arizona only · phoenix to yuma
see if you can detect here before you drive two hours.
america metal detecting is a US-named product whose map is arizona. a paid legal-access guide for recreational metal detecting and gold panning — phoenix, flagstaff, yuma, apache junction, prescott, the whole SMA. it shows who manages the surface, where MLRS GIS still has a not-closed claim, where parks and monuments are closed, and where an old shaft can kill you. it does not say a pixel is legal to detect. not a 50-state map.
not a secret gold map. not relics, coins, ghost towns, or burial sites. not 100% accurate. maps lag. you still check MLRS, the field office, and the landowner.
three arizona samples · official GIS
public tease maps from BLM Arizona SMA, BLM MLRS not-closed claims, and USGS USMIN shafts. labeled snapshots so the page still loads if GIS is slow. members get live statewide viewport queries. we do not invent pins.
phoenix area · east valley
phoenix area
apache junction sample. tan is BLM surface — not free gold. gray is private (not open). amber is Arizona State Trust (ASLD rec permit, not open). forest green is USFS surface. rust is MLRS not-closed GIS, not legal status. black dots with yellow rings are shafts: STAY OUT. snapshot 2026-08-31. not marked legal to detect.
prescott area · yavapai
prescott area
west of prescott sample. same official layers as phoenix and tucson: BLM Arizona SMA, MLRS not-closed claims, USGS USMIN shafts, NPS / monument / wilderness. members pan the rest of the state live. snapshot 2026-08-31. not a gold pin map.
tucson area · southern sample
tucson area
one southern arizona sample, not the whole product. same SMA / MLRS / USMIN sources. maps lag. you still check MLRS, the field office, and the landowner. snapshot 2026-08-31.
what this is
- BLM Arizona SMA: who manages the surface, live viewport, anywhere in the state. not a mineral right.
- BLM MLRS not-closed claim GIS. not current legal status. verify mlrs.blm.gov.
- USGS USMIN shafts/adits as STAY OUT hazards (v10.0 May 2023).
- NPS boundaries + BLM AZ monuments/NCAs + wilderness. State Trust needs an ASLD permit.
what this is not
- not a 50-state map. arizona only.
- not a pin map of gold, relics, coins, or ghost-town loot.
- not a tucson club map. not archaeological sites. ARPA and the Arizona Antiquities Act are not optional.
- not legal advice. not a permit. not 100% accurate. maps lag. not BLM.
- we do not invent coordinates. if a live feed dies, you get an empty layer plus a STALE banner — not silently old data.
pay so you do not trespass a claim
membership is the arizona map, layer toggles, tap-for-rules, the claim walkthrough, packing notes. cancel anytime. no percent of gold. no inventory. just the map. not coverage of other states.
stripe keys are not on this server yet, so the buttons unlock the members map in demo mode after you log in. paste test keys in env to run real checkout.
official starting points: BLM Can I Keep This?, 43 CFR 3809, MLRS. this map is not 100% accurate. always verify the parcel on official sources the morning you go.