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Metal Detecting at Rock Island District Illinois/Mississippi River Recreation Pathway in Illinois

Exact project/zone confirmation requiredGrade A · 100/100 · Verified

USACE recreation access is not blanket detector-recovery permission; cultural and archaeological resources remain protected.

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Can you metal detect at Rock Island District Illinois/Mississippi River Recreation Pathway?

Exact project/zone confirmation required. USACE recreation access is not blanket detector-recovery permission; cultural and archaeological resources remain protected.

Permit/authorization: site-specific — Confirm current project rules and any designated detecting areas before use.

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

Managing agencyU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Permitsite-specific
JurisdictionFederal
Location typeUSACE recreation project/pathway
Rule basisVerified controlling rule

Current verified decision

What the current evidence actually allows

Decision resolved
Detector useConditionally permitted only inside an authority-designated/qualifying zone; exact zone not yet verified/stored
Ground disturbanceConditional recovery rules apply only inside the authority-designated/qualifying zone; exact zone must be confirmed first
Recovery feasibilityPotentially available only inside the authority-designated zone and subject to all recovery/resource conditions
Permission inferenceThe legal exception is verified, but no exact park-specific detecting footprint is inferred from shoreline, beach imagery, access points or public maps
Legal precisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permission ceilingOnly within the authority-designated or expressly qualifying footprint described by the controlling rule; no permission boundary is inferred from a map pin, shoreline or address
Trip block / prerequisiteThe exact authority-designated detecting zone is not independently verified/stored for this location
Planning stateConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before Travel
Jurisdiction scopeControlling Rule Scope Stored
Proof required before tripYes
Water jurisdictionSeparate water rule applies
Historic / recoveryProtected-resource restrictions apply
Scope guardrail: Never turn a statewide coastal exception, beach label, shoreline, address or public-access point into an invented detecting zone or polygon.
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 exact authority-designated or expressly qualifying detecting footprint before treating the legal exception as usable at this property.
Authorization pathway: Confirm the exact authority-designated/qualifying zone from a current official source before travel.
Proof before travel: Carry or save a current official source, manager confirmation or onsite authoritative designation that identifies the usable footprint. A map pin, shoreline, address, place name or third-party description is not proof.
Operational status: current — Current public identity or statewide/regional management pathway; check current closures, parcel control and site notices before travel. Current operations source
Next action: Do not treat this page as trip-ready yet. Confirm and retain the current authority-designated detecting zone for the exact property, then obey all dune, submerged-water, closure and historic-resource restrictions.

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

This record has a safe map query. Resolve it on demand to display a temporary provider search match without altering the verified dataset.

Map coverage modeNamed public place map search
Navigation queryRock Island District Illinois/Mississippi River Recreation Pathway, Illinois
Map verificationQuery navigation — no invented coordinate

The map always renders with state/local context. Use Resolve this place on map to place a temporary provider search match on the map, or use the provider buttons directly. The temporary match is not written into the verified-coordinate dataset.

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Legal status and controlling rule

USACE recreation access is not blanket detector-recovery permission; cultural and archaeological resources remain protected.

Where detecting is allowed

Only areas affirmatively allowed under the current project rules.

Restricted or prohibited areas

Archaeological/historic sites, closed areas and any project zone where detector use is not authorized.

Permit and digging rules

Permit: site-specific

Confirm current project rules and any designated detecting areas before use.

Digging: Do not dig or disturb soil unless the controlling rule and exact site authorization allow it.

Water and artifact rules

Water detecting: Exact beach, shoreline and water rules follow the controlling manager; ordinary public access does not itself authorize detector recovery.

Historic/artifact rule: Historical, archaeological, cultural, geological 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

Rock Island District Illinois/Mississippi River Recreation Pathway metal detecting FAQ

Can you metal detect at Rock Island District Illinois/Mississippi River Recreation Pathway?

USACE recreation access is not blanket detector-recovery permission; cultural and archaeological resources remain protected.

Is a permit or authorization required at Rock Island District Illinois/Mississippi River Recreation Pathway?

site-specific Confirm current project rules and any designated detecting areas before use.

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 Rock Island District Illinois/Mississippi River Recreation Pathway 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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