Alaska
Metal Detecting at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska
Metal detectors and related possession/use are prohibited on NPS lands under the controlling federal rule, subject only to official administrative exceptions.
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Can you metal detect at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve?
Metal detector possession/use prohibited on NPS-administered land. Metal detectors and related possession/use are prohibited on NPS lands under the controlling federal rule, subject only to official administrative exceptions.
Permit/authorization: site-specific — NPS federal rule applies to the NPS-administered unit.
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 100/100 · verified 2026-09-01 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-30 · source conflict none identified.
Map and public access reference
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Legal status and controlling rule
Metal detectors and related possession/use are prohibited on NPS lands under the controlling federal rule, subject only to official administrative exceptions.
Where detecting is allowed
No recreational metal detector recovery on NPS-administered land.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Metal detector possession/use and disturbance/removal of protected natural, historical or archaeological resources on NPS-administered land.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: site-specific
NPS federal rule applies to the NPS-administered unit.
Digging: Do not dig or disturb soil unless the controlling rule and exact site authorization allow it.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: Exact water, beach, river and shoreline rules follow the controlling manager; ordinary access does not itself authorize detector recovery.
Historic/artifact rule: Historical, archaeological, cultural and paleontological resources are protected; leave qualifying finds undisturbed and report them when required.
Verification record
This page is published only after its legal and access evidence passes the project verification checks. Its current legal/access record is Grade A with a confidence score of 100/100 and was last checked on .
Map policy: every record has an in-page map plus external map-provider navigation. Verified pins remain canonical; query-only records can create a temporary provider search marker on demand, which is never promoted to verified geometry automatically. No map mode proves permission.
Source conflict: none
Official legal and place sources
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve?
Metal detectors and related possession/use are prohibited on NPS lands under the controlling federal rule, subject only to official administrative exceptions.
Is a permit or authorization required at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve?
site-specific NPS federal rule applies to the NPS-administered unit.
Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?
Yes. The page provides map context and address/name-based navigation even when an independently verified coordinate pin has not yet been published. Query navigation does not establish detecting permission.
How current is this Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-09-01 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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