Jackson County, Florida
Metal Detecting at Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna, Florida
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.
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Can you metal detect at Florida Caverns State Park?
Prohibited. Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.
Permit/authorization: No — Ordinary recreational metal detecting is not authorized. Florida State Parks says recovery of a specific personally lost item may be coordinated with the park manager/staff; that is not general detecting permission.
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 99/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 99/100 · 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.
Florida DEP entrance/reference data or a cross-checked public park reference; not a detecting-zone or legal-boundary coordinate.
Legal status and controlling rule
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Entire park for ordinary recreational metal detecting. The statewide coastal-beach exception does not apply to this inland state park.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No
Ordinary recreational metal detecting is not authorized. Florida State Parks says recovery of a specific personally lost item may be coordinated with the park manager/staff; that is not general detecting permission.
Digging: No recreational detector digging or resource disturbance is authorized under the statewide rule. Follow all park resource-protection requirements.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: No
Historic/artifact rule: Objects with historic association, including objects over 50 years old, may not be kept; archaeological/historic resources remain protected.
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 99/100 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
Florida Caverns State Park metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Florida Caverns State Park?
Florida State Parks currently prohibits metal detecting on state park lands except for a narrow manager-designated coastal beach exception. This is an inland park, so the coastal exception does not apply.
Is a permit or authorization required at Florida Caverns State Park?
No Ordinary recreational metal detecting is not authorized. Florida State Parks says recovery of a specific personally lost item may be coordinated with the park manager/staff; that is not general detecting permission.
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 Florida Caverns State Park record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-14 with verification grade A and confidence score 99/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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