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50-state metal detecting intelligence

Maryland State Parks Metal Detecting

Official-source rules, permission pathways, map context and practical next steps—kept separate from the rockhounding atlas.

Maryland State Parks Metal Detecting

These records apply only to verified locations whose written rule and site-specific recreation footprint have been verified. A map pin is a public visitor/reference point, never a permission boundary.

70 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 10 records with safe map navigation
Torrey C. Brown Rail TrailMarylandNamed public place map search
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Tuckahoe State ParkMarylandNamed public place map search
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Washington Monument State ParkMarylandNamed public place map search
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Western Maryland Rail TrailMarylandNamed public place map search
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Wetipquin Creek State ParkMarylandNamed public place map search
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Wolf Den Run State ParkMarylandNamed public place map search
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Woodmont Natural Resources Management AreaMarylandNamed public place map search
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Wye Island State Natural Resources Management AreaMarylandNamed public place map search
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Wye Oak State ParkMarylandNamed public place map search
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Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental AreaMarylandNamed public place map search
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Map meaning: verified coordinate pins identify independently grounded public visitor/access reference points. Query-only records can be resolved on demand as temporary provider search matches; sensitive records use a deliberately broader agency/locality query. Temporary search matches are not stored as verified coordinates. No map mode is a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological target, or permission boundary.

Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Tuckahoe State Park

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Washington Monument State Park

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Western Maryland Rail Trail

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Wetipquin Creek State Park

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Wolf Den Run State Park

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Woodmont Natural Resources Management Area

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Wye Island State Natural Resources Management Area

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Wye Oak State Park

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — ordinary recreational detector use outside an eligible designated swimming-beach exception Grade A · 100/100

Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental Area

Maryland Department of Natural Resources — Maryland Park Service

Maryland Park Service policy prohibits relic/treasure digging, prehistoric/historic artifact removal and metal-detector use without a Maryland Historical Trust Office of Archaeology permit. That archaeology permit is for qualified scientific investigation, not ordinary recreational detecting.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: Maryland Historical Trust archaeology permit only for qualified scientific investigation; not ordinary recreational authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search