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New Jersey National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

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

New Jersey National Wildlife Refuges 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.

5 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 5 records with safe map navigation
Cape May National Wildlife RefugeNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife RefugeNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Great Swamp National Wildlife RefugeNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Supawna Meadows National Wildlife RefugeNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Wallkill River National Wildlife RefugeNew JerseyNamed public place map search
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Allowed/restrictedPermit requiredProhibitedRestricted / partialReview

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.

Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource protections apply Grade A · 100/100

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge lands protect natural, archaeological and historic resources; recreational searching/recovery with metal detectors is not inferred from public access and is subject to refuge-specific rules and federal resource protections.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Contact the refuge for any official lost-property or authorized research/recovery need Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource protections apply Grade A · 100/100

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge lands protect natural, archaeological and historic resources; recreational searching/recovery with metal detectors is not inferred from public access and is subject to refuge-specific rules and federal resource protections.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Contact the refuge for any official lost-property or authorized research/recovery need Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource protections apply Grade A · 100/100

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge lands protect natural, archaeological and historic resources; recreational searching/recovery with metal detectors is not inferred from public access and is subject to refuge-specific rules and federal resource protections.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Contact the refuge for any official lost-property or authorized research/recovery need Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource protections apply Grade A · 100/100

Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge lands protect natural, archaeological and historic resources; recreational searching/recovery with metal detectors is not inferred from public access and is subject to refuge-specific rules and federal resource protections.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Contact the refuge for any official lost-property or authorized research/recovery need Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource protections apply Grade A · 100/100

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge lands protect natural, archaeological and historic resources; recreational searching/recovery with metal detectors is not inferred from public access and is subject to refuge-specific rules and federal resource protections.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Contact the refuge for any official lost-property or authorized research/recovery need Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search