Clubs & Organizations

Meetings are generally the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Mat-Su Dirtfishers Association was established in June of 2011. Four avid detectorist who often got together and shared  their enthusiasm and the love of the hunt. They wanted to share their experience and welcome others who had the desire to participate, hunt and learn.   We have 30 active members and numerous group participants. We hold monthly meetings and welcome any who want to participate and become active in the sport.

We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at the Golden Corral in Tillmans Corner.  The meeting starts promptly at 7 PM and is over by 9 PM.  Come early and enjoy the buffet at the Golden Corral before the meeting but it is not necessary to eat to attend the meeting.

Family oriented club with interests in detecting & prospecting -We meet the second Thursday of each month and conduct a hunt once a month in our S.E. AZ Area & Western N.M.

Meetings at River Bluff Elementary School, 6150 W. Palo Alto Ave. Fresno at 6:30 PM every third Tuesday (expect during school conflicts or in July when school is closed).  CVP is an official chapter of the GPAA, you do not need to be a member to attend, we charge no dues.  Hope to see you at our next meeting!

Gold Coast Treasure Hunters meetings occur on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM.  We meet at the Simi Valley Senior Center located at 3900 Avenida Simi in Simi Valley, California.

Held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, commencing at 7:30pm at the Elk's Lodge in Walnut Creek, CA.  The MDMDC will be meeting on a new day of the month in a different location for 2015 because of the construction at the CCWD Office on Concord Avenue.

RTHC  generally meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Riverside Elks Club (rear door/gate), 6166 Brockton Av., Riverside, CA 92506, at 6:30pm.  In addition to our Monthly Finds Competition, we also hold a Door Prize Drawing and Ways & Means Raffle for gold and silver coins.  We also hold monthly club hunts at various locations throughout Southern California, and our Annual Roundup occurs in spring each year. Guests and visitors are welcome to attend our general meetings and club hunts at no charge.

Purple Plum restaurant, Yreka, CA, Meeting Info – 1^st Thursday ea month at 6pm.

We meet the second Wednesday of every month at at 7:30pm at the Garden Grove Women's Club located at 9501 Chapman Ave. in Garden Grove, Ca. The meetings include general business, introduction of new members, special presentations, find of the month, 50/50 drawing, membership drawing, raffle for silver rounds and silver coins and information on the upcoming monthly club hunt. The meetings are open to all prospective member or anyone interested in finding out more about metal detecting.

Eureka! Treasure Hunters Club, Inc., unless members are otherwise notified, meets monthly on the second Friday of each month at the Clements Community Center,1580 Yarrow Street, Lakewood, CO‎ Meetings start at 7:30 p.m.

1st Wednesday Each Month 7:00PM, Pulliam Building, Loveland Colorado.

Our club meetings are held once a month on the 2nd Monday, 7-9 pm, at the community building in Lions Park, 602 N. Nevada in Montrose.

Meetings are held the second Tuesdays each month. Accept for June, July and August , held the second Wednesday of each month. We have been around since 1984. We are an active club that does night hunts as well. All are welcome to attend our meetings 

We meet at 7:00pm the 2nd Saturday of each month at : Gulf Beach Baptist Church, 10620 Hutchison Boulevard, Panama City, FL 32407.

We are a metal detecting club in the Greater Pensacola, FL area who believes in preserving and displaying the history and treasures of the past.

Meetings are held the first Monday of each month 7 pm. The Monday meeting that falls on a holiday will be held the second Monday of the month at David Park Community Center, 108 North 33 Ct, Hollywood, FL  33020.

Monthly club meetings held at 7:00 PM on the fourth Monday of every month, except the month of December, at Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure, 9501 US Hwy 19 N, Pinellas Park, FL 33782

Meetings are the second Friday of Each Month at 7:30 pm at the Debary United Methodist Church, 41 West Highbanks Rd, Debary, FL  32713.

We hold our regular meeting and  findings display on the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30-9:30pm at the North Indian River County Library on SR512 in Sebastian, FL.

We meet at 7 pm, every 4th Tuesday of each month (Except December).  Visitors and guests of members are welcome at each meeting.  Meetings are located at: Forest Hills Park Community Center, 724 West 109th Ave, Tampa, FL  33612.

We are a Family oriented club, we meet on The 2nd Monday of the month at 7 pm, Doors open at 5Pm, 931 Third St, LaSalle,IL 61301.  Meeting activities include,Door Prizes, Show and Tell, coin raffle, guest speaker and other exhibits.  Club activities include club hunts twice a month, Club cookouts, Xmas party.  You can also find us on Facebook @ (Illinois Valley Historical Research and Recovery Association) you do not need to be a member to attend, Come and join the fun!

We have been active since 1968 and are celebrating our golden anniversary this year.  We meet at Mayer Dance Studio - 205 S. Villa Ave Villa Park, Illinois 60181.  In addition to our monthly meetings, we hold two seeded beach hunts each year and ha e a picnic in the summer and Christmas party in December.  Members can enter our "finds of the month".  Check our calendar at our website.

 Meets once a month at Veterans Memorial Park, area hunt follows meeting.  Club hunt in Spring, Open hunt in the Fall.

We meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at the American Legion Hall, located at 2625 Ingalls Ave. Joliet IL, 60435.  Doors to meeting room open at 6:30PM.  Club activities included club hunts twice a month (once a month durng the winter), a club family picnic and Christmas dinner party.

Meetings held every third Wednesday of the month.

Most meetings are the second Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber Room of the City Building, 102 S. Buffalo Street, Warsaw, IN. August meeting is at our water hunt/picnic and September meeting is at our seeded hunt/picnic. May and June meetings may be changed to avoid Mother's and Father's day. Visitors are always welcome!

Club meets the 3rd Sunday of each month at the Papan's Landing Senior Center, 618 NW Paramore St, Topeka, KS.

We meet on the 3rd Friday of each month at the Women's Club Building, 72 Columbus St.

Meetings are held the first Friday of each month during the school year at Bristol Plymouth High School, 940 County St, Taunton, MA.

Meeting are held the 4th Wednesday of the month at St. Christopfer Episcopal Church (lower level) - 116 Marydell Road, Linthicum Heights, MD. Visitors and guests are always welcome.

Meetings held at Victory Villa Community Center, Middle River Rec and Parks building, 404 Compass Rd, Essex, MD., on the last Thursday of every month except when a holiday.  Meetings start at 7 PM.

2nd Monday each month at the Mount Hermon Church Hall, corner of Mount Hermon and Airport Rd.

Meets the 3rd Thursday at China Buffet, behind Arbys in South Haven, MI, 49090

Meet at the Ascension Lutheran Church, 2207 11th Avenue SE in Rochester, MN. We meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM, except that our April 2019 meeting will be on Thursday, April 11th.

We have a wonderful, comfortable location at the Missouri Civil War Museum, 222 Worth Rd, 63125. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month except January, and the public is invited.

Meetings held the third Thursday of each month except December. See our website for current meeting location. Start at 7:00 PM over at 9:00 PM

Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month, at 7 :30 at the Security Bank, 5959 NE Antiock Rd, Gladstone, MO . Visitors are always welcome .

For meeting dates and times and any other information call: Virgil Robinson at 662-728-7388 or email: virrob@dixie-net.com

The Old North State Detectorists Club meets at 9:00 AM on the last Saturday of the month at East Coast Wings and Grill, 1579-B New Garden Rd. (Lowe's Supermarket Shopping Center) Greensboro, NC 27410.

MEETINGS ARE HELD EVERY 3^RD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE BRONCO BAR IN CHAFFEE NORTH DAKOTA. MEETING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GENERAL BUSINESS, MONTHLY FINDS COMPETITION, SILVER AND 50/50 RAFFLES, AND MONTHLY DOOR PRIZES. THE CLUB ALSO HOLDS AN ANNUAL  SPRING HUNT OPEN TO ANYONE AND A FALL HUNT OPEN ONLY TO CLUB MEMBERS. GUESTS AND VISITORS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND GENERAL MEETINGS AND HUNTS. WE CAN BE FOUND ON FACEBOOK @ MINNKOTA ARTIFACT RECOVERY GROUP.

Meetings held every second Wednesday of the month (Except Dec) at 6:30 PM.  Location – Millard Library 13214 Westwood Ln, Omaha Ne 68144.

Meeting are held at the Alice Farr Library in Aurora, NE at 7:00 on the first Wednesday of the month.

We meet on the 3rd Monday of every month. Refreshments are served and visitors are always welcome.  Doors will open at 6:30 pm, meeting starts at 7pm.  We meet at the Minnie B. Veal Community Center, 1070 Grove Ave, Edison, NJ.

The ECRDA is the Northeast's largest treasure-hunting club. We meet the third Tuesday of each month, except December. Refreshments are served!  Our meetings feature a Finds of the Month competition, and members swap tips, hear educational speakers, buy & sell gear, and more. We welcome new members, and are especially interested in getting kids interested in our hobby.

We meet the second Sunday of every month at Switlick Hall in Hamilton, NJ (Fisher Place and Joe DiMaggio Drive).

The SJMDC was formed in 1972 and currently boasts over 150 members from the tri-state area.  We meet the second Thursday of every month at 625 Station Ave in Haddon Heights, NJ (the courtroom/police station building) at 7:30 pm.  Members socialize before and after the meeting so feel free to come early and look over the Finds made since the previous meeting.  Our award winning monthly newsletter The Digger is emailed or mailed to all, and we sponsor at least two club-member-only seeded hunts every year, so our $ 15/year annual dues are a real deal.  We're also proud to have a number of W&E's "Best Finds" winners as members too.  More info can be found at www.SJMDC.org or our Facebook page.

Xclub East Coast Treasure Hunters and Beyond ~ a place for all to share their metal detecting treasures, exploration experiences, or what-ever cool thing they may come across.  

We strive to bring the beginner and seasonal Detectorist together. ~x 

Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at Denny's on Nugget Ave.

The ESMDA is open to new members at any time throughout the year.  If you're interested in metal detecting and want to see what the club is all about, feel free to stop by one of our regularly scheduled meetings.  Meetings are held the last Monday of each month except May, 7-9 pm. There is no meeting in December.  Meeting are held at the Latham Fire Department, 226 Old Loundon Rd, Latham, NY  12110.

The Federation of Metal Detector and Archaeological Clubs Inc. (FMDAC) was organized in 1984 as a legislative and educational organization and incorporated, as a non-profit, non-commercial, non-partisan organization.  The FMDAC is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and protection for the hobby of recreational metal detecting and prospecting.  Our purpose is to unite, promote and encourage the establishment of metal detecting clubs.  To preserve the sport/hobby of recreational metal detecting and prospecting.  To make available to FMDAC clubs and Independent members information pertaining to the hobby and to keep members informed as to active legislation.

Monthly meetings are held at 10:00AM the 1st Saturday of each month.  Visitors are welcome!  Held at the Chili Community Center, 4400 Buffalo Road, North Chili, New York 14514.

The NFRHA has its general membership meetings at the Zion United Church of Christ, 15 Hoenig Circle (at Parker Blvd.), in the Town of Tonawanda, NY on the 3rd. Sunday of the month @ 7:00 PM with the exception of December when we have a Christmas party for the membership only @ 3:00 PM.

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. at The First Baptist Church , 10801 Johnnycake Ridge Rd. (Rt.84), Painesville, OH 44077  (located ¼ mile east of Route 44 on Route 84,on the north side of the road, enter the right/east side of the building). 

The Ohio Detectorists Association is one of the largest metal detecting clubs in Ohio. The club meets once a month in Waynesville, Ohio at the The Upstairs Sports Bar & Grill at Holly Hills, located at 4966 N US-42, Waynesville, OH 45068.  The meetings include an evening meal for those present and fun activities including metal detecting opportunities. Silver coins are given for many of the members finds from the past month.

The Tri-County Metal Detecting Club meets once a month in Austintown, Ohio at the Austintown Senior Center, located at 112 Westchester Drive, Austintown, Ohio 44515.  The meetings are run by the President and informally run under the guidelines of Roberts Rules of Order.  The meetings include an evening meal for those present and fun activities with prizes which often include silver coins.  In addition, tips and technique are discussed to better prepare the novice for detecting valuable coins, rings, jewelry and relics.  Members bring their latest finds to meetings for all to see.  In summer months the club often goes on group treasure hunts to locations chosen by the membership.  New members are currently being sought.  All are welcome, both men and women, child and adult.  Come to a meeting and discover where treasures hide and fellowship abounds.

7:00pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Norwood Christian Church,  4400 Ashland Ave., Norwood, OH  45212

Our meetings are held the second Saturday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Owasso Community Center, 301 S. Cedar St., Owasso, Oklahoma.  Members are welcome to attend the board meetings at a location and time announced each month.  Visitors are always welcome.

We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 P.M. at Earls Rib Palace, 920 S.W. 25^th St, Moore Ok. 73160-2947. We have drawings for attendance and for a silver round also we have a find of the month contest at each meeting. We have monthly seeded hunts starting in May to September.  Visitors are welcome!

We meet at 7:15 on the first Friday of every month at the Wagoner Community Building on the Northeast corner of Jefferson and Cherokee streets in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

Our meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7 - 9 pm.  The meetings are held at the Eugene Elks Lodge: 2470 West 11th Ave Eugene, OR  97402.

We meet at the Bend Senior Center on Reed Market Road at 15th Street the second Wednesday of every month at 7 pm.  Dues are $20/year.  The club caters to three interests:  metal detecting, rock/gem hounding and gold prospecting with two registered claims.  Members receive a monthly electronic newsletter.  The club hosts a seeded hunt every June.

Meeting Location:  Chinese Village, 520 S.E. 82nd, Portland, OR  or 503-253-7545.  5:30 pm setup, 6 pm social, 7 pm meeting.  Meet the 4th Tuesday of the month, January through November.

Meeting: 1st Thursday of the month at 7 PM, at King's Restaurant in Monaca, across from the Beaver Valley Mall.

2nd Monday of each month (unless otherwise stated), meet at  7 pm,  Forty Fort Borough, 1271 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, PA

Regular club meetings are held once a month on the *first Tuesday evening of every month (*unless noted) at the Lancaster County Park, Kiwanis Pavilion #22 on Kiwanis Drive.  The meeting starts at 7 pm and is over at 9 pm.  Come early, the meeting starts promptly.

Meetings held last Sunday of the month at 5 pm at Lone Star Steakhouse, 307 Rocky Run Parkway, Wilmington, DE  19803

Meets second Thursday of every month in the summer at Bervon Park

Meets 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm at Mulligan's Restaurant on Highway 17.

Meets at 7 pm the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Cayce Museum, 1800 12th St., Cayce, SC 29033

Our club meets to discuss different aspects about the metal detecting , Indian artifact collecting and prospecting hobby. We plan outings so the members can enjoy their hobby. We meet at The Pageland Community Center in the rear classroom.  1113 W McGregor St, Pageland, SC  29728.

Meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Oratory in Rock Hill, SC.  The time is 7 pm at Pope John 18th Center, 434 Charlotte Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730.  Enter off Hawthorne and then right on Orchard Ln. (Behind the Oratory)

Meetings held at 7:00 pm, the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Papa John 18th Oratory Centjer, 434 Charlotte Ave, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29730.  Open to the general public.

We meet the third Thursday of the month at 7pm.

Meets at 7 pm the third Friday of every month at 4525 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 (across from Kroger). Please park in the back and take the elevator to the 2nd floor.  Guests are always welcome.

Our meeting places change each month ago watch the page for dates, times and places. The next one is scheduled for Sept 24th at 5 pm, in Scotts hill Tn at Roosters dinner. 

We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at The Canyons, 2200 W. 7th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106

Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 pm.  Location is Woodlawn Baptist  Church, 4600 Manchaca Rd., Austin, TX.

Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of every month, held at the Early Chamber of Commerce Bldg. at 104 E. Industrial Blvd., Early, TX.  "Preserving History And Having Fun Since 1981!"

Meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at 6:30 pm over at Stadium Lanes Bowling Center (inside the T-Bears Cafe) located at 2105 Knickerbocker Rd., San Angelo, Texas.

Meetings held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm.  We meet at the YMCA Camp Carter - 6200 Sand Springs Rd. Fort Worth, TX 76114.

The club meets on the first Thursday of each month at the New World United Methodist Church, 5134 Northwest Highway, Garland, TX 75043, from 7:00 to about 9:00 pm.  Founded in 2005, our club is made of up recreational treasure hunters and metal detector enthusiasts, many of  which have years of experience in the hobby. We also have many amateur coin and/or relic collectors and and recreational gold prospectors. We are an environmentally friendly group of folks who strive to have fun and be good citizens.  The purpose of this Club is to promote a better understanding of treasure hunting activities, to promote the hobby of metal detecting, and to increase fellowship among its members, but mostly to have a fun time!  There is no charge to attend the meetings and they are open to the public, plus you get a ticket and a chance to win a DOOR PRIZE.   Snacks and drinks are usually provided. There is always a club Fundraiser contest going on where you can buy tickets for a chance at wonderful prize, usually a valuable coin! Our club membership is about 40 persons.  Club membership is only $25/year for your entire family, or $20/year for individual.   You also get the clubs Newsletter in advance of the meetings by email and also will be notified of "special Hunts" which come up occasionally.

Meets the 2nd Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 pm at the American Legion Building, 305 American Legion Blvd., Longview, TX 75601

Usually meets the last Friday of the month from 7:30 pm - ?, except November and December, at the Garden & Arts Center, 906 Senter, Irving, Texas 75060.  Check our website homepage for updates and exact meeting times.

We meet every 3rd Thursday of the month at 7 pm at the Robinson Road Community Center, 27434 Robinson Road, Conroe, Texas 77385, located at the corner of Robinson Road and Hanna Road in Oak Ridge North, east of I-45, at the east end of Robinson Road.

For club meetings of the Texas Association of Metal Detecting Clubs, go to our website and click on Member Clubs.

Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of every month starting at 7 pm, located at Matthews Park, 1728 Huffsmith Road, Tomball, Texas 77375.

Monthly meetings normally held on the 1st Thursday of each month, starting at 7 pm, located at the Hampton Public Library, 4207 Victoria Blvd, Hampton, VA.

Meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of each month starting at 6:30 pm, at the Ashland Volunteer Rescue Squad, 201 Duncan St., Ashland, VA 23005.  Guests are welcome.

Meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of each month at the NRA (National Rifle Assoc.) building.  The NRA is located near Rt. 66 and Rt. 50 in Fairfax, Virginia.  The meeting officially starts around 7:30 pm and members usually start arriving around 6:30 pm.  Check the club website for exact dates.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Pretlow Library, 111 Ocean View Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23503.  Doors open at 6:30 pm, meeting starts at 7 pm.

Meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 5 pm at the Highland Park Improvement Center, 1116 SW Holden, Seattle, Washington.

Meets the 1st Sunday of each month at 2 pm (unless otherwise posted on the club's website), at the lower level of the Masonic Lodge, 23341 NE State Route 3, Belfair, WA 98528 

Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Sinto Center, 1124 W Sinto, Spokane, WA

Meets the 4th Monday of each month (unless otherwise posted on the club website) starting at 7:30 pm, at the Westside Improvement Club, 4109 W E St, Bremerton, WA 98312.  Visitors and guests are always welcome.

We're the Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club out of Everett, WA, founded in 1982. 

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Our club is committed to promoting the hobby of metal detecting and advocating for our hobby to be allowed at Washington State parks.

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Throughout the year, we host many events for members and non-members. Our member's only events include Second Saturday hunts, Spring and Fall hunts, and an annual holiday party. Events for all include the monthly meeting - a good place to start if you're thinking about joining a metal detecting club. Drop in to share stories and finds, learn tips and tricks, and meet other metal detectorists and treasure and relics hunters.

Meet the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7 pm at the Sizzler Restaurant, 10204 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood, WA 98499, in the banquet room at the far end of the dining area.  Everyone is welcome to the meetings and reservations are not required.

Meets every 3rd Wednesday at 7 pm at Shooter's Bar & Restaurant, Intersection of Hwy 39 and 54, next to Kwik Trip Gar Station in Plover, WI