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No permit is required. Outside beach areas, detecting is surface-only with no digging. Detecting on the named sandy beaches is limited to October 1–May 15, with hole-depth and restoration conditions.
Read the full answerNo permit is required for Edgewater’s sandy beach during the October 1–May 15 detecting season. Holes must be no deeper than 12 inches and filled immediately.
Read the full answerAn annual Lake Metroparks permit is required and is valid only in listed parks and eligible surface areas.
Caution: Official sources use different $10 reporting thresholds.
Read the full answerMetal-detector use is prohibited throughout Metroparks Toledo parklands under the district's published rules.
Read the full answerMetal detecting is permitted without written permission in eligible sand-beach and qualifying mowed areas. Written area-manager permission is required elsewhere, including mowed areas associated with campgrounds.
Mowed areas associated with campgrounds are outside the automatically permitted area categories. Obtain written permission from the area manager before detecting there.
Read the full answerMetal detectors are prohibited in Summit Metro Parks.
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