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Metal Detecting at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Oregon parcels in Statewide / site-specific County, Oregon

prohibitedGrade A · 100/100 · Verified

On NPS-administered lands, possessing or using a mineral or metal detector is prohibited except under narrow official authorization under 36 CFR 2.1.

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Can you metal detect at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Oregon parcels?

prohibited. On NPS-administered lands, possessing or using a mineral or metal detector is prohibited except under narrow official authorization under 36 CFR 2.1.

Permit/authorization: yes — No recreational detector use on NPS-administered lands.

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

Managing agencyNational Park Service
Permityes
Jurisdictionfederal
Location typeNational Park Service unit
Rule basisVerified controlling rule

Current verified decision

What the current evidence actually allows

Decision resolved
Detector useProhibited
Ground disturbanceSeparate digging rule applies
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.
Operational status: active — Current official directory/system identity or authoritative management pathway verified for this release. Current operations source
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 2026-09-01 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-30 · source conflict none identified.

Map and public access reference

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Map coverage modeNamed public place map search
Navigation queryFort Vancouver National Historic Site — Oregon parcels, Statewide / site-specific County, Oregon
Map verificationQuery navigation — no invented coordinate

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Legal status and controlling rule

On NPS-administered lands, possessing or using a mineral or metal detector is prohibited except under narrow official authorization under 36 CFR 2.1.

Restricted or prohibited areas

NPS-administered lands unless specifically authorized under federal regulation.

Permit and digging rules

Permit: yes

No recreational detector use on NPS-administered lands.

Digging: No detector recovery or ground disturbance under the controlling rule.

Water and artifact rules

Water detecting: Follow the same site/manager rule; water access does not create separate recovery permission.

Historic/artifact rule: Do not disturb archaeological, historic or cultural resources; leave protected finds in place and report them as 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

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Oregon parcels metal detecting FAQ

Can you metal detect at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Oregon parcels?

On NPS-administered lands, possessing or using a mineral or metal detector is prohibited except under narrow official authorization under 36 CFR 2.1.

Is a permit or authorization required at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Oregon parcels?

yes No recreational detector use on NPS-administered lands.

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 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Oregon parcels 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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