Can I use my metal detector to hunt for a meteorite that fell in Bankhead NF?

[ace1968]

Bankhead is a national park located in North Alabama. I do not plan to dig just use my detector if possible.... Does anyone know the laws?

 

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[creskol]

Contact the Park officials and ask them

Oops .. guess I hit the post key before I finished typing! Anyhow, what I meant to say, was contact the Park officials and ask them if metal detectors are allowed within park boundries.

 

[XLTer]

I believe your search would be Rock Collecting .

National Forests in Alabama - Passes & Permits

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Metal detecting in National Parks is a big NoNo....They can confiscate your detector and fine you. It is against law to even have one in a National Park, but if you tell them on entering your on vacation and traveling and have one and it is dismantled most will allow you to enter but DO NOT take it out to use...!

 

[MrSchulz]

Well if you wanted to attract unwanted attention, you can metal detect all you want, but digging is a nono. They could still slap you with something for even having it.. intent or something like that. Best bet is to not have one with you, or if you do, have it dismantled.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

If you pull it out knowing its illegal in National Parks you deserve to lose it.

When I was in Yellowstone I told them I had one, they told me keep it dismantled and no battery in, if they caught me using it they would confiscate it and ticket me.

 

[Old man walking.]

Bankhead is a national park located in North Alabama. I do not plan to dig just use my detector if possible.... Does anyone know the laws?

I live in TN and frequent the Cherokee National Forest. Their rule states that metal detecting is only legal on beaches and they list the beaches by name. I don't remember anything about confiscating your detector, but I'd say they can if they want to.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Not a NP, rules different in National forests and National recreation areas, some allow and some don't, don't confuse the two, it could be very costly.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Just glue a super magnet on the end of a stick and walk around swinging that. Pretty sure there isn't "no magnets" rule.