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50-state metal detecting intelligence

New York DEC Lands Metal Detecting

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

New York DEC Lands 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.

1 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 1 records with safe map navigation
New York DEC State Forest and Forest Preserve lands — general recreational detectingNew YorkNamed 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.

Prohibited — general recreational metal detecting outside ONR-3 exceptions Grade A · 100/100

New York DEC State Forest and Forest Preserve lands — general recreational detecting

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

General recreational treasure hunting is not converted into a TRP pathway; only the narrow policy exceptions are represented separately.

DecisionProhibitedTrip readyNoPlanChoose Legal AlternativeEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionExpress detector-use prohibition or equivalent no-detecting rule
Permit: No — except narrow ONR-3 permit pathways Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search