Metal Detecting on a military base?

In the past, I always found it a good idea to contact base security and at least let them know what you're up to. They can also tell you about areas that are off limits.

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If your not a Military Member or Dependent , don't think you would gain access.

All military bases are not created equal.

The Base Commander has the Say so and would set policy.



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yeah it probably would be a great day of finds.  my dad is still one of the big wigs for the airport in salt lake and is in close contact with the airfield manager of #2, I'll see what can become of it.  as for bases like Hill Ariforce base, you would definitely have some issues dealing with those folks, but i used to work at Camp Williams, and think that you wouldn't have as big a problem there as far as getting permission and such.  also did you know that there was a pretty large battle fought at the North end of Utah lake and the South end of Camp Williams during the Utah Indian War?  it's developing like crazy out there, but hey you never know....we might have some luck finding a construction sight we can sift through for a day when they're done working for the day.
also...look up the archaeological dig going on right now there in Draper, it's kind of interesting

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     I'll find out about the getting onto Camp Williams thing, if you want to start researching the battle.  it took place between the south end of what is now camp williams, and the northern edge of Utah lake.  what are your interests in terms of histroy or what you want to try and find as far as metal detecting.  picking out what each others passions for history are and the interests of what we want to find can help us break down how and what to research, and we can knock it out even faster.  for example if you love Indian history and i love military...we can split up the search and research those topics separately and then combine them to formulate our search planning and procedures.  just a thought, let me know how interested you are in the topic ...take care boss

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   yeah these particular places that we are thinkng of hitting are pretty good targeting areas as far as not having to dig up numerous pieces of shrapnel.  two of them are currently very small ariports now, but the military history in them is imense and the old buildings are either standing or where they were located is still open terrain. the battlefield from the utah indian war is mainly houses in that area.  on the airfields shrapnel is unlikely, but a possibility if they had some type of disaster.  the west desert here is where we would definitely find the shrapnel as frequently as we do pop tops in a park.  these other places though should be free of shrapnel because the UTTR (Utah Tactical Testing Range) where all the bombs are dropped is to the west and off limits.  that's where they currently do the practice bombings and during WW2 they practice bombed out there, while these airfields out here are where the crews and bombers themselves stayed.  good call on the shrapnel though...we will be free of that where we're thinking of....my goal is to find coins on the old air bases, and lead bullets and the like out on the old indian war battlefield.  thank you very much for your post on the shrapnel

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