Open data: hobby verdicts by place
Every verdict on this site in one file: 159 places, 7 hobbies, 27 states (124 allowed, 6 permit required, 21 prohibited, 8 unclear (verify locally)). Each row links to the page it comes from, the primary sources it was checked against and the date of that check. Rules last checked between and .
Download CSVSpreadsheet-friendly; lists joined with " | "Download JSONLists as arrays, with the field dictionary
Prefer to browse? The verdict explorer filters the same rows by hobby, state, verdict and land type, on a map or as a list.
Using the data
- Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Credit "Permitted Pursuits" and link to the row's page (the
urlfield) or to this page. - A verdict covers one hobby at one place. It doesn't carry over to the rest of the state or to other hobbies at the same place.
- Cite the date. Rules change. Quote
last_verifiedwith the verdict, and send readers to the managing agency to confirm. - Not legal advice. See the disclaimer, how verdicts are researched and the log of corrections and re-checks.
The files are rebuilt from the page data every time the site is published, so they always match the pages. Found an error? Email hello@permittedpursuits.com.
Fields
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| url | The Site page this row comes from. Cite the page, not the row. |
| hobby | Hobby slug (metal-detecting, foraging, rockhounding, fossil-hunting, gold-panning, beachcombing, magnet-fishing). |
| hobby_name | Hobby display name. |
| state | US state slug. |
| state_name | US state name. |
| place | The specific place the verdict applies to. |
| county | County, where the page records one. |
| land_type | Kind of land (public-beach, state-park, blm-land, national-forest…). |
| verdict | allowed, permit-required, prohibited or unclear — for this hobby at this place only. |
| permit_required | Whether a permit, licence or written authorization is needed. |
| summary | The verdict in one sentence, as shown at the top of the page. |
| conditions | Key conditions (zones, limits, seasons, tools). In the CSV, separated by " | ". |
| governing_rules | Agencies and rules that set the verdict ("Who Sets the Rules Here"). CSV: " | ". |
| required_permits | Permits required, with cost where known. CSV: " | ". |
| sources | Primary-source URLs the page was checked against. CSV: " | ". |
| last_verified | Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the rules were last checked against the sources. |
| last_updated | Date the page was last edited. |
| lat | Latitude of the place (approximate centre). |
| lng | Longitude of the place (approximate centre). |
| corrections | Links to published corrections affecting this page. CSV: " | ". |