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Flint State Park

Permit required. A permit is required before metal detecting at Flint State Park; confirm the current process before visiting.

Exact geographic scope
Flint State Park’s five units—Chevy Commons, Mott Park Recreation Area, Riverbank Park, Vietnam Veterans Park, and Happy Hollow Nature Area—and their connector trails.
Permit or permission
Authorization is required before detector use throughout the stated scope.
Campground condition
No campground-specific answer is provided by this record.
Main restrictions
  • Any area outside the issued permit’s scope.
  • Designated historic and archaeological sites.
  • Genesee County Parks rules protect park property and require written permission to remove sod, earth and other listed materials. Construction remains underway in some Flint units; follow current closures.
  • Genesee County Parks rules state 8 am to sunset unless otherwise designated or posted. Follow current Flint unit closures and posted hours.
Digging and recovery
DNR guidance allows probes or small hand trowels if the land is not unduly disturbed, and all disturbed material must be replaced. Large-scale digging is prohibited except as part of a DNR-authorized and properly permitted archaeological project. The issued detector permit and Genesee County Parks rules govern recovery; the public sources do not establish the permit’s full recovery terms. DNR guidance expressly allows probes or small hand trowels for subsurface recovery if the land is not unduly disturbed; replace disturbed material. Confirm the issued permit’s recovery conditions with Genesee County Parks.
Find reporting or removal
All recovered items must be checked by a unit employee. Artifacts must be left in their original position; relics, aboriginal antiquities, and abandoned property of historical or recreational value are retained by the state. Staff will return recovered items recorded as lost when ownership can be established and the rightful owner contacted.
Public caution
DNR and Genesee County Parks support the permit-required answer. The reviewed public sources do not establish a detector-specific application form, fee, duration, processing time, authorized area or complete recovery terms. Construction continues in some units. Contact Genesee County Parks at 810-736-7100 for the current detector permit, its area and recovery conditions, and current closures before visiting.
Material sources
Material sources checked September 22, 2026.
AI source audit
Source-supported with limitations · Completed September 22, 2026 · 3 material sources reviewed. Evidence strength: high. This describes source support, not guaranteed permission.
Next source audit
March 21, 2027
Primary official source
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/places/state-parks/metal-detecting
Land-manager phone
810-736-7100
Live record
https://canidetecthere.com/locations/michigan/flint-state-park/
Print date
Write the print date here: __________________

Recheck live signs and official sources before detecting. This independent summary does not grant permission. Closures, permit terms and conditions can change.

Metal-detecting answer

Flint State Park

Permit required

A permit is required before metal detecting at Flint State Park; confirm the current process before visiting.

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Answer
Permit required
Permission
Authorization is required before detector use throughout the stated scope.
Where it applies
Flint State Park’s five units—Chevy Commons, Mott Park Recreation Area, Riverbank Park, Vietnam Veterans Park, and Happy Hollow Nature Area—and their connector trails.
Main restrictions
  • Designated areas only
  • Tool-type limits
  • Ground-restoration requirements
  • Protected-resource exclusions
  • Archaeological-resource exclusions
  • Found-property rules
  • Hours limits
Sources checked
Material sources checked September 22, 2026.
Source freshness
Recently source-checked
How this answer was checked
Audit method
AI source audit
Audit date
Audit result
Source-supported with limitations
Material sources
3
Evidence strength
High — Michigan DNR places Flint State Park in the permit-only category and directs visitors to Genesee County Parks. The current park page also lists metal detecting by permit only.
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Where you can detect

Where detecting is allowed

  • Only areas expressly authorized by the issued permit and current park instructions.

Where it is restricted or prohibited

  • Any area outside the issued permit’s scope.
  • Designated historic and archaeological sites.

Permission

Permit or written permission

Michigan DNR classifies Flint State Park as permit-only and directs visitors to contact Genesee County Parks. The retrieved official pages do not publish an application form, issuer statement, fee, expiration, processing time, or authorized-area map; obtain those terms before detecting.

Digging and recovery

  • DNR guidance expressly allows probes or small hand trowels for subsurface recovery if the land is not unduly disturbed; replace disturbed material. Confirm the issued permit’s recovery conditions with Genesee County Parks.
  • DNR guidance allows probes or small hand trowels if the land is not unduly disturbed, and all disturbed material must be replaced. Large-scale digging is prohibited except as part of a DNR-authorized and properly permitted archaeological project. The issued detector permit and Genesee County Parks rules govern recovery; the public sources do not establish the permit’s full recovery terms.

Keeping or reporting finds

All recovered items must be checked by a unit employee. Artifacts must be left in their original position; relics, aboriginal antiquities, and abandoned property of historical or recreational value are retained by the state. Staff will return recovered items recorded as lost when ownership can be established and the rightful owner contacted.

Important restrictions

  • Genesee County Parks rules state 8 am to sunset unless otherwise designated or posted. Follow current Flint unit closures and posted hours.
  • Genesee County Parks rules protect park property and require written permission to remove sod, earth and other listed materials. Construction remains underway in some Flint units; follow current closures.

Before you go

Before you go

Contact Genesee County Parks through the DNR-linked official site for the metal-detecting permit and authorized boundaries. The official Flint State Park contact number is 810-736-7100.

Check posted signs before you go. Rules, closures, maps, and permit procedures can change.

Official sources

Official sources

These links show the rules and dates used for this page.

Metal detecting

Source authority: Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Source role: Controlling

What this source supports: The DNR page states the park classifications, limits detecting to specifically designated open areas, excludes designated historic and archaeological sites, gives small-tool and ground-restoration rules, and requires staff review of recovered items.

Evidence locator: Metal detecting regulations; Parks open to metal detecting; By permit only; Parks with designated areas open to metal detecting

Date checked:

Flint State Park

Source authority: Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Source role: Property scope

What this source supports: The current page identifies five park units, lists metal detecting by permit only, describes Genesee County Parks as the day-to-day manager in partnership with DNR, notes construction in some areas, and provides the contact number 810-736-7100.

Evidence locator: Introductory construction notice; Contact; The footprint; Amenities & activities > Metal detecting; Rules, rates, dates

Date checked:

Genesee County Parks rules

Source authority: Genesee County Parks

Source role: Restriction

What this source supports: The rules explicitly require a metal-detecting permit, set park hours at 8 am to sunset unless posted otherwise, protect property and require written permission to remove sod, earth and other listed materials. The separate ten-day application provision concerns reserved space or facilities.

Evidence locator: P910101(a), P910103, P910201(e), P910202(b) · page 3 · PDF pages 3–4: permits, hours and resource protection

Date checked:

Land Use Order of the Director Amendment No. 6 of 2023

Source authority: Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Source role: Supporting

What this source supports: Order 5.26(1) prohibits detector use outside an area shown open on the current access map unless the unit supervisor or manager provides written authorization; the order calls for access maps to be published by April 15 each year.

Evidence locator: PDF page 4, Order 5.26(1)

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Michigan · State parkAllowed with restrictions

Algonac State Park

Metal detecting is limited to the red-shaded areas on DNR’s currently linked Algonac map. Only registered campers may metal detect in campground areas. All other areas are closed unless the unit supervisor or manager gives written authorization.

Only registered campers may metal detect in campgrounds.

Caution: The currently linked map is dated March 2004.

Permission
The mapped red-shaded areas are open under the current property guidance. Written authorization is required elsewhere.
Source checks
Source checks through September 22, 2026
AI source audit
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Michigan · State parkAllowed with restrictions

Grand Haven State Park

The Michigan DNR says the entire park is open to metal detecting, subject to statewide rules. Only registered campers may detect in campground areas.

Only registered campers may metal detect in campgrounds.

Permission
No separate authorization is stated for the listed scope.
Source checks
Source checks through September 22, 2026
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