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Metal Detecting Registration Form

Metal detecting activities are allowed on designated beaches in certain Missouri state parks, within the constraints shown below. This registration must be completed each calendar year.

Metal Detecting Locations and Hours

Metal detecting can ONLY take place on designated beaches in the following state parks and during the hours and seasons, as indicated:

Facility

Memorial Day to Labor Day

Labor Day to Memorial Day

Notes

Cuivre River State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Daylight hours

  

Finger Lakes State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Daylight hours

  

Lake of the Ozarks State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Daylight hours

  

Lake Wappapello State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Daylight hours

  

Long Branch State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Daylight hours

  

Pomme de Terre State Park

10 a.m. to noon

Closed

  

Stockton State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Daylight hours

  

Trail of Tears State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Daylight hours

  

Harry S Truman State Park

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Closed

  
Mark Twain State Park 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Closed  
Watkins Mill State Park 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Closed

The park office advises you to call
816-580-3387 24 hours in advance of any planned metal detecting. This will allow park staff to confirm your permit and grant you access to the beach.

METAL DETECTING RULES

  • Metal detectors may be used to the shoreline adjacent to the specified beaches of the above named parks.
  • Any solid-faced digging or probing tool cannot exceed 12 inches in overall length and 3 inches in width. Any sand digging or sifting scoop cannot exceed 12 inches in overall length and 6 inches in width. Suction dredges and grappling hooks may not be used.
  • Plants may not be dislodged or have their roots disturbed.
  • Operator shall wear or carry a litter apron or bag, and all litter found must be deposited in an appropriate trash receptacle.
  • Operator shall have this Proof of Registration email in his/her possession at all times while using a metal detector.
  • This registration and acknowledgement is nontransferable.
  • Contact the facility manager if a historic, archaeological or item valued at $10 or more is found. 
  • The facility manager shall have authority to evict an operator for failure to comply with these rules.
  • Registration must take place each calendar year and can be done below.

Registration Information

Holder understands and acknowledges that outdoor recreational activities including metal detecting have inherent risks. By engaging in this activity, Holder assumes all risks and all responsibility for injury or property damage arising from this activity at a Missouri State Park, and agrees to hold harmless the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, its agents and employees for the same. Holder will follow all laws and regulations for this activity, and the rules described herein, and understands and agrees that any violation may result in permit revocation, loss of privileges and/or eviction from the Park.