Tuttle Creek State Park

[samuel_schumaker]

Curious if anyone has done any detecting at the park below the dam? I know country stampede is held there every summer so im sure with all the partiers that there would be a bunch of pull tabs and bottle caps but there should be a fair amount of clad and maybe some jewerly that the drunks lost. I emailed the parks address and they said all you need is a vehicle permit and your good to go so im sure theres some people that have detected there before. Not sure if you would find anytihing old as i dont know when the lake and park were built. Anyone tried it?

 

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[Rob in KS]

That sounds like a great idea. With a good coin shooting machine you might really clean up.
You got me wondering about when the lake was built. I remember fishing in it in the mid 60's.
Funds were appropriated in 1938, wow I would have guessed the 50's

Here is more than you ever wanted to know about the history of the lake

http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/TC/History.cfm

I'll bet somebody hunts it right after the Country Stampede while the coins are shallow. Don't forget the vendor areas.
I'm south of Salina by the way

 

[samuel_schumaker]

From what i read on there it actually wasnt built until the early 50's which is what i kind of figured. I think i will try it a little this spring and maybe right after stampede. Thanks for the link

 

[al3k5y]

Isn't there a city under the lake? Are you allowed to detect around/in it when the tide is low? I hearnuou can see somw of the buildings at that time.

 

[ks coyote]

I've hunted there after the Stampede and even found a 1888 IH there next to a huge tree so has to be some history in the area.