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Georgia Public Fishing Area Metal Detecting

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

Georgia Public Fishing Area 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.

11 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 11 records with safe map navigation
Big Lazer Creek PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Dodge County PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Evans County PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Flat Creek PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Hugh M. Gillis PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Marben PFA (Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center)GeorgiaNamed public place map search
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McDuffie PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Ocmulgee PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Paradise PFAGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Rocky Mountain Recreation & Public Fishing AreaGeorgiaNamed public place map search
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Silver Lake PFAGeorgiaNamed 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.

Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Big Lazer Creek PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Dodge County PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Evans County PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Flat Creek PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Hugh M. Gillis PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Marben PFA (Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center)

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

McDuffie PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Ocmulgee PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Paradise PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Rocky Mountain Recreation & Public Fishing Area

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Silver Lake PFA

Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division

Current Georgia PFA regulations expressly list using metal detectors or collecting artifacts as unlawful.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No Verified: 2026-08-19
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search