Metal Detecting at Naples & Marco Island
Collier County · Southwest · City/County beach
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The rules
No metal-detector rule found in the Collier County Code (Ch. 98, Parks and Recreation, Art. III Park Use, Secs. 98-56 to 98-60) or the City of Naples Code (Ch. 28 Parks and Recreation; Ch. 42 Art. II Div. 4 Beaches), so beach detecting is not banned by code. Marco Island is the exception inland: City of Marco Island Code Sec. 34-3(n) says no person shall use any metal detector within a city park. Stay off dunes and vegetation and fill every hole.
Permit: Not required on beaches; not allowed in City of Marco Island parks (Sec. 34-3(n))
📞 Call ahead: 239-252-4000 (confirm the current rule before you go)
Why detect here
Affluent Gulf beaches = valuable drops
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Source: Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances, Ch. 98 Art. III (Secs. 98-56 to 98-60); City of Naples Code of Ordinances, Ch. 28 and Ch. 42 Art. II Div. 4; City of Marco Island Code of Ordinances, Sec. 34-3(n). Verify against the managing authority before detecting.