Metal Detecting in Florida State Parks

Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Apopka · Orange County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

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

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

North Palm Beach · Palm Beach 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…

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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

Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park

Port Richey · Pasco 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…

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

Anclote Key Preserve State Park

Tarpon Springs · Pasco 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…

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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…

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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

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…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Skyway Fishing Pier State Park

St. Petersburg · Pinellas / Manatee County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park

Haines City · Polk 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…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Lake Kissimmee State Park

Lake Wales · Polk County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Colt Creek State Park

Lakeland · Polk County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Ravine Gardens State Park

Palatka · Putnam County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record does not contain a qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Dunns Creek State Park

Pomona Park · Putnam 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…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Blackwater River State Park

Holt · Santa Rosa 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…

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

Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park

Milton · Santa Rosa 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…

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

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Oscar Scherer State Park

Osprey · Sarasota 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…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Myakka River State Park

Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park

Sanford · Seminole 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…

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

Anastasia State Park

St. Augustine · St. Johns 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…

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

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Faver-Dykes State Park

St. Augustine · St. Johns County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Fort Mose Historic State Park

St. Augustine · St. Johns County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record does not contain a qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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

Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

Fort Pierce · St. Lucie 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…

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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

Avalon State Park

North Hutchinson Island · St. Lucie 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…

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

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Savannas Preserve State Park

Port St. Lucie · St. Lucie 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…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Bushnell · Sumter County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record does not contain a qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Troy Spring State Park

Branford · Suwannee County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record does not contain a qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Suwannee River State Park

Live Oak · Suwannee County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park

Live Oak · Suwannee 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…

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

Econfina River State Park

Perry · Taylor 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…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Forest Capital Museum State Park

Perry · Taylor County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

De Leon Springs State Park

De Leon Springs · Volusia County · Florida State Parks

Official park page explicitly prohibits metal detectors, magnetometers and other metal-detecting devices.

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Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-10

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Hontoon Island State Park

DeLand · Volusia County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record has no current verified qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Blue Spring State Park

Orange City · Volusia County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park

Ormond Beach · Volusia County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Bulow Creek State Park

Ormond Beach · Volusia 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…

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

Tomoka State Park

Ormond Beach · Volusia 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…

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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

North Peninsula State Park

Ormond by the Sea · Volusia 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…

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

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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…

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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park

St. Marks · Wakulla County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except certain coastal beach areas designated by a park manager. This record does not contain a qualifying manager-designated coastal detecting beach, so ordinary recreational…

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park

Wakulla Springs · Wakulla County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19

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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Shoal River Headwaters State Park

DeFuniak Springs · Walton County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19

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

Deer Lake State Park

Santa Rosa Beach · Walton 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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Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Eden Gardens State Park

Santa Rosa Beach · Walton County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except at qualifying coastal parks in park-manager-designated beach areas. This record is resolved to the statewide prohibition because no qualifying designated coastal beach exception…

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Permit: No recreational detecting permit pathway identified under the statewide prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19

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

Grayton Beach State Park

Santa Rosa Beach · Walton 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…

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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

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

Santa Rosa Beach · Walton 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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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Falling Waters State Park

Chipley · Washington County · Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.

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