Crescent Beach: Info Please!

[kevino1960]

Will be staying at Crescent Beach in St Augustine in a few weeks, anyone know of or have info about detecting this beach? My internet search has revealed very little. Thanks, Kevin

 

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[kevino1960]

Thanks Cappy, you just made my day!

 

[Sapper23]

Kevin,



if you have 4x4, start at ocean trace rd, and move south. like Cap Z. said:
the good stuff is very deep!! That damm Northern we had all week, pushed sand up,
instead taking it out!! and *** WARNING****your going to see wooden 4x4' post with sign's
saying "conservation area ": all the way down the beach. it one big pain-in-ass, sea-turtle
area. god-for-bid, if your caught in the area detecting. so just watch where you go.
the whole beach area is good !!! north and south.

good luck hunting, sapper

 

[re-tek]

technically speaking... any public land within the city limits of st augustine cant be detected. found this on the municipal codes of st augustine before i visited aout a month ago. you can get a city limits pdf map emailed to you by the clerks office. its worth knowing this info before you get hassled and/or fined.

 

[Patrol]

Not to worry. Crescent beach is not in St. Augustine. Lots of swimming and stuff in front of South Beach Grill. Probably some modern stuff to find there.

Just a few miles south of Crescent Beach is Matanzas Inlet. Be sure to go to the National Park there. They run a boat to a very old Spanish Fort and give a good spiel about the fort and the Spanish.
The boat runs on a schedule all day and the great thing is that it is Free!

Read some of the threads on Matanzas inlet but be sure you don't metal detect on Park Property.

 

[kevino1960]

Thank you all for the info, I am so excited!