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Metal Detecting at Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail in Montana
The corridor crosses multiple ownerships; NPS detector restrictions apply only on NPS-administered parcels, while other parcels follow the actual manager rule.
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Can you metal detect at Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail?
Parcel-manager confirmation required. The corridor crosses multiple ownerships; NPS detector restrictions apply only on NPS-administered parcels, while other parcels follow the actual manager rule.
Permit/authorization: Depends on exact parcel manager — Do not interpret ordinary recreation, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, trail access or a general entry/conservation license as detector/recovery permission.
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 98/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 98/100 · verified 2026-08-31 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-29 · 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.
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.
Legal status and controlling rule
The corridor crosses multiple ownerships; NPS detector restrictions apply only on NPS-administered parcels, while other parcels follow the actual manager rule.
Where detecting is allowed
Only areas and activities affirmatively allowed by the controlling manager and current site rules.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Protected cultural, archaeological and paleontological resources; unauthorized excavation/resource removal; posted, closed or sensitive areas; and any area excluded by permit terms.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: Depends on exact parcel manager
Do not interpret ordinary recreation, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, trail access or a general entry/conservation license as detector/recovery permission.
Digging: Do not excavate or recover targets unless the governing rule for the exact property and zone affirmatively permits it. Restore any 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, paleontological 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 98/100 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
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail?
The corridor crosses multiple ownerships; NPS detector restrictions apply only on NPS-administered parcels, while other parcels follow the actual manager rule.
Is a permit or authorization required at Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail?
Depends on exact parcel manager Do not interpret ordinary recreation, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, trail access or a general entry/conservation license as detector/recovery permission.
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 Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-31 with verification grade A and confidence score 98/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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