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[outlaw007]

is metal detecting allowed in the state park beaches along lake ontario?

 

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[Terry Soloman]

NY State Offices Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation - Central Region 6105 East Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville NY 13078-9516 Permit $10 -- 315-492-1756

is metal detecting allowed in the state park beaches along lake ontario?

 

[Kevin Roe]

This is the answer that would be helpful for you to get the right deal.
You need to get permit then you can start the searching.

 

[Albert22]

I think you find a solicitor first in that state and ask him that what legal document are needed for that than you can apply for that and get legal help to do all your searching and all the other thing that you want.

 

[doc brown]

Kevin is right - You need a permit to hunt along the beach - to hunt the grounds is a no-no. Depending on where you are the permit costs $10.00. I have asked to hunt the campsites, picnic areas and was told only the sand. And usually you can only hunt during the "off" season - the one state park I hunted the permit said the day after labor day to the day before memorial day. They didn't want metal detecting during the beach season.

 

[Scrammer]

Depends on the park. I believe they are all $10.00 each but the areas, times, etc. is up to the parks themselves. My closest park is a yearly fee which covers beach and picnic areas only, and they just ask that you do not "interfere with patrons". During the registration I asked about a spot in the park that was a gathering place in the 1800's before it was a state park and the rangers eyes lit up. He added "and outlying areas" to the permit as long as I agreed that if I found the spot I let him know and showed him where. He said he has been looking for years and hasn't found it yet.

 

[nuclearwhiskey]

Sounds like new york, You need a permit to crap in your own house. Greedy pricks.

 

[Don57]

Sounds like new york, You need a permit to crap in your own house. Greedy pricks.

You are correct . I live in a town where you have to pay $25 for a permit if you wanna have a garage sale .

 

[wander41]

did you ever find the spot? would you mind naming the park? if so thank you

 

[jernigan00]

In case you haven't found it yet....here is one of the forms for certain locations.

The locations and areas for detecting are very specific and yes they can be sticklers when they see you.

http://nysparks.com/inside-our-agen...MetalDetectingPermitforCentralRegionParks.pdf

 

[nuclearwhiskey]

Thank you for the form sir.

 

[NiagracountyNY]

I tried detecting Hamlin beach...If i buy a permit I can detect for like 1 month out of the year...and not in the grass..WHAT BS!! I pay all these dam taxxes so i cant use my states park....Yet the dogs and squirrel's tear the hell out of the place or leave land mines all over..It seems whoever is in charge of these parks has decided they are judge and juror on this subject.Some parks the BOSS will let you.Hamlin ,NO NO.That guy running the show is a jerk.He had no good reason we could'nt detect other than HE did like it.Couldnt even give me a good excuse.In a case like this all i can do is pray he losses his job since he is not doing it very well,and maybe the next BOSS will be more logical.All the trash and sharp objects ive removed from the beaches on lake erie..including well over a dozen syringes last year(scum bags!) in just 4 trips.The erie beach state park said go ahead and detect.Just take all the trash you find.Niagaracounty tho...you would think we are stealing something.Always someone waiting to pounce on people for being happy.This hobby is no different.

 

[Eureka!]

is metal detecting allowed in the state park beaches along lake ontario?

The answer is YES BUT.

Excerpts from posts on a thread on the same subject (permits on Mass. Beaches) as this one:

EUREKA : This Summer I received a permit to Metal Detect on the South Shore Beaches of Long Island NY. The reason I am posting this is because I think it will clear up where Mass. is headed with their proposed Legislation of Laws with regard to MD'ing.

In addition to the $40 for the permit to detect, I had to pay another $40 for a Vehicle permit to park or ride along the beaches. Regulation #3 is a JOKE (i hope).

HEY, PARKS DEPARTMENT - here's my $80 dollars for the Permits - now you can hit me on the head with your hammer because it feels so good when you stop! I'll carry the card but I'm not signing it.

Originally Posted by Tom_in_CA (responded)
Eureka, thanx for posting a pix of your "permit". What a joke, eh? My sand scoop is over 6" and over 1.5" wide. So I guess that rules out sand-scoops for digging? And how are you going to determine what defines an "archaeological artifact" ? Let me guess: "items over 50 yrs. old". Right? And you gotta turn in items over $20 in value? Yeah sure. then at some point, WHY EVEN METAL DETECT ? And your "permit" clearly shows the danger of permits. For some reason, md'rs eyes wax romantic at the thought of "permits". But as yours shows, they're inevitably riddled with restricions, NOT PERMISSIONS. We're much better off where the law/rules are simply silent on the subject, and don't mention metal detectors either way. And the best way to achieve that, is to stay off every busy-bodies radar, and give them as little reason to "think" about you, as possible.

EUREKA! : Right? I don't think that they even make a kids play shovel that's 1-1/2" wide. "I thought that was a typographic error Mr Park Ranger - I thought it meant not more than 1-1/2 feet wide - SORRY!" After all there's a typo error in #7 ("MUST no" instead of MUST not).

EUREKA! :Because NOTHING can be outrightly BANNED so they place unreasonable RESTRICTIONS which by design will DISCOURAGE MD'ing; the most effective way of BANNING MD'ING is to RESTRICT WHAT YOU CAN DO.

In case anyone is asking themselves: "What causes elected officials to make ridiculous law(s); read this article and you'll get a clearer picture of the cause:

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinio...cle_5659a36e-ce57-52ad-8b0b-78ea3790446b.html