Metal Detectors
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Compare metal detectors from Garrett, Minelab, Fisher, Nokta, XP and others for coins, relics, jewelry, beaches and gold prospecting. Before you dig, check the rules: metal detecting is generally not allowed in national parks (36 CFR 2.1), and digging up or removing archaeological items from federal or tribal land without a permit is a federal crime under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. State parks, national forests and local parks each set their own rules, and many require a permit, so ask the land manager first and fill your holes. Makers and stores below are commercial.
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Links last checked Oct 15, 2026.
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| Rules: where you can detect (start here) | ||||||||
 blm.gov - Bureau of Land Management: rockhounding and collecting on public land |
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| blm.gov (permits) - BLM: recreation permits and fees |
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 fs.usda.gov - U.S. Forest Service: know before you go (check your local forest's rules) |
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 law.cornell.edu - 36 CFR 2.1: national park rules on metal detectors and removing objects |
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| law.cornell.edu (ARPA) - 16 U.S. Code Chapter 1B: Archaeological Resources Protection Act text |
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 nps.gov - National Park Service: Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) |
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 parks.ca.gov - California State Parks (example: check your state park agency for detecting permits) |
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| Metal detector makers (commercial) | ||||||||
 falconmetaldetectors.com - Falcon gold probe detectors |
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 firsttexasproducts.com - Fisher Research Labs detectors (First Texas Products) |
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| firsttexasproducts.com (all) - First Texas Products: Fisher, Teknetics and Bounty Hunter |
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 garrett.com - Garrett Metal Detectors (Texas) |
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 minelab.com - Minelab Metal Detectors |
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 noktadetectors.com - Nokta Detectors |
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 okmdetectors.com - OKM Detectors: ground scanners (Germany) |
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 questmetaldetectors.com - Quest Metal Detectors |
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 xpmetaldetectors.com - XP Metal Detectors (France) |
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| Metal detector stores (commercial) | ||||||||
 detectorpro.com - DetectorPro: headphones and accessories |
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 kellycodetectors.com - Kellyco Metal Detectors |
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 metaldetector.com - MetalDetector.com |
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| Clubs, forums and prospecting | ||||||||
 goldprospectors.org - Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) |
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| icmj.com - ICMJ's Prospecting and Mining Journal |
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 treasurenet.com - TreasureNet treasure hunting forum |
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