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Georgia Corps of Engineers Metal Detecting

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

Georgia Corps of Engineers Metal Detecting

These records apply only to verified locations whose written rule and site-specific recreation footprint have been verified. A map pin is a public visitor/reference point, never a permission boundary.

61 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 1 records with safe map navigation
Woodring Branch Day Use AreaGeorgiaNamed public place 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.

Zone confirmation required Grade A · 95/100

Woodring Branch Day Use Area

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Federal Corps rules allow detector use only in designated beach/previously disturbed areas; this Carters Lake recreation area requires exact zone confirmation before use.

DecisionZone Confirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permit: Confirm exact designated detector area Verified: 2026-08-19
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