Permitted Sites for Metal Detecting

The following sites are designated for metal detecting activities. To begin metal detecting in these parks, you must first apply for a Metal Detecting Permit.

Bronx

  • Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park
  • Boone Slope
  • Bronx Park (Not permitted in Zone 1)
  • Brust Park
  • Claremont Park
  • Concrete Plant Park
  • Cpl. Fischer Park
  • Crescent Park
  • Crotona Park
  • Deegan Rock
  • Devoe Park
  • Eae J. Mitchell Park
  • Ewen Park
  • Fort Four Park
  • Franz Sigel Park
  • Gasoline Alley
  • Givans Creek Woods
  • Hackett Park
  • Haffen Park
  • Harding Park
  • Highbridge Park
  • Hines Park
  • Inwood Park
  • Jerome Park
  • John Mullaly Park
  • Miele Park
  • Morris Garden
  • Mosholu Parkway
  • Mullaly Park
  • NYPD 44th Precinct Memorial Park
  • Peace Park
  • Pelham Bay Park (Not permitted in Field 7)
  • Pelham Parkway
  • Phyliss Post Goodman Park
  • Poe Park
  • Pugsley Creek Park
  • Railroad Park
  • Rainey Park
  • Ranaqua Park
  • Raoul Wallenberg Forest
  • Richman Park
  • Rock Garden Park
  • Rocks & Roots Park
  • Rodman's Neck
  • Rose Hill Park
  • Samuel H. Young Park
  • Siren Slope
  • Sound View Park
  • Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront Park
  • St. Mary's Park
  • Summit Avenue Park
  • Townsend Walk
  • Tremont Park
  • University Malls
  • University Woods
  • Van Cortlandt Park (Not permitted on Mansion Burial Ground)

Bronx Beaches

  • Orchard Beach

Brooklyn

  • Asser Levy Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Canarsie Park
  • Coney Island Boat Basin
  • Coney Island Creek Park
  • Dyker Beach Park
  • Fort Greene Park (Not permitted near playgrounds or memorials)
  • Fulton Park
  • Herbert Von King Park
  • John Paul Jones Park (Not permitted near memorials)
  • Leif Ericson Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Lincoln Terrace Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Marine Park
  • McCarren Park
  • McGolrick Park
  • Mckinley Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Mother Cabrini Park (Permitted in undeveloped portion only)
  • Mount Prospect Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Owls Head Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Prospect Park (Permitted only on Saturday and Sunday)
  • Saratoga Park
  • Scarangella Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Shore Road Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)
  • Spring Creek Park
  • Sunset Park
  • Transmitter Park
  • Wingate Park (Not permitted near playgrounds)

Brooklyn Beaches

  • Brighton Beach
  • Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk (Not permitted during beach season)
  • Manhattan Beach Park (Not permitted during beach season)

Manhattan

  • Fort Washington Park
  • Harlem River Park
  • Highbridge Park
  • Inwood Hill Park
  • Morningside Park
  • Randall's Island Park
  • St. Nicholas Park
  • Sherman Creek

Queens

  • Astoria Park
  • Alley Pond Park (Permitted at Oakland Lake, Wild Flower Meadow, Zone 1, and Zone 4, except near Adventure Course)
  • Baisley Pond Park (Permitted in Zone 2)
  • Bowne Park
  • Breininger Park
  • Bridge and Tunnel Park
  • Brookville Park
  • Bush Park
  • Capt. Dermody Triangle
  • Catharine Turner Richardson Park
  • Clement Clarke (CC) Moore Homestead
  • Court Square Park
  • Crocheron Park
  • Cunningham Park
  • Doughboy Plaza
  • Flushing Meadows Corona Park
  • Forest Park
  • Francis Lewis Park
  • Herman McNeil Park
  • Highland Park
  • Hilton Holiday Gardens
  • Idlewild Park
  • Jennings Park
  • John Golden Park
  • Juniper Valley Park
  • Kissena Park (Not permitted in Memorial Knoll or Historic Grove)
  • Kissena Corridor Park (Permitted in East zone 1, 2, and 3)
  • Kissena Park (Permitted in zone 5 and 6)
  • Latham Park
  • MacNeil Park
  • Public Place (100 Acres)
  • Queensbridge Park
  • Railroad Park
  • Rainey Park
  • Ralph Demarco Park
  • Sherry Park
  • Spargo Park
  • Springfield Park
  • Vernon Mall

Queens Beaches

  • Clearview Beach
  • Rockaway Beach (Permitted on sand only)

Staten Island

  • Allison Pond Park
  • Bayview Terrace Park
  • Bedford Green
  • Bloomingdale Park (Not permitted on cross-country walking/running trail)
  • Blue Heron Nature Center
  • Carlton Park
  • Cedar Grove (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • Clayton Park
  • Clove Lakes Park (Not permitted on 5K running trail or ballfields oval)
  • Conference House Park (Not permitted on dunes, raised berms, or adjacent to Conference House or historic structures)
  • Crown/Carlton Park
  • Fairview Park
  • Father Macris Park
  • Fort Hill Park
  • Goodhue Center
  • Great Kills Park (PS 8) (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • Greenbelt Recreation Center (Not permitted on synthetic turf field)
  • Huguenot Ponds Park
  • Jones Woods Park
  • Joseph Manna Park
  • King Fisher Park
  • Lemon Creek Park
  • Maple Woods
  • Northerleigh Park
  • Ocean Breeze Park
  • Siedenburg Park
  • Silver Lake Park
  • Sobel Court Park
  • Willowbrook Park (Not permitted on nature trails)
  • Wolfes Pond Park (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • Woodhull Park

Staten Island Beaches

  • Crescent Beach Park (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • Fox Beach (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • Midland Beach (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • New Dorp Beach (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • South Beach (Not permitted on dunes or raised berms)
  • Wolfes Pond Beach (Permitted in swimming area only)