West Virginia State Parks and Forests Metal Detecting

Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Audra State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Babcock State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Beartown State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Beech Fork State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Berkeley Springs State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Blackwater Falls State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Bluestone State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Cabwaylingo State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Cacapon Resort State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Calvin Price State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Camp Creek State Park and Forest

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Canaan Valley Resort State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Cathedral State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Cedar Creek State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Chief Logan State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Coopers Rock State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Elk River Trail

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Fairfax Stone State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Greenbrier River Trail

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Greenbrier State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Hawks Nest State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Holly River State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Kanawha State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Kumbrabow State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Little Beaver State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Lost River State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Moncove Lake State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

North Bend Rail Trail

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

North Bend State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Panther State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Pinnacle Rock State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Pipestem Resort State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Prickett's Fort State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Seneca State Forest

West Virginia State Parks / West Virginia Division of Forestry

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Stonewall Resort State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Summersville Lake State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Tomlinson Run State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Tu-Endie-Wei State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Twin Falls Resort State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Tygart Lake State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Valley Falls State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Watoga State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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Manager/site confirmation required — public recreation access is not blanket metal-detector or target-recovery permission Grade A · 100/100

Watters Smith Memorial State Park

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Park rules protect buildings, equipment, vegetation, rocks, minerals and geological features from damage/removal except where a permit or other rule authorizes the activity. No current blanket recreational metal-detector permission was verified…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific

Permit: Confirm with the exact manager before detector use or recovery Verified: 2026-08-29

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