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Metal Detecting at Fort Larned National Historic Site in Kansas

Prohibited — federal archaeological/resource protectionGrade A · 99/100 · Verified

Direct NPS units use the inherited NPS protection rule.

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Can you metal detect at Fort Larned National Historic Site?

Prohibited — federal archaeological/resource protection. Direct NPS units use the inherited NPS protection rule.

Permit/authorization: prohibited — NPS federal resource rules control.

Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 99/100. Recheck the official source before travel.

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

Current verified decision

What the current evidence actually allows

Decision resolved
Detector useProhibited
Ground disturbanceConditional — restoration/tool limits apply
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: current — Current identity/system pathway verified from cited authoritative sources in the current data. 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 · 99/100 · verified 2026-08-30 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-28 · 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 modeSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Navigation queryNational Park Service, Kansas
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.

Sensitive-site protection: navigation deliberately uses a broader managing-agency/locality reference rather than publishing an archaeological, artifact, historic-resource, or detecting-target locator.

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Legal status and controlling rule

Direct NPS units use the inherited NPS protection rule.

Where detecting is allowed

No general recreational artifact-oriented detecting on NPS-administered federal property.

Restricted or prohibited areas

Unpermitted metal detecting/resource recovery and disturbance/removal of protected resources.

Permit and digging rules

Permit: prohibited

NPS federal resource rules control.

Digging: Do not excavate or recover targets unless the governing rule for the exact property/zone affirmatively permits it. Restore permitted disturbance and comply with tool limits.

Water and artifact rules

Water detecting: No shore, lakebed, riverbed or submerged-land permission is inferred. Verify the precise land/water manager and any special-use restriction.

Historic/artifact rule: Do not target, disturb or remove archaeological, burial, historic or other protected cultural resources. Leave suspected protected material in place and follow agency reporting requirements.

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.

Source conflict: none

Official legal and place sources

Fort Larned National Historic Site metal detecting FAQ

Can you metal detect at Fort Larned National Historic Site?

Direct NPS units use the inherited NPS protection rule.

Is a permit or authorization required at Fort Larned National Historic Site?

prohibited NPS federal resource rules control.

Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?

Yes. The page provides map context and a deliberately broader agency/locality navigation target while withholding an exact sensitive-site locator. This does not change the written legal status.

How current is this Fort Larned National Historic Site record?

The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-30 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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