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North Carolina Designated National Forest Metal Detecting Areas

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

North Carolina Designated National Forest Metal Detecting Areas

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
Cheoah Point BeachNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Jackrabbit Area Swim BeachNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Kings Mountain Point BeachNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Lake Powhatan Swim BeachNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Neuse River/Flanners Recreation Area BeachNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Ray MineNorth CarolinaNamed 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.

Allowed with restrictions — Forest Service designated metal-detecting area only Grade A · 100/100

Cheoah Point Beach

USDA Forest Service

Cheoah Point Beach is one of six specifically designated North Carolina National Forest detector areas under Order 04-16-2010. Permission does not extend beyond the exact marked/designated footprint.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Allowed with restrictions — Forest Service designated metal-detecting area only Grade A · 100/100

Jackrabbit Area Swim Beach

USDA Forest Service

Jackrabbit Area Swim Beach is one of six specifically designated North Carolina National Forest detector areas under Order 04-16-2010. Permission does not extend beyond the exact marked/designated footprint.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Allowed with restrictions — Forest Service designated metal-detecting area only Grade A · 100/100

Kings Mountain Point Beach

USDA Forest Service

Kings Mountain Point Beach is one of six specifically designated North Carolina National Forest detector areas under Order 04-16-2010. Permission does not extend beyond the exact marked/designated footprint.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Allowed with restrictions — Forest Service designated metal-detecting area only Grade A · 100/100

Lake Powhatan Swim Beach

USDA Forest Service

Lake Powhatan Swim Beach is one of six specifically designated North Carolina National Forest detector areas under Order 04-16-2010. Permission does not extend beyond the exact marked/designated footprint.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Allowed with restrictions — Forest Service designated metal-detecting area only Grade A · 100/100

Neuse River/Flanners Recreation Area Beach

USDA Forest Service

Neuse River/Flanners Recreation Area Beach is one of six specifically designated North Carolina National Forest detector areas under Order 04-16-2010. Permission does not extend beyond the exact marked/designated footprint.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Allowed with restrictions — Forest Service designated metal-detecting area only Grade A · 100/100

Ray Mine

USDA Forest Service

Ray Mine is one of six specifically designated North Carolina National Forest detector areas under Order 04-16-2010. Permission does not extend beyond the exact marked/designated footprint.

DecisionAllowed With ConditionsTrip readyYesPlanGo Only With Verified ConditionsEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional detector permission
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search