Metal Detecting Organizations, Clubs, and Societies: Connecting Treasure Hunters Across the USA

Discover top metal detecting organizations, clubs, and societies across the USA. Join like-minded enthusiasts, find events, and explore the best resources for your treasure hunting adventures. If you would like your organization or club listed on our website, please Contact Us.  Happy Hunting!

Alabama

Shoals Search & Recovery

• Location: Florence AL
• Details: The club focused on exploring history and recovering lost treasures in the Shoals and Tennessee Valley
• Website: https://www.facebook.com/people/Shoals-Search-Recovery/61565124223226/

 

California

Central Coast Treasure Hunters Association

• Location: Oceano, California
• Details: The clubs mission is to give members and fellow hobbyists a forum to share stories and fun interesting finds. Their members enjoy all forms of treasure hunting and the discovery of lost and forgotten items, new and old. CCTHA meets up monthly.
• Website: https://www.cctha.org/

Kern County Prospectors Club

• Location: Bakersfield, CA
• Details: Kern County Prospectors Club is a small group that gets together monthly to promote, educate and share with the public the hobby of small-scale prospecting for all types of minerals
• Website: https://www.kerncountyprospectors.org/

Mount Diablo Metal Detecting Club

• Location: Concord, California
• Details: The principal aim of the club is to encourage metal detecting as a recreation, thus allowing any and all age groups to experience the enjoyment that can come from such an activity; be it Treasure Hunting or Gold Prospecting.
• Website: http://mdmdc.com/

Riverside Treasure Hunters Club

• Location: Riverside, California
• Details: The Riverside Treasure Hunters Club strives to make the hobby of metal detecting fun and interesting. The Club brings in speakers, has a Crime Scene Unit, and is restoring our Historical Preservation Unit. This allows our members the opportunity to get involved with our communities and put their skills to work.
• Website: http://www.riversidetreasurehuntersclub.org/

Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs

• Location: Sacramento, CA
• Details: The members represent a wide range of interests, including relic hunting, coin shooting, jewelry hunting, and gold prospecting. As a public service, members regularly clean up trash and found hazardous objects from schools and other locations during hunts. They are a not-for-profit club and welcome new members.
• Website: sacramentovalleydetectingbuffs.com

Treasure Seekers of San Diego

• Location: San Diego, California
• Details: The club offers monthly outings, events, and more
• Website: https://treasureseekersofsandiego.org/

 

Colorado

Eureka Treasure Hunters Club

• Location: Lakewood, CO
• Details: Based in Denver, this club offers meetings and organized hunts for metal detector enthusiasts.
• Website: https://www.eurekathc.org/

Gold Prospectors of Colorado

• Location: Fountain, CO
• Details: A club dedicated to gold prospecting and treasure hunting, with meetings and resources for members. Website: https://gpoc.club/

 

Georgia

North Georgia Relic Hunters Association

• Location: Marietta, GA
• Details: This association focuses on relic hunting and metal detecting in North Georgia.
• Website: https://ngrha.weebly.com/

Dixie Relic Recovery Club

• Location: Ringgold, GA
• Details: Based in Georgia, this club is geared toward relic hunters and holds regular treasure hunts.
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DixieRelicRecoveryClub/

 

Florida

Central Florida Metal Detecting Club

• Location: Sanford, Florida
• Details: The club offers meetings, events, and member resources for treasure hunters.
• Website: https://thecfmdc.com/

Suncoast Research & Recovery Club

• Location: Pinellas Park, FL
• Details: The club focuses on treasure recovery and holds regular meetings and hunts.
• Website: https://www.srarc.com/

 

Illinois

Illinois Metal Detecting Association (IMDA)

• Location: State Wide
• Details: IMDA is an open membership club. Membership is available to all adults as well as their children. From the novice to the master, from the youngster to the seasoned senior, the members of IMDA represent a diverse group of people drawn together by a shared interest in the hobby of metal detecting.
• Website: https://imda.club/

Illinois Valley Historical Research & Recovery Association (IVHRRA)

• Location: La Salle, IL
• Details: Emphasizes family involvement and hosts various events throughout the year.
• Website: https://ivhrra.com/

Will County Historical Research & Recovery Association (WCHRRA)

• Location: Joliet / Chicagoland
• Details: A great place for members to discuss research techniques and methods, demonstrations of new equipment, how to sessions and general knowledge sharing.
• Website: https://www.wchrra.org/

 

Michigan

Michigan Treasure Hunters Club

• Location: Livonia, Michigan
• Details: One of the largest clubs in Michigan, they host monthly meetings, organized hunts, and events for both beginner and experienced detectorists.
• Website: michigantreasurehunters.org

Great Lakes Metal Detecting

• Location: Michigan
• Details: This club features newsletters, events, and a forum for members to share their finds and experiences. They focus on community and organized treasure hunting.
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatlakesmetaldetecting/

Mid-Michigan Metal Detecting Club

• Location: Mid-Michigan (Flint/Saginaw Area)
• Details: This club is known for its educational resources, regular hunts, and commitment to helping members enhance their detecting skills
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2274054256200997/

Southwest Michigan Seek & Search Treasure Hunting Club

• Location: Kalamazoo Michigan
• Details: Southwest Michigan Seek & Search Club is a group of dedicated treasure hunters with a primary focus on metal detecting. The club gathers on the third Tuesday of every month and includes contests, a variety of giveaways, a snack break, and more fun activities.
• Website: http://www.mytreasureclub.com/

West Michigan Metal Detecting

• Location: Western Michigan
• Details: This club hosts meetings, club hunts, and community events for detectorists in the western part of Michigan.
• Facebook Page: West Michigan Metal Detecting

 

Minnesota

Gopher State Treasure Hunters

• Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul area
• Details: This club focuses on treasure hunting and metal detecting in Minnesota, hosting regular hunts and events for members.
• Website: https://gopherstatetreasurehunters.weebly.com/

 

New Jersey

Deep Search Metal Detecting Club

• Location: Deal, New Jersey
• Details: a club of Metal Detecting enthusiasts who meet monthly to share their treasure finds with fellow members and discuss some of their tips and tricks of the trade.
• Website: https://www.deepsearchmdc.com/

 

New York

Staten Island History Hunters Metal Detecting Club Inc.

• Location: Staten Island, New York
• Details: A group of metal detecting enthusiasts, dedicated to promoting responsible metal detecting practices and preserving our shared history by uncovering buried treasures from the past
• Website: https://sihistoryhunters.com/

 

North Carolina

Old North State Detectorists

• Location: Jamestown, NC
• Details: The Old North State Detectorists are an association of metal detecting hobbyists who work to assist individuals and others with the finding and returning of lost items at no charge
• Website: onsdclub.com

Wake County Metal Detecting Club

• Location: Raleigh, NC
• Details: A group of volunteers that help local police with their metal detecting needs. They train members how to use their metal detectors and help out local folks looking for history on their land. They also help people with finding metal things they have lost.
• Website: https://www.wcmdclub.com/

Blue Ridge Coin & Relic Club

• Location: Hendersonville, NC
• Details: The group searches for for coins, relics, and artifacts lost in time. They enjoy researching, and recovering history one hole at a time
• Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1334379503957742

Ohio

Ohio Detectorists Association

• Location: Waynesville, OH
• Details: Ohio Detectorists Association (ODA) is heavily involved with the community finding lost valuables for folks in our area, offering metal detecting services to Law Enforcement, and working with Historical Societies and local museums.
• Website: https://www.metaldetectingohio.com/

The Dayton Diggers

• Location: Dayton, OH
• Details: The Dayton Diggers has a wide variety of members with often wide areas of interest and expertise. They have members with direct archeological experience, near surface geophysical experience (such as ground penetrating radar, electromagnetics, and magnetics), and excavation experience. Members encompass all levels of interest from amateur to expert.
• Website: http://www.daytondiggers.com/

Ohio State Prospectors Association

• Location: Ohio
• Details: The Ohio State Prospectors Association is an organization dedicated to gold prospecting in Ohio. The association was founded in January 2008 by a handful of hobby gold prospectors with the purpose of locating and securing local gold claims and quickly became a driving force of gold prospecting activities in the midwest.
• Website: http://www.ospagold.com

 

Oregon

Oregon Treasure Trail Society (OTTS)

• Location: Charlotte, NC
• Details: OTTS is a well-established metal detecting club that meets monthly and hosts group hunts, a "find of the month" competition, raffles, and special events like their annual picnic.
• Website: https://ottsclub.org/

East Linn Treasure Seekers

• Location: Sweet Home, OR
• Details: A community-focused club that conducts regular meetings, group metal detecting hunts, and supports local charity efforts.
• Website: eastlinntreasureseekers.com

Millennium Diggers Club

• Location: Dayton, OR
• Details: This club hosts meetings, outings, and special events for treasure hunting enthusiasts, offering educational resources and opportunities for group outings.
• Website: http://www.millenniumdiggers.org/

 

Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Metal Detecting Club

• Location: Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
• Details: The club is an association of persons interested in recovering artifacts, coins, and other interesting items from the past.
• Website: https://www.mtmdc.com/

 

Virginia

HAMPTON ROADS RECOVERY SOCIETY

• Location: Hampton, VA
• Details: Each month members discuss the best places within the community to participate in the hobby of metal detecting. Members share stories and showcase our finds. The group helps new members with the rules and regulations of metal detecting so they can benefit from the clubs knowledge of the best places to hunt.
• Website: https://www.hrrsmetaldetecting.com/

Wisconsin

Four Lakes Metal Detecting Club

• Location: Burke, WI
• Details: This metal detecting club's goal is to promote the hobby of metal detecting, educate people about metal detecting, friendship, and fun.
• Website: https://fourlakesmetaldetectingclub.com/

Titletown Treasure Seekers

• Location: Green Bay, WI
• Details: Membership includes monthly meetings, outings, contests, and more!
• Facebook Group: Titletown Treasure Seekers