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Metal Detecting in Tampa, Florida

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

Metal detecting in Tampa, 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 Tampa, Florida.

11 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 11 records with safe map navigation
Alexander Park & Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Egypt Lake Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Emanuel P. Johnson Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Jackson Springs Park & Community CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Kenly Park & Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Miller Park & Life CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Northdale Park & Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Roy Haynes Park & Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Victor Crist Community Center ComplexTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Westchase Park & Recreation CenterTampa · Hillsborough County · FloridaVerified public address map search
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Ybor City Museum State ParkTampa · Hillsborough 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 — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Alexander Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Egypt Lake Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Emanuel P. Johnson Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Jackson Springs Park & Community Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Kenly Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Miller Park & Life Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Northdale Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Roy Haynes Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Victor Crist Community Center Complex

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited — treasure hunting prohibited in all Hillsborough County parks Grade A · 100/100

Westchase Park & Recreation Center

Tampa · Hillsborough County · Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Hillsborough County Code Chapter 38 prohibits treasure hunting in all parks and on all park property and separately restricts unauthorized ground disturbance. This property is therefore publication-cleared as prohibited for recreational detecting/target recovery planning.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No recreational metal-detecting pathway established under the park prohibition Verified: 2026-08-19
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Prohibited Grade A · 99/100

Ybor City Museum State Park

Tampa · Hillsborough 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…

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
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