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DNR Places to Go State Parks Metal detectingParks open to metal detecting in all areas
Brimley State Park Grand Haven State Park Lakeport State Park Mears State Park Traverse City State ParkParks closed to metal detecting
Agate Falls Scenic Site Bass River Recreation Area Bond Falls Scenic Site Burt Lake State Park Cambridge Junction Historic State Park Coldwater Lake State Park Dodge #4 State Park Father Marquette Memorial Scenic Site Fayette Historic State Park Fisherman's Island State Park Fort Custer Recreation Area Fort Wilkins Historic State Park Hart-Montague Trail State Park Interlochen State Park Kal-Haven Trail State Park Lakelands Trail State Park Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park Leelanau State Park Mackinac State Historic Parks - includes Michilimackinac State Park, Colonial Michilimackinac, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, Mill Creek State Park, Mackinac Island State Park and Fort Mackinac Maybury State Park Meridian-Baseline State Park McLain State Park Muskallonge Lake State Park Newaygo State Park North Higgins Lake State Park Onaway State Park Palms Book State Park Port Crescent State Park Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park Straits State Park Sturgeon Point State Park Tahquamenon Falls State Park Thompson's Harbor State Park Van Buren Trail State Park Wagner Falls Scenic Site Warren Woods State Park William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor Wells State Park Wetzel State Recreation Area Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State ParkParks with designated metal detecting areas
These maps are intended only to depict the areas of the park that are open to metal detecting, and may not show accurate amenities, trails and other details.
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