wtfisthat
Senior Member
I have always considered myself well informed about metal detecting being prohibited on National Seashore property and even inquired with the park superintentdant who confirmed this. Today I did some scouting and in my travels I overlooked the fact that I was in fact on Seashore property. I was pretty excited when I arrived at the site cause it looked extremely promising. I proceeded to grab my detector from the bed of my truck and was very quickly reminded of the law (and my location) when I looked up and saw the park ranger. Needless to say my joy quickly turned to sorrow, anger, and fear. He reminded me that what I was about to do was illegal, as well that just possessing it was a crime. So as a warning to everyone who thinks they can go on seashore property with a metal detector, take my advice----DONT! I guess the law states that as long as the detector is dissassembled and stowed in a case then it is on the up and up. I honestly had forgot the extent of the parks boundary as they are so immense. Nearly all of the outer cape is consumed by them. :-( Lucky I got away unscathed
Here's a link to the actual law:http://cfr.vlex.com/vid/preservation-cultural-archeological-19767491
Here's a link to the actual law:http://cfr.vlex.com/vid/preservation-cultural-archeological-19767491