Metal Detecting at Satellite Beach & Indialantic (Brevard County beaches)
Brevard County · Space Coast · City/County beach
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The rules
Satellite Beach Code Sec. 26-1(c) lists metal detecting as a protected customary use of the dry-sand beach; Brevard County code is silent. Turtle season May 1–Oct 31: no lights or vehicles on the beach at night, stay off dunes.
Permit: Not required
📞 Call ahead: 321-255-4400 (confirm the current rule before you go)
Why detect here
Public dry-sand beach where detecting is written into city code
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Source: Satellite Beach Code Sec. 26-1 + Brevard County Code Sec. 46-91/46-97. Verify against the managing authority before detecting.