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Metal Detecting at Santee State Park

Orangeburg County · Midlands · State Park

🟡 Permit required

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The rules

SC State Parks' Metal Detection Policy assumes an absolute prohibition unless the Park Manager gives prior approval and issues a signed permit specifying the area, dates and times, which must be carried on site (authority: S.C. Code 51-3-70). Detecting is confined to non-sensitive areas, and any historic or prehistoric artifact must be left in place and reported to staff. Santee State Park is not among the historic sites where the policy bans detecting outright.

Permit: Required (Park Manager permit)

📞 Call ahead: 803-854-2408 (confirm the current rule before you go)

Why detect here

Lakeside state park on Lake Marion — detecting only with a Park Manager permit in non-sensitive areas

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Source: SC State Parks Metal Detection Policy (S.C. Code 51-3-70). Verify against the managing authority before detecting.