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State park rules, all 50 states
Statewide baseline rules. Individual parks may differ. ⚠️ = flagged for review.
| State | Metal detecting | Drones |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Permit / permission needed | Unclear ⚠️ |
| Alaska | Allowed | Unclear ⚠️ |
| Arizona | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Arkansas | Permit / permission needed | Unclear ⚠️ |
| California | Unclear ⚠️ | Designated areas only |
| Colorado | Unclear ⚠️ | Designated areas only |
| Connecticut | Designated areas only ⚠️ | Not allowed |
| Delaware | Designated areas only | Designated areas only |
| Florida | Designated areas only ⚠️ | Not allowed ⚠️ |
| Georgia | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Hawaii | Designated areas only | Not allowed |
| Idaho | Permit / permission needed | Permit / permission needed |
| Illinois | Permit / permission needed | Unclear ⚠️ |
| Indiana | Designated areas only ⚠️ | Designated areas only |
| Iowa | Designated areas only | Unclear ⚠️ |
| Kansas | Unclear ⚠️ | Not allowed ⚠️ |
| Kentucky | Not allowed | Permit / permission needed |
| Louisiana | Not allowed ⚠️ | Allowed ⚠️ |
| Maine | Permit / permission needed | Not allowed |
| Maryland | Designated areas only | Designated areas only |
| Massachusetts | Designated areas only | Permit / permission needed ⚠️ |
| Michigan | Designated areas only | Designated areas only |
| Minnesota | Not allowed | Permit / permission needed |
| Mississippi | Not allowed ⚠️ | Not allowed ⚠️ |
| Missouri | Designated areas only | Allowed |
| Montana | Permit / permission needed | Designated areas only |
| Nebraska | Designated areas only | Permit / permission needed ⚠️ |
| Nevada | Permit / permission needed | Designated areas only |
| New Hampshire | Designated areas only | Permit / permission needed |
| New Jersey | Permit / permission needed | Not allowed |
| New Mexico | Not allowed | Unclear ⚠️ |
| New York | Permit / permission needed | Permit / permission needed |
| North Carolina | Not allowed | Permit / permission needed |
| North Dakota | Not allowed | Permit / permission needed |
| Ohio | Designated areas only | Designated areas only |
| Oklahoma | Not allowed | Permit / permission needed |
| Oregon | Designated areas only | Designated areas only |
| Pennsylvania | Permit / permission needed | Designated areas only |
| Rhode Island | Unclear ⚠️ | Not allowed |
| South Carolina | Permit / permission needed | Unclear ⚠️ |
| South Dakota | Permit / permission needed | Allowed |
| Tennessee | Not allowed | Permit / permission needed |
| Texas | Permit / permission needed ⚠️ | Designated areas only |
| Utah | Permit / permission needed | Permit / permission needed |
| Vermont | Designated areas only | Permit / permission needed |
| Virginia | Permit / permission needed | Not allowed |
| Washington | Designated areas only | Permit / permission needed |
| West Virginia | Unclear ⚠️ | Permit / permission needed |
| Wisconsin | Not allowed | Designated areas only |
| Wyoming | Permit / permission needed | Permit / permission needed ⚠️ |