Collier County, Florida
Metal Detecting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center — Everglades National Park in Everglades City, Florida
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological site or legal boundary.
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Can you metal detect at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center — Everglades National Park?
Prohibited. Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological site or legal boundary.
Permit/authorization: No — There is no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit under this rule. Only the narrow authorized scientific, mining or administrative exceptions in 36 CFR §2.1 apply.
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
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.
Official/cross-checked public visitor reference point; not a detecting-zone, property, archaeological, artifact or legal boundary.
Legal status and controlling rule
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological site or legal boundary.
Restricted or prohibited areas
NPS-administered park area. The public map point is only a visitor/access/reference point and is not a detecting or property boundary.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No
There is no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit under this rule. Only the narrow authorized scientific, mining or administrative exceptions in 36 CFR §2.1 apply.
Digging: Do not dig, disturb, remove, injure or damage protected natural, cultural or archaeological resources. Recreational detector use itself is prohibited.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: No. The federal detector prohibition is not limited to dry land; this record does not authorize shoreline, submerged or underwater detecting.
Historic/artifact rule: Do not search for, disturb, remove or damage archaeological or historic/cultural resources. Public visitor coordinates are not artifact-location coordinates.
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
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center — Everglades National Park metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center — Everglades National Park?
Metal detecting is prohibited under 36 CFR §2.1 in this National Park Service area. The mapped coordinate is a public visitor/access reference point only and does not expose a search target, artifact location, archaeological site or legal boundary.
Is a permit or authorization required at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center — Everglades National Park?
No There is no ordinary recreational metal-detecting permit under this rule. Only the narrow authorized scientific, mining or administrative exceptions in 36 CFR §2.1 apply.
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 Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center — Everglades National Park 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.
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