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New York National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

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

New York 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.

13 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 13 records with safe map navigation
Amagansett National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Conscience Point National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Iroquois National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Lido Beach Wildlife Management AreaNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Montezuma National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Sayville National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Seatuck National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Target Rock National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Wallkill River National Wildlife RefugeNew YorkNamed public place map search
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Showing 12 quick navigation targets above. All 13 records in this scope include their own map-provider links below.

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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.

Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Sayville National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge access does not authorize detector searching, digging or removal of protected resources. Exact refuge-specific permitted activities and any lost-property recovery request must be confirmed with refuge management.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Manager authorization required for any exceptional recovery/search activity Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search