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50-state metal detecting intelligence

South Carolina State Forests Metal Detecting

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

South Carolina State Forests 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
Harbison State ForestSouth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Manchester State ForestSouth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Poe Creek State ForestSouth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Sand Hills State ForestSouth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Wee Tee State ForestSouth 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.

Authorization required — metal detecting is forbidden without express agency consent Grade A · 100/100

Harbison State Forest

South Carolina Forestry Commission

South Carolina Forestry Commission guidance expressly forbids metal detecting, artifact collection and digging/damaging State Forest lands without express Agency consent. A general recreation permit is not detector authorization.

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Express South Carolina Forestry Commission consent required Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Authorization required — metal detecting is forbidden without express agency consent Grade A · 100/100

Manchester State Forest

South Carolina Forestry Commission

South Carolina Forestry Commission guidance expressly forbids metal detecting, artifact collection and digging/damaging State Forest lands without express Agency consent. A general recreation permit is not detector authorization.

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Express South Carolina Forestry Commission consent required Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Authorization required — metal detecting is forbidden without express agency consent Grade A · 100/100

Poe Creek State Forest

South Carolina Forestry Commission

South Carolina Forestry Commission guidance expressly forbids metal detecting, artifact collection and digging/damaging State Forest lands without express Agency consent. A general recreation permit is not detector authorization.

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Express South Carolina Forestry Commission consent required Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Authorization required — metal detecting is forbidden without express agency consent Grade A · 100/100

Sand Hills State Forest

South Carolina Forestry Commission

South Carolina Forestry Commission guidance expressly forbids metal detecting, artifact collection and digging/damaging State Forest lands without express Agency consent. A general recreation permit is not detector authorization.

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Express South Carolina Forestry Commission consent required Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Authorization required — metal detecting is forbidden without express agency consent Grade A · 100/100

Wee Tee State Forest

South Carolina Forestry Commission

South Carolina Forestry Commission guidance expressly forbids metal detecting, artifact collection and digging/damaging State Forest lands without express Agency consent. A general recreation permit is not detector authorization.

DecisionAuthorization RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Authorization Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionConditional authorization / designated-zone prerequisite
Permit: Express South Carolina Forestry Commission consent required Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search