County parks in New Jersey

westfield nj parks ???

marcus118 said:

Njal, please keep us updated on what you find out. I recently moved to union county and have been meaning to call to see if i could hunt in some westfield parks.

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How did it go? Whats up about westfield?
Class 89'

Drosera said:

The best way to ensure you will NOT get permission to hunt in a park is to call the city or county. If there are no signs saying you can't hunt I'd say go for it. The worst that will happen is you will be told you can't detect there and you need to leave. No one is going to arrest you unless you are belligerent or are destroying the place.

That does not apply to parks run by the National Park Service or State Parks. Most people say "federal" parks are off limits, but that really isn't true. It is mainly the ones the NPS run. The National Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (which you don't have back east) allow detecting on much of their land.

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Beg to differ. We do have BLM offices in the East. The office for the Southeast is in Jackson, Ms.

Morris County NJ

I am new at detecting here. Reading county park rules and regs there is wording that could be construde to include no digging or removal of park property. I have not spoken to any Rangers yet. I did hear of someone getting a $275 ticket for picking mushrooms at a local county park. Its tough all around. My plan and advice to you is get any permission granted in writing. Good luck and happy hunting to all of us. Matt

spm673 (the jersey digger) said:

njal, i live in gloucester county. There are four county parks here. I was able to secure permission form the parks director. He sent me an email in case any rangers had a problem. He also notified all the rangers that i had permission to detect there on saturdays and sundays in the months of september and october. Some state parks you can hunt in as well but you must get permission and a permit before hand. Another good place to check out are the fish and wildlife areas all over the state. There is one in my town and i just need to get the guy on the phone to get a permit. Good luck...

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3-13-14-sorry but this information is incorrect. I work at these parks and this is against the rules.

ranger jimb4837 said:

3-13-14-sorry but this information is incorrect. I work at these parks and this is against the rules.

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which parks do you work at?

In County Parks I got permission from a County Security guy that patrols the park.
If rangerjimb4387 works for the state this is what he is probably referring to.
NJAC 7.2
State Park Service Code

7:2-2.16 Metal detectors
A person shall not use metal detectors or similar devices without a permit issued by Superintendent or designee. The permit may limit the location, hours, and days of use. A permit will not be issued for use in areas of significant historical or other value, or where such use would be incompatible with protection of the resource and/or interfere with public use of the facility.

7:2-2.10 (Damage to Propert/tampering [digging])
(Rangers use this rule for digging)
(a) A person shall not abuse, mutilate, injure, destroy, move or remove any plant or animal or natural resource on lands and water under the jurisdiction or control of the State Park Service without having first obtained the permission of the Superintendent or designee. Authorized fish, game and wildlife activities are excepted.
(b) A person shall not deface damage, move or remove any furniture, equipment, structure, or physical feature of any kind on lands and waters under the jurisdiction or control of the State Park Service without the permission of the Superintendent or designee.
(c) A person shall not dig up, deface, or remove any soil, rock, historic or fossil materials or artifacts without written permission of the Director of the Division of Parks and Forestry or the Assistant Director of the Division for the State Park Service.
(d) A person shall not disturb, remove, damage, destroy or interfere with the pumps, pipes, gates, wires, dams, works and equipment of the State Park Service incident to the flow of water.
(e) An unauthorized person shall not open or enter any manhole or confined space without the specific approval of the Superintendent or designee.

Here is the NJ State website with all the Rules & Regs for NJ State Parks:

http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/rules/njac7_2.pdf

One of our other forum members went to Bulls Island State Park and took a picture of this sign: