Metal Detecting at Hutchinson Island — St. Lucie County beach parks (Walton Rocks, Frederick Douglass, Waveland, Pepper Park)
St. Lucie County · Treasure Coast · City/County beach
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The rules
St. Lucie County Code is silent on metal detecting, but Sec. 32-89(c) bans digging or removing beach sand or making any excavation by hand or tool on county property without a permit — call Parks to confirm hand-scoop recovery is tolerated. Turtle season May 1–Oct 31.
Permit: Verify with park
📞 Call ahead: 772-462-1517 (confirm the current rule before you go)
Why detect here
Treasure Coast shoreline; multiple guarded county beach accesses
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Source: St. Lucie County Code Ch. 32 Art. IV (Secs. 32-87 to 32-98). Verify against the managing authority before detecting.