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Lake County, Florida

Metal Detecting at East Lake Sports & Community Complex in Sorrento, Florida

ProhibitedGrade A · 100/100 · Verified

Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies East Lake Sports & Community Complex as a Lake County-operated property.

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Can you metal detect at East Lake Sports & Community Complex?

Prohibited. Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies East Lake Sports & Community Complex as a Lake County-operated property.

Permit/authorization: No — Lake County states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties; no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit exception is published for this county property.

Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.

Managing agencyLake County Office of Parks & Trails
PermitNo
JurisdictionCounty
Location typeCounty sports & community complex
Rule basisVerified controlling rule

Current verified decision

What the current evidence actually allows

Decision resolved
Detector useProhibited
Ground disturbanceDigging / excavation prohibited or separately restricted
Recovery feasibilityRecreational detecting/recovery not available under current controlling rule
Permission inferenceNo permission inferred
Legal precisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permission ceilingNone — recreational detector use is prohibited under the current controlling rule
Trip block / prerequisiteCurrent controlling rule expressly blocks recreational detector use
Planning stateChoose Legal Alternative
Jurisdiction scopeControlling Rule Scope Stored
Proof required before tripNo
Water jurisdictionSeparate water rule applies
Historic / recoveryProtected-resource restrictions apply
Scope guardrail: Do not treat public access, passes, recreation listings or open hours as an exception to the express detector prohibition.
Jurisdiction scope note: Apply the stored controlling rule only within its stated jurisdiction/property scope and honor any narrower site-specific overlay.
Scope gate: Confirm the property is within the scope of the express prohibition; do not infer exceptions from public access.
Authorization pathway: No recreational detector-use pathway is established under the controlling prohibition unless the authoritative rule itself provides a specific exception.
Proof before travel: Do not travel to detect based on general access. Use a verified legal alternative.
Next action: Do not recreationally metal detect on the managed property. Use a verified legal alternative rather than treating public access as permission.

Evidence: Grade A · 100/100 · verified 2026-08-14 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-12 · source conflict none identified.

Map and public access reference

Verified public reference pin is shown on the map.

Map coverage modeVerified access/reference pin
Verified public map coordinate28.8161102, -81.5471147
Navigation query28.8161102,-81.5471147
Map verificationB

Public visitor/reference geometry cross-checked against the exact official Lake County address. Pin is for navigation only, never a permission boundary.

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Legal status and controlling rule

Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies East Lake Sports & Community Complex as a Lake County-operated property.

Restricted or prohibited areas

Entire Lake County-owned or managed property

Permit and digging rules

Permit: No

Lake County states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties; no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit exception is published for this county property.

Digging: Metal detecting is prohibited. Do not excavate, probe, disturb soil, vegetation, cultural resources, athletic surfaces, conservation land, shoreline, or other county property for recreational recovery.

Water and artifact rules

Water detecting: No recreational metal detecting is authorized from this county property. A lake, river, canal, or other adjacent water parcel may have a different managing authority and must be independently verified before any detector use.

Historic/artifact rule: No artifact-search or recovery permission is created by public access. Archaeological, historic, natural, and cultural-resource protections remain applicable.

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.

Official legal and place sources

East Lake Sports & Community Complex metal detecting FAQ

Can you metal detect at East Lake Sports & Community Complex?

Lake County's current Parks & Trails rule states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties, and the current official county listing identifies East Lake Sports & Community Complex as a Lake County-operated property.

Is a permit or authorization required at East Lake Sports & Community Complex?

No Lake County states that metal detecting is strictly prohibited on all county properties; no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit exception is published for this county property.

Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?

Yes. The page shows an independently verified public visitor/access reference pin plus external map navigation. It is not a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological location or permission boundary.

How current is this East Lake Sports & Community Complex record?

The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-14 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.

Other verified places in Lake County

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