Volusia County, Florida
Metal Detecting at Sugar Mill Ruins in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Sugar Mill Ruins is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. No ordinary recreational-access exception is published for this County park property.
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Can you metal detect at Sugar Mill Ruins?
Prohibited. Sugar Mill Ruins is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. No ordinary recreational-access exception is published for this County park property.
Permit/authorization: No — No general recreational metal-detecting permit exception is established by the current Volusia County park rules; metal detecting is prohibited in County parks.
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 2026-08-18 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-16 · source conflict none identified.
Map and public access reference
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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
Sugar Mill Ruins is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. No ordinary recreational-access exception is published for this County park property.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Entire Volusia County park property; posted closures and protected/sensitive resource areas remain independently controlling.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No
No general recreational metal-detecting permit exception is established by the current Volusia County park rules; metal detecting is prohibited in County parks.
Digging: Metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. Do not remove plants or disturb wildlife; property-specific rules and posted restrictions also apply.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: Not established. The County park prohibition applies to the park property; beach, fishing, boat-ramp, riverfront or water access does not establish submerged-water detecting or recovery rights.
Historic/artifact rule: No artifact-search permission is established. Historic/cultural resources and protected site features must not be disturbed or removed.
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 .
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Official legal and place sources
Sugar Mill Ruins metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Sugar Mill Ruins?
Sugar Mill Ruins is listed on Volusia County’s current County-owned parks directory. Volusia County’s current park rules explicitly state that metal detecting is not allowed in any Volusia County park. No ordinary recreational-access exception is published for this County park property.
Is a permit or authorization required at Sugar Mill Ruins?
No No general recreational metal-detecting permit exception is established by the current Volusia County park rules; metal detecting is prohibited in County parks.
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 Sugar Mill Ruins record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-18 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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