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50-state metal detecting intelligence

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Metal Detecting

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

Pennsylvania State Game 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.

4 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 4 records with safe map navigation
Middle Creek Wildlife Management AreaPennsylvaniaNamed public place map search
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands — statewide system (308 current lands)PennsylvaniaNamed public place map search
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Poquessing Creek Wildlife Management AreaPennsylvaniaNamed public place map search
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Pymatuning Wildlife Management AreaPennsylvaniaNamed 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 — scanning not prohibited per se; digging and object removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Pennsylvania Game Commission

Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area is a named special Game Commission WMA within the State Game Lands regulatory framework. The Commission states detector scanning is not prohibited per se on State Game Lands, while…

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No detector permit inferred; recovery/digging remains prohibited Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — scanning not prohibited per se; digging and object removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Pennsylvania State Game Lands — statewide system (308 current lands)

Pennsylvania Game Commission

The Game Commission states there is no prohibition per se on metal detecting on State Game Lands, but digging is unlawful and removal of historical/archeological artifacts or other objects is prohibited. This system record…

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No detector permit inferred; recovery/digging remains prohibited Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — scanning not prohibited per se; digging and object removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Poquessing Creek Wildlife Management Area

Pennsylvania Game Commission

Poquessing Creek Wildlife Management Area is a named special Game Commission WMA within the State Game Lands regulatory framework. The Commission states detector scanning is not prohibited per se on State Game Lands, while…

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No detector permit inferred; recovery/digging remains prohibited Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — scanning not prohibited per se; digging and object removal prohibited Grade A · 100/100

Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area

Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area is a named special Game Commission WMA within the State Game Lands regulatory framework. The Commission states detector scanning is not prohibited per se on State Game Lands, while digging…

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: No detector permit inferred; recovery/digging remains prohibited Verified: 2026-08-30
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search