleared as manager/site…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Local Forest Service/site confirmation required before travel Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsVerified access/reference pin
Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 95/100

Whitehead Landing

Sopchoppy · Wakulla County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida

Whitehead Landing has a verified developed recreation footprint in Apalachicola National Forest that fits the Forest Service recreational lost-item policy. Ordinary modern lost-item detecting is treated as allowed with restrictions only inside the developed…

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsVerified access/reference pin
Allowed with restrictions Grade A · 95/100

Wood Lake

Sopchoppy · Wakulla County · U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in Florida

Wood Lake has a verified developed recreation footprint in Apalachicola National Forest that fits the Forest Service recreational lost-item policy. Ordinary modern lost-item detecting is treated as allowed with restrictions only inside the developed…

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-14
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsVerified access/reference pin