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New Jersey National Parks Metal Detecting

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

New Jersey National 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.

6 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 6 records with safe map navigation
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Ellis Island — Statue of Liberty National MonumentNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Gateway National Recreation Area — New JerseyNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Morristown National Historical ParkNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Paterson Great Falls National Historical ParkNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Thomas Edison National Historical ParkNew JerseyNamed 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 — NPS resource-protection rule applies on NPS-administered land Grade A · 100/100

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

National Park Service

NPS-administered land is subject to 36 CFR §2.1 resource-protection restrictions; detector use for locating/recovering protected resources is not recreationally authorized.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational detector/recovery authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS resource-protection rule applies on NPS-administered land Grade A · 100/100

Ellis Island — Statue of Liberty National Monument

National Park Service

NPS-administered land is subject to 36 CFR §2.1 resource-protection restrictions; detector use for locating/recovering protected resources is not recreationally authorized.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational detector/recovery authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS resource-protection rule applies on NPS-administered land Grade A · 100/100

Gateway National Recreation Area — New Jersey

National Park Service

NPS-administered land is subject to 36 CFR §2.1 resource-protection restrictions; detector use for locating/recovering protected resources is not recreationally authorized.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational detector/recovery authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS resource-protection rule applies on NPS-administered land Grade A · 100/100

Morristown National Historical Park

National Park Service

NPS-administered land is subject to 36 CFR §2.1 resource-protection restrictions; detector use for locating/recovering protected resources is not recreationally authorized.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational detector/recovery authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS resource-protection rule applies on NPS-administered land Grade A · 100/100

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

National Park Service

NPS-administered land is subject to 36 CFR §2.1 resource-protection restrictions; detector use for locating/recovering protected resources is not recreationally authorized.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational detector/recovery authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Prohibited — NPS resource-protection rule applies on NPS-administered land Grade A · 100/100

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

National Park Service

NPS-administered land is subject to 36 CFR §2.1 resource-protection restrictions; detector use for locating/recovering protected resources is not recreationally authorized.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No ordinary recreational detector/recovery authorization Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search