Where to Find Agate in the United States

370 mapped agate spots across 12 U.S. states. Agate is one of the most popular rockhounding targets in the United States. It is a banded form of microcrystalline quartz that forms in volcanic gas pockets, sediments, and fossil wood. Field hunters look for translucence, color contrast, and rind texture in the gravel of dry washes, beaches, and ranch country.

Top states for agate

States ranked by number of agate spots in our database. States in bold link to a focused agate-in-state list.

Every agate spot we track

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Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Black Warrior River Mines & PitsRocky Branch Road	Tuscaloosa County	Agate Chalcedony Fossils Jasper Kyanite Steatite Vivianite	33.2784, -87.3994	Check locally
Brookwood Strip MinesRocky Branch Road	Tuscaloosa County	Hematite Quartz Siderite Agate Petrified Wood	33.2615, -87.3875	Check locally
Along North Creek TrailNorth Peak Trail #24	Gila County	Agate Jasper Septarian Nodules	34.1775, -111.4476	Public
Area around Ellison Creek	Gila County	Agate Jasper Geodes	34.3473, -111.2735	Public
Foothills of Sunset Peak	Greenlee County	Agate Blue Jasper Black Jasper	33.1159, -109.2678	Public
Limestone GulchLimestone Trail 84	Greenlee County	Agate	33.0762, -109.2916	Public
~4 mi. SW of Cave Creek townBrawling Badger Trail	Maricopa County	Agate Gold Jasper Quartz	33.7824, -111.9979	Public
Agua Fria River GravelsNorth Coyote Lakes Parkway	Maricopa County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	33.6437, -112.3159	Public
Area S of Horseshoe DamHorseshoe Dam Road	Maricopa County	Agate	33.9652, -111.7176	Public
New River Area StreamsWest New River Road	Maricopa County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	33.9194, -112.1047	Public
All along both sides of road from Morristown to Castle Hot SpringsCastle Hot Springs Road	Yavapai County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Schorl	33.9533, -112.4910	Public
Area around hotelCastle Hot Springs Road	Yavapai County	Jasper Agate Quartz	33.9815, -112.3624	Public
Date Creek area	Yavapai County	Agate Garnet Jasper Limonite Quartz	34.2126, -113.0498	Public
Seven Springs-Bloody Basin RoadWillow Springs Trail #223	Yavapai County	Agate Jasper	34.0773, -111.7073	Public
Clabber CreekCounty Road 6075	Marion County	Agate	36.1585, -92.6032	Public
Crater of Diamonds State ParkState Park Road	Pike County	Diamonds Amethyst Garnet Jasper Agate	34.0330, -93.6701	Public
Crescent City BeachesNorth Pebble Beach Drive	Del Norte County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Moonstone Petrified Wood	41.7650, -124.2309	Public
Agate BeachCalifornia Coastal Trail	Humboldt County	Agate Jasper Brecciated Jasper Pyrite	41.1501, -124.1398	Public
Castle Butte FoothillsDenise Avenue	Kern County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Petrified Wood	35.0493, -117.8247	Public
El Paso MountainsEP170	Kern County	Agate Opal Jasper Gold Petrified Wood	35.4376, -117.8159	Public
Gem Hill	Kern County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Uraninite Obsidian	34.9249, -118.2218	Public
Horse Canyon Agate BedsPine Canyon Road	Kern County	Agate Fossilized Horse Bones	35.1943, -118.2891	Public
Unnamed Location (LA County)Heffner Road	Los Angeles County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Quartz	34.4367, -118.2229	Public
Area around Goose Lake	Modoc County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	41.9508, -120.4254	Public
Deep CreekCounty Road 25	Modoc County	Agate Opalized Wood	41.5173, -120.2490	Public
Fandango PassFandango Pass Road	Modoc County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Quartzite	41.8021, -120.2068	Public
Agate Area (Klamath River)Yellow Dog Trail	Siskiyou County	Agate Bloodstone Jasper Petrified Wood	42.0009, -122.4018	Public
Jenny CreekCopco Road	Siskiyou County	Agate Carnelian Petrified Wood Fossils	41.9769, -122.3978	Public
Austin BluffsWittenberg Court	El Paso County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper	38.9072, -104.7973	Public
Specimen Mountain	Larimer County	Allophane Calcite Agate Quartz Topaz	40.4428, -105.8084	Public
Willow Creek (permission required)West Willow Creek Road	Mineral County	Amethyst Chalcedony Sphalerite Silver Agate	37.8700, -106.9292	Permission
Wolf Creek PassUS 160	Mineral County	Agate Jasper Chalcedony Moonstone	37.4514, -106.8895	Public
Wolf Creek Stream BedUS 160	Mineral County	Amethyst Geodes Agate Chalcedony Jasper Moonstone	37.4873, -106.8203	Public
FarmingtonTunxis Street	Capitol Planning Region	Agate Prehnite	41.7146, -72.8464	Public
Plum Bank BeachPlum Bank Road	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Agate Moonstone	41.2648, -72.3900	Public
TorringtonGuerdat Road	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Agate Prehnite	41.8572, -73.1104	Public
Guilford & East HavenTowner Swamp Road	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Agate	41.3020, -72.7461	Public
Hillsborough RiverTemple Terrace Highway	Hillsborough County	Brain Coral Finger Coral Agate	28.0321, -82.3811	Public
Pinellas & Hillsborough Beaches120th Avenue West	Pinellas County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Chert Fossilized Coral	27.7740, -82.7793	Public
State Fish HatcheryFish Hatchery Road	Chattooga County	Banded Agate Agate	34.4570, -85.4148	Public
SummervilleMartha Berry Highway	Chattooga County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Opal	34.4702, -85.3170	Public
MaconNorth Garrison Road	Jones County	Agate	32.9243, -83.5189	Public
Round Oak	Jones County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	33.1058, -83.6325	Public
Warm Springs	Meriwether County	Agate Chert Jasper Opal	32.8867, -84.6615	Public
Lake TchukolahoLakeshore Drive North	Wilkinson County	Agate Jasper Opalite Chalcedony	32.9108, -83.3074	Public
Ada CountySouth Pleasant Valley Road	Ada County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood Opalized Wood	43.3845, -116.2326	Public
Little Wood River	Blaine County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	43.3925, -113.9974	Public
Malm GulchMalm Gulch Trail	Custer County	Agate Petrified Wood	44.3383, -114.2226	Public
SweetLiberty Road	Gem County	Agate	44.0335, -116.3102	Public
Salmon RiverSalmon River Trail #96	Idaho County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	45.4632, -115.7870	Public
Parker MountainNational Forest Development Road 68	Lemhi County	Agate Chalcedony	44.6068, -114.5458	Public
Clearwater RiverUS 12;US 95	Nez Perce County	Agate Jasper Chert Fibrolite	46.4335, -116.9515	Public
LewistonEaton Road	Nez Perce County	Agate Aquamarine Garnet Gold Quartz	46.4532, -116.9446	Public
Bruneau DesertBalanced Rock Road	Owyhee County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	42.5729, -115.1896	Public
Homedale	Owyhee County	Agate Plume Agate	43.5532, -117.0249	Public
Homedale (area)Texas Basin Road	Owyhee County	Agate Petrified Wood	43.2587, -117.0090	Public
CascadeOne Eleven Way	Valley County	Agate Petrified Wood	44.4714, -115.9928	Public
FayvilleThebes Road	Alexander County	Agate Jasper Diamond	37.1986, -89.4522	Public
ThebesOld Route 3	Alexander County	Agate Jasper	37.2393, -89.4422	Public
HamiltonSouth 9th Street	Hancock County	Agate Jasper Geodes	40.3872, -91.3462	Public
Bishop HillCemetary Street	Henry County	Agate Jasper	41.2051, -90.1152	Public
CordovaRiver Road North	Rock Island County	Agate	41.7160, -90.3112	Public
Fort WayneLima Road	Allen County	Agate Jasper	41.1182, -85.1494	Public
Maumee RiverNiagara Drive	Allen County	Agate Jasper Fossilized Coral Petrified Wood	41.0819, -85.1127	Public
Orient AreaHenry A Wallace Road	Adair County	Agate Quartz Petrified Wood	41.2473, -94.3538	Public
La Porte CityCedar Valley Nature Trail	Black Hawk County	Agate	42.3215, -92.1875	Public
New LondonJoyce & Ted's Place	Henry County	Agate Jasper	40.8799, -91.3906	Public
Skunk River gravels near Mount PleasantOakland Mills Road	Henry County	Agate	40.9474, -91.5719	Public
Emmetsburg360th Street	Palo Alto County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	43.1302, -94.7027	Public
GraettingerRobins Avenue	Palo Alto County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	43.2367, -94.7414	Public
NevadaLincoln Highway	Story County	Agate	42.0083, -93.3819	Public
KeotaKeokuk Washington Road	Washington County	Agate	41.3435, -91.9424	Public
Aetna	Barber County	Agate Agatized Wood	37.0737, -98.9573	Public
Medicine Lodge RiverBethel Road	Barber County	Agate Jasper Agatized Wood Chert Chalcedony Petrified Wood	37.0491, -98.4800	Public
Concordia	Cloud County	Agate Moss Agate Banded Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	39.5784, -97.5687	Public
Republican RiverRiver Walk	Geary County	Agate Jasper	39.0640, -96.8538	Public
Chikaskia River	Kingman County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	37.4378, -98.0528	Public
Big Blue RiverEast Avenue	Marshall County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper	39.6910, -96.6546	Public
Sharon SpringsKS 27	Wallace County	Agate Petrified Wood	38.9367, -101.7499	Public
Verdigris River	Wilson County	Agate Jasper Chalcedony Petrified Wood	37.6571, -95.7763	Public
Graves CountyKY 121	Graves County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Quartz Silicified Wood	36.6705, -88.5417	Public
EddyvillePort Authority Road	Lyon County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	37.0725, -88.0574	Public
Amite River Valley	East Baton Rouge Parish	Agate	30.6547, -90.9106	Public
East & West Feliciana ParishesOverton Ford Road	East Feliciana Parish	Agate	30.8107, -91.0401	Public
PollockBig Creek Dam Road	Grant Parish	Agate Petrified Wood	31.5296, -92.3991	Public
Baton RougeMagnolia Bridge	Livingston Parish	Agate	30.5325, -90.9804	Public
Ouachita RiverRiver Road	Ouachita Parish	Agate Petrified Wood Opalized Wood	32.3028, -92.1028	Public
Bogue Chitto River	St. Tammany Parish	Agate	30.5725, -89.8351	Public
Old Pearl River	St. Tammany Parish	Agate	30.4675, -89.7751	Public
Tangipahoa River & StreamsLA 16	Tangipahoa Parish	Agate	30.7249, -90.4853	Public
PerryKingsbury Road	Washington County	Analcime Calcite Datolite Malachite Prehnite Agate Amethyst Bloodstone +3 more	45.0165, -67.0774	Public
ConwaySouth Deerfield Road	Franklin County	Agate	42.5094, -72.6835	Public
DeerfieldAlbany Road	Franklin County	Agate	42.5459, -72.6044	Public
Deerfield RiverHoosac Road	Franklin County	Jasper Agate Chalcedony	42.5262, -72.6452	Public
AmherstBelchertown Road	Hampshire County	Agate	42.3645, -72.4911	Public
MiddlesboroughWalnut Street	Plymouth County	Agate Chalcedony	41.8503, -70.8904	Public
Tobin Harbor AreaStoll Trail	Keweenaw County	Agate Carnelian Quartz	48.1654, -88.4635	Public
Presque Isle	Presque Isle County	Agate Chalcedony Geodes Sandstone With Calcite Veins	45.3504, -83.5516	Public
Hibbing (area 2)	Saint Louis County	Iron Agate Jasper Marcasite Pyrite Goethite	47.4443, -92.9945	Public
Bell CreekForestry Road	Harrison County	Agate	30.5581, -89.3266	Public
Mississippi River	Tunica County	Agate Fossils	34.7981, -90.4558	Public
Warsaw	Benton County	Agate Chert Mozarkite	38.1868, -93.3821	Public
Marble Hill E General AreaCounty Road 402	Bollinger County	Agate Petrified Wood	37.2821, -89.9233	Public
Cape Girardeau CountyClark Street	Cape Girardeau County	Agate Petrified Wood	37.3888, -89.6517	Public
GreenfieldEast Dade 114	Dade County	Agate Chert Petrified Wood	37.4162, -93.8310	Public
GallatinPepper Avenue	Daviess County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood Fossils	39.9193, -93.9405	Public
La GrangeWharf Street	Lewis County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	40.0469, -91.4958	Public
Big Horn CanyonRoute 211	Big Horn County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Concretions Silicified Coral Fossils	45.3130, -107.9604	Public
Pryor MountainsBad Pass Road	Big Horn County	Fossiles Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	45.2386, -108.2675	Public
Bear CanyonBear Canyon Road	Carbon County	Geodes Agate	45.0818, -108.5258	Public
GlendiveI 94	Dawson County	Agate Jasper Moss Opal	47.1149, -104.6650	Public
Bakers HoleConservation Lane	Gallatin County	Agate	44.7108, -111.0956	Public
Mount BlackmoreBlackmore Trail	Gallatin County	Agate Chalcedony Hyalite Opal Petrified Wood	45.4447, -111.0035	Public
Jefferson RiverPrimrose Lane	Madison County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	45.6902, -112.2745	Public
CarbellaRock Creek Road South	Park County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood Quartz	45.2175, -110.9273	Public
MinerTom Miner Creek Road	Park County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	45.1918, -110.9271	Public
Yellowstone RiverMyers Lane	Park County	Agate Montana Agate Moss Agate Natrolite Silicified Wood	45.6285, -110.5678	Public
Platte RiverHuron Drive	Buffalo County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	40.6611, -99.0708	Public
Platte Center44 1/2 Road	Butler County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Silicified Wood	41.3965, -97.3258	Public
ValentineN-12	Cherry County	Agatized Wood Opalized Wood Agate Jasper	42.8972, -100.4905	Public
FairburyLittle Blue River Trail	Jefferson County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	40.1320, -97.1844	Public
Steel CityRomeo Road	Jefferson County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	40.0404, -97.0348	Public
BayardUS 26	Morrill County	Agate Petrified Wood	41.7324, -103.3187	Public
Fullerton	Nance County	Agate Petrified Wood	41.3529, -97.9514	Public
Little Nemaha River	Nemaha County	Agate Moss Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	40.4043, -95.8280	Public
Nemaha River gravels near HumboldtRailroad Street	Richardson County	Agate	40.1559, -95.9530	Public
AshlandWillow Point Drive	Saunders County	Agate Petrified Wood	41.0542, -96.3258	Public
Pine RidgeElder Drive	Sheridan County	Quartz Concretions Agate Petrified Wood Fossils	42.9939, -102.5627	Public
WhiteclayElder Drive	Sheridan County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	42.9938, -102.5628	Public
Agate Fossil BedsRiver Road	Sioux County	Agate Jasper Chalcedony Fossils Opalized Wood Agatized Wood	42.4366, -103.7359	Public
MontroseMontrose Road	Sioux County	Agate Jasper Fossils	42.9250, -103.7360	Public
Lahontan ReservoirKaren Road	Churchill County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	39.4476, -119.0493	Public
CoaldaleVeterans Memorial Highway	Esmeralda County	Agate Chert Hyalite Opal Jasper Turquoise	38.0299, -117.8794	Public
Veterans Memorial HighwayVeterans Memorial Highway	Esmeralda County	Agate Petrified Wood Chalcedony	38.0251, -117.7848	Public
Agate Point	Humboldt County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Flint Jasper	41.7504, -118.3357	Public
Virgin Valley	Humboldt County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Flint Jasper Opal Silicified Lignite Opalized Wood +1 more	41.8302, -119.0002	Public
FernleyUS 50 ALT;US 95 ALT	Lyon County	Agate	39.5315, -119.2342	Public
Fernley Hills	Lyon County	Agate Chert Jasper	39.5336, -119.1566	Public
Walker Lake	Mineral County	Agate Chalcedony Fossils Petrified Wood Turquoise	38.7849, -118.7425	Public
Black Rock Desert	Pershing County	Opalized Wood Petrified Wood Agate Fire Opal Geodes Gypsum Obsidian Tourmaline +4 more	40.8859, -119.0567	Public
GerlachOld State Route 34	Washoe County	Agate Silicified Wood	40.6650, -119.3701	Public
Sparks	Washoe County	Agate Garnet Idocrase Obsidian	39.5483, -119.6706	Public
Bergen CountySoldier Hill Road	Bergen County	Agate Amethyst Carnelian Chalcedony Datolite Natrolite Common Opal Fire Opal	40.9654, -74.0542	Public
HobokenPaterson Plank Road	Hudson County	Agate Amethyst Common Opal Fire Opal Magnesite Serpentine	40.7502, -74.0383	Public
HaledonValley View Road	Passaic County	Agate Datolite Pyrolusite Goethite	40.9365, -74.1943	Public
3M QuarryRidge Trail	Somerset County	Quartz Agate Jasper	40.4583, -74.7135	Public
BarnardsvilleOld Quarry Road	Somerset County	Agate Geodes Quartz	40.7095, -74.5740	Public
Bound BrookFire Road	Somerset County	Agate Bornite Calcite Chalcocite Copper Silver Prehnite Quartz +3 more	40.5890, -74.5678	Public
KingstonGeorgetown-Franklin Turnpike	Somerset County	Agate Prehnite Quartz	40.3971, -74.6095	Public
SomervilleChimney Rock Road	Somerset County	Agate Albite Datolite Copper Silver Quartz Serpentine	40.5847, -74.5672	Public
Union CountyValley Road	Somerset County	Agate Apophyllite Albite Bornite Chalcedony Datolite Galena Hematite +1 more	40.6602, -74.4091	Public
Houdaille QuarryPhillipsburg-Newark Expressway	Union County	Agate Prehnite Amethyst	40.7100, -74.3348	Public
Pajarito MesaOld Pajarito Road	Bernalillo County	Agatized Wood Agate Jasper	34.9948, -106.7656	Public
Rio Puerco Valley	Bernalillo County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Opalized Wood Agatized Wood	35.0755, -106.9489	Public
Elk Horn Park	Catron County	Agate	33.8854, -108.6877	Public
Lee Russell & Kerr CanyonsToriette Lake Road	Catron County	Agate	33.9167, -108.6726	Public
Leggett PeakUS 180	Catron County	Agate Amethyst Quartz Clusters	33.7151, -108.9040	Public
Luna (agate area)Bill Knight Gap Road	Catron County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Quartz	33.8189, -108.9548	Public
MogollonBursum Road	Catron County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Fluorite	33.3899, -108.8022	Public
QuemadoUS 60	Catron County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Agatized Wood	34.3416, -108.4927	Public
San Francisco RiverOld Highway Road	Catron County	Agate Banded Agate	33.8284, -109.0213	Public
LagunaNM 124	Cibola County	Agate Jasper	35.0488, -107.4057	Public
Zuni MountainsCounty Road 149	Cibola County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	35.1422, -108.3258	Public
Mexican GulchUS 64	Colfax County	Agate Apatite	36.5393, -105.1439	Public
Hatch	Doña Ana County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Quartz	32.7108, -107.1072	Public
Big Hatchet Mountainscdt Ley bushwack	Hidalgo County	Agate Moss Opal	31.6215, -108.3640	Public
Pyramid Mountains	Hidalgo County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	32.1946, -108.7222	Public
Big Diggins MineCounty Road C018	Luna County	Agate Seam Agate Sagenitic	32.0459, -107.9433	Paid / fee
Cookes Peak areaCookes Peak Trail	Luna County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper Fluorite	32.5260, -107.7014	Public
General Area (Luna County)	Luna County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper	32.3316, -107.7059	Public
Rockhound State ParkThunder Egg Trail	Luna County	Agate Blue Chalcedony Jasper	32.1873, -107.6126	Public
Abiquiu LakeNM 96	Rio Arriba County	Agate	36.2348, -106.4321	Public
Ghost Ranch	Rio Arriba County	Agate	36.3050, -106.4804	Public
Pedernal Park	Rio Arriba County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper	36.1920, -106.4898	Public
YoungsvilleEncino Road	Rio Arriba County	Agate	36.1841, -106.5584	Public
Nacimiento MountainsEureka Mesa Road	Sandoval County	Agate Azurite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Malachite	35.9988, -106.8941	Public
Mount ChalchihuitlGravel Pit Road	Santa Fe County	Agate Chalcedony Petrified Wood Turquoise	35.4701, -106.1126	Public
Santa Fe National Forest	Santa Fe County	Agate Apache Tears Jasper Obsidian	35.6998, -106.2160	Public
Turquoise Hill and surrounding areaBonanza Creek Road	Santa Fe County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper	35.5135, -106.0956	Public
Elephant ButteNM 51	Sierra County	Agate Chert Chalcedony Jasper	33.1729, -107.0448	Public
Fra Cristobal Range	Sierra County	Agate Jasper	33.4003, -107.1203	Public
Jornada ValleyUpham Road	Sierra County	Agate Chalcedony Elixirite Jasper Petrified Wood	33.1363, -107.0245	Public
Mimbres MountainsTrail #135	Sierra County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Chrysocolla Jasper Fluorite	32.8441, -107.7360	Public
Mud Springs Mountains	Sierra County	Agate Opalized Wood Silicified Wood Petrified Palm	33.1665, -107.2975	Public
Belen to Los LunasSedillo Road	Valencia County	Agate	34.7147, -106.7467	Public
Genesse River AreaNorthview Terrace	Monroe County	Agate	43.1872, -77.6248	Public
ConcordShadowcrest Drive Southwest	Cabarrus County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Common Opal	35.3619, -80.6279	Public
MooresvilleIsland Point Road	Catawba County	Agate Amethyst Quartz	35.6210, -80.9530	Public
UnakaBeaver Dam Loop	Cherokee County	Staurolite Agate Epidote Pink Feldspar Gold Placer Petrified Wood Smoky Quartz	35.1839, -84.1541	Public
CasarGolden Valley Road	Cleveland County	Agate Quartz	35.5120, -81.6531	Public
Cape Fear River and tributariesHijacked	Cumberland County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Common Opal Agatized Wood	35.1012, -78.8569	Public
Cumberland CountyFreedom Lane	Cumberland County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Common Opal Agatized Wood	34.9592, -78.9394	Public
ButnerOld Oxford Road	Durham County	Agate Amethyst Jasper	36.1270, -78.8245	Public
Creedmore	Granville County	Agate Jasper Chalcedony	36.2075, -78.6571	Public
Lake SummitSouth Lake Summit Road	Henderson County	Agate	35.2220, -82.4300	Public
Statesville	Iredell County	Agate Amethyst Quartz	35.7292, -80.8815	Public
CaldwellBailey Road	Mecklenburg County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony	35.4655, -80.8270	Public
Mitchell CountyNC 261	Mitchell County	Agate	36.0555, -82.1350	Public
DanburySheppard Mill Road	Stokes County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper Hyalite Opal Hematite Amethyst	36.4083, -80.2000	Public
MedoraI 94	Billings County	Agate Chalcedony Silicified Wood Concretions	46.9233, -103.4921	Public
BismarkGallatin Loop	Burleigh County	Agate Chalcedony Silicified Wood Jasper	46.7597, -100.8355	Public
Hettinger CountyState Highway 8	Hettinger County	Agate Chalcedony Silicified Wood Jasper Selenite	46.5117, -102.3170	Public
TappenHighway 10	Kidder County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Fossils	46.8796, -99.4569	Public
Souris RiverRiver Road North	McHenry County	Quartz Agate Chalcedony Jasper Fossils	48.1150, -100.8019	Public
MandanSunny Place South	Morton County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Teredo Petrified Wood	46.8174, -100.9353	Public
Turtle MountainBia 23	Rolette County	Quartz Agate Chalcedony	48.8155, -99.9217	Public
Cannonball River	Sioux County	Agate Chalcedony Silicified Wood Jasper	46.3596, -100.9431	Public
DickinsonLehigh Road	Stark County	Agate Chalcedony	46.8706, -102.6924	Public
Richardton42nd Street Southwest	Stark County	Agate Chalcedony Agatized Wood Jasper Selenite	46.8031, -102.3097	Public
Flint RidgeFlint Ridge Road Southeast	Licking County	Agate Amethyst Carnelian Chalcedony Chert Flint Jasp-agate Jasper +2 more	39.9897, -82.2652	Public
Muskingum CountyI 70	Muskingum County	Agate Amethyst Carnelian Chalcedony Chert Flint Jasp-agate Jasper +2 more	39.9595, -81.9348	Public
El RenoJones Road Northeast	Canadian County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	35.5574, -97.9452	Check locally
Seiling & TalogaUS 183	Dewey County	Agate Jadeite Jasper Petrified Wood	36.0925, -98.9526	Check locally
BuffaloUS 64;US 183	Harper County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper	36.8499, -99.6278	Check locally
Shirttail CreekShirttail Creek Road	Baker County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Oregon Jade Agatized Wood	44.5176, -117.4194	Check locally
Willamette RiverSoutheast Goodnight Avenue	Benton County	Agate Jasper Bloodstone Petrified Wood	44.5348, -123.2471	Check locally
Nehalem River gravelsMaple Road	Clatsop County	Agate Carnelian Jasper	45.8905, -123.5569	Check locally
Pacific Ocean beachesSleepy Hollow Trail	Clatsop County	Bloodstone Jasper Agate	46.1594, -123.9697	Check locally
Carey Agate BedsMaury Road	Crook County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	44.0330, -120.4185	Check locally
White RockWhite Rock Spring Road	Crook County	Thundereggs Agate Chalcedony Opal	44.4245, -120.5465	Check locally
Beaches Around Chetco RiverBoat Basin Road	Curry County	Agate Californite Jasper	42.0421, -124.2663	Check locally
Beaches Around Rogue River	Curry County	Agate Californite Jasper	42.4075, -124.4259	Check locally
BrookingsBeach Avenue	Curry County	Agate Jasper Nephrite Jade	42.0630, -124.3048	Check locally
Beach Area Winchester BaySparrow Park Road	Douglas County	Agate	43.7455, -124.1828	Check locally
N Umpqua RiverSmith Springs Lane	Douglas County	Agate Chalcedony Carnelian Jasper Petrified Wood Silicified Wood	43.2977, -122.9391	Check locally
S Umpqua RiverAmber Lane	Douglas County	Agate Chalcedony Carnelian Jasper Petrified Wood Silicified Wood	43.1649, -123.3945	Check locally
Orofino Mine areaForest Road 100	Grant County	Agate Jasper Gold	44.7479, -118.4768	Check locally
Warm Springs Reservoir	Harney County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood Black Agate	43.6216, -118.2435	Check locally
AshwoodNortheast Trout Creek Road	Jefferson County	Agate Chalcedony Geodes Jasper Thundereggs	44.7358, -120.7542	Check locally
Priday Agate BedsNortheast Pony Butte Road	Jefferson County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Opal Thundereggs	44.7373, -120.9073	Paid / fee
WillowdaleThe Dalles-California Highway	Jefferson County	Agate Chalcedony Geodes Jasper Thundereggs	44.8038, -120.9424	Check locally
Althouse CreekBeebe Drive	Josephine County	Agate Garnet Gold Nuggets Quartz Serpentine	42.1126, -123.5389	Check locally
Streams around Oregon CavesCaves Highway	Josephine County	Agate Chalcedony Gold Jasper Petrified Wood Rhodonite	42.1077, -123.4085	Check locally
Crane Mountain	Lake County	Agate Jasper Thundereggs	42.0688, -120.2901	Check locally
LakeviewBullard Canyon Trail	Lake County	Agate Jasper Geodes Nodules Sunstone	42.1839, -120.3303	Check locally
Quartz Mountain PassForest Road 3660	Lake County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	42.3234, -120.8119	Check locally
West Side Warner Peak	Lake County	Agate Chalcedony Geodes Jasper Opal Thundereggs	42.4672, -119.7819	Check locally
Beach Area FlorenceOregon Coast Highway	Lane County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood Moonstone Grossularite Garnet	44.2672, -124.1086	Check locally
Mt. PisgahTrail #6	Lane County	Agate Calcite Heulandite Jasper Malachite Mesolite Quartz	44.0057, -122.9645	Check locally
Agate BeachNorthwest Cherokee Lane	Lincoln County	Agate Moonstone Jasper Chalcedony	44.6651, -124.0594	Check locally
Beach Area NewportSouthwest Arbor Drive	Lincoln County	Agate Moonstone Jasper Chalcedony	44.5935, -124.0680	Check locally
Beach Area YachatsYachats Ocean Road	Lincoln County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Moonstone Geodes	44.3067, -124.1045	Check locally
BroganJohn Day Highway	Malheur County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Petrified Wood	44.2320, -117.5106	Check locally
Ironside and Malheur Reservoir	Malheur County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Petrified Wood	44.3624, -117.6981	Check locally
Succor Creek General Area	Malheur County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Opalized Wood	43.3600, -117.1093	Check locally
Bob Straub State ParkDune Ridge Trail	Tillamook County	Agate Jasper Bloodstone Moonstone	45.1821, -123.9705	Check locally
Ocean beachGreat Dune Trail	Tillamook County	Agate Jasper Bloodstone Moonstone	45.6936, -123.9399	Check locally
Lower Inmaha RiverForest Road 3955	Wallowa County	Agate Prase	45.2036, -116.8670	Check locally
AntelopeAntelope Highway	Wasco County	Agate Chalcedony Geodes Jade Jasper	44.9081, -120.7385	Check locally
Alsace TownshipSeidel Road	Berks County	Chalcedony Jasper Agate	40.3670, -75.8656	Public
FeastervilleOld Lincoln Highway	Bucks County	Sunstone Agate Feldspar Chalcedony Chert Silicified Wood	40.1530, -74.9537	Public
PhiladelphiaBoy Scout Bridge	Delaware County	Agate Petrified Wood Chalcedony Chert Jasper Quartz	40.0130, -75.3895	Public
Area Around Caledonia State ParkChambersburg Water Line Trail	Franklin County	Agate Jasper	39.9120, -77.4984	Public
HarrisburgPleasant View Road	York County	Agate Amethyst Chalcedony Andradite Garnet Opal Quartz Silicified Wood	40.1651, -76.8443	Public
Cumberland HillWoonsocket Industrial Highway	Providence County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Quartz	41.9803, -71.4856	Public
PawtuxetSeaview Avenue	Providence County	Agate Carnelian Amethyst Jasper	41.7610, -71.3866	Public
ProvidenceWoonasquatucket River Greenway	Providence County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Quartz	41.8241, -71.4616	Public
Kiawah IslandBoardwalk 29	Charleston County	Megalodon Teeth Shark Teeth Agate	32.6017, -80.0831	Public
Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach Boardwalk	Horry County	Agate Chalcedony Quartz Fossilized Shark Teeth Megalodon Teeth	33.6879, -78.8822	Public
Tepee CanyonPleasant Valley Road	Custer County	Agate Beryl Almandine Garnet Lepidolite Staurolite Tourmaline	43.5528, -103.9454	Public
InteriorBen Reifel Road	Jackson County	Jasper Chalcedony Agate	43.7320, -101.9454	Public
Sioux FallsEast Rice Street	Minnehaha County	Agate Catlinite Jasper	43.5846, -96.6669	Public
Oglala	Oglala Lakota County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	43.2963, -102.9105	Public
Red ShirtTatanka Numpa Road	Oglala Lakota County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	43.6741, -102.8991	Public
ScenicEast Highway 44	Pennington County	Blue Chalcedony Carnelian Aquamarine Beryl Garnet Jasper Agate	43.7522, -102.4966	Public
JellicoUS 25W	Campbell County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	36.5512, -84.0692	Public
GreeneHipshire Hollow Road	Hawkins County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Golden Jasper Pyrite Quartz Barite +2 more	36.4245, -82.9167	Public
CookevillePoplar Grove Road	Putnam County	Agate Jasper	36.1358, -85.4288	Public
MurfreesboroMiddle Tennessee Boulevard	Rutherford County	Chert Agate	35.8552, -86.3704	Public
Area surfaces all around SmithvilleTX 71	Bastrop County	Agate Petrified Wood	30.0160, -97.1478	Public
Agua Fria RanchAgua Fria Road	Brewster County	Agate Agatized Wood	29.5252, -103.6739	Public
General AreaWest US Highway 90	Brewster County	Agate Geodes	30.3222, -103.7856	Public
Stillwell Ranch N of Big Bend Natl ParkRanch Road 2627	Brewster County	Agate	29.6436, -103.0802	Public
Terlingua CreekJoe Moss Road	Brewster County	Amber Agate Chalcedony Jasper	29.2906, -103.5475	Public
SW of Freer	Duval County	Agate Silicified Wood	27.7726, -98.7653	Public
Peach CreekCounty Road 353	Gonzales County	Agate Petrified Wood	29.5041, -97.3143	Public
Quitman Mountains (South)	Hudspeth County	Agate Amethyst Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	31.1005, -105.5080	Public
Marfa and Ft. DavisTX 17	Jeff Davis County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	30.4511, -103.9821	Public
MoultonCounty Road 532G	Lavaca County	Agate Petrified Wood	29.5580, -97.1321	Public
Eagle PassStone Hill	Maverick County	Agate Amber Chalcedony Jasper	28.7373, -100.4712	Public
Chinati Mts	Presidio County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	30.0004, -104.3529	Public
Needle Peak	Presidio County	Agate	29.4283, -103.8104	Public
General Area	Reeves County	Agate Petrified Wood	31.3526, -103.7592	Public
Rio Grande	Starr County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	26.3624, -98.8352	Public
Btwn Groveton & Trinity	Trinity County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	31.0331, -95.2220	Public
Rio Grande River AreaRio Grande Vega Trail	Webb County	Agate Agatized Wood Chalcedony Jasper	27.4979, -99.4922	Public
Falcon Lake General AreaOld U.S. Highway 83	Zapata County	Agate Agatized Wood Jasper	26.7343, -99.2020	Public
LopenoEl Tigre Road	Zapata County	Agate Agatized Wood Chalcedony Jasper	26.7131, -99.1313	Public
Castle DaleCedar Hollow Trail	Emery County	Agate Agatized Dinosaur Bone Petrified Wood	39.2274, -110.8866	Public
Cedar Mountain areaGreen River Cutoff	Emery County	Agate Anhydrite Carnotite Chalcedony Jasper Gypsum Uraninite	39.1599, -110.6158	Public
San Rafael RiverHatts Ranch Road	Emery County	Agate Anhydrite Carnotite Chalcedony Gypsum Jasper Selenite Sulfur	38.9018, -110.3749	Public
San Rafael Swell	Emery County	Agatized Wood Amethyst Carnotite Petrified Wood Agate Chalcedony Chert Petrified Dinosaur Bones +1 more	38.9221, -110.5309	Public
WoodsideDinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway	Emery County	Agate Carnotite Chalcedony Chert Petrified Dinosaur Bone Jasper Silicified Wood	39.2016, -110.3346	Public
Circle Cliffs	Garfield County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood Silicified Wood	37.9962, -111.1291	Public
EscalanteEscalante River Trail	Garfield County	Petrified Dinosaur Bone Agate Monazite Zircon	37.7782, -111.5744	Public
AgateCR 179	Grand County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Opal Opalized Wood Quartz	39.0176, -109.2472	Public
Colorado RiverDinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway	Grand County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Opal Opalized Wood Quartz	38.6027, -109.5841	Public
SE Grand County	Grand County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Silicified Dinosaur Bone Petrified Wood	38.6512, -109.5572	Public
Thompson SpringsCR 146	Grand County	Agate Agatized Clams Anhydrite Carnotite Gypsum Jasper Jasperized Dinosaur Bones Petrified Wood	38.8657, -109.7045	Public
Thompson SpringsCR 164	Grand County	Agate Agatized Clams Jasper Petrified Wood Corvusite Selenium Uraninite Autunite	38.8370, -109.5310	Public
Cedar CityCedar Canyon Road	Iron County	Agate Moss Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	37.6512, -112.9749	Public
Drum MountainsRough Well Road	Juab County	Agate Jasper Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena +6 more	39.5711, -113.0359	Public
Thomas Range	Juab County	Agate Beryl Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet Opal Quartz Topaz	39.7211, -113.1351	Public
OrdervilleUpper Sand Wash	Kane County	Septarian Nodules Agate Anhydrite Geodes Gypsum Petrified Wood	37.2392, -112.6508	Public
Emery	Sevier County	Agate Jasperized Dinosaur Bone	38.7837, -111.3592	Public
Clifton mining district	Tooele County	Agate Azurite Dolomite Malachite Garnet Rutile Bornite Calcite +6 more	40.1710, -113.8127	Public
Dugway mining district	Tooele County	Agate Amethyst Apatite Fluorite Chalcedony Garnet Topaz Cerussite +7 more	39.9975, -113.1860	Public
Sweet Water CanyonBitter Creek Road	Uintah County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	39.8397, -109.4128	Public
Beaver Dam Wash	Washington County	Agate Jasper	37.1010, -114.0240	Public
HanksvilleFairview Ranch Road	Wayne County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	38.3615, -110.7113	Public
HanksvilleOld Highway Road	Wayne County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	38.3738, -110.7812	Public
TorreyNorth 300 East Street	Wayne County	Agate Jasper Petrified Dinosaur Bone Jasperized Dinosaur Bone	38.3051, -111.4093	Public
Niquette BayMuhley Trail	Chittenden County	Agate Chert Jasper	44.5869, -73.1928	Public
Buck Mountain CreekBuck Mountain Road	Albemarle County	Agate	38.1495, -78.5395	Public
Walker MountainSouth Scenic Highway	Bland County	Quartz Agate	37.0505, -81.2256	Public
SalemFallbrooke Drive	Roanoke County	Agate	37.2523, -80.1759	Public
Crescent BeachCrescent Beach Road	Clallam County	Agate Chert Jasper	48.1612, -123.7094	Public
DungenessDungeness Levee Setback Foot Path	Clallam County	Agate Orbicular Jasper	48.1393, -123.1339	Public
La PushOcean Front Drive	Clallam County	Agate Jasper	47.9050, -124.6349	Public
SapphoRixon Road	Clallam County	Agate Orbicular Jasper	48.0706, -124.2860	Public
Sol Duc River	Clallam County	Agate Chert Jasper	47.9347, -124.4960	Public
KelsoI 5	Cowlitz County	Agate	46.0672, -122.8677	Public
RingoldRingold River Road	Franklin County	Agate	46.4885, -119.2486	Public
Moclips	Grays Harbor County	Agate Jasper	47.2699, -124.2308	Public
KalalochKalaloch Beaches	Jefferson County	Agate Jasper	47.6077, -124.3752	Public
QueetsSouth Kalaloch Beach	Jefferson County	Agate Chert Jasper	47.5399, -124.3561	Public
LibertyForest Road 9718-118	Kittitas County	Agate Chalcedony Nodules	47.2727, -120.6337	Public
Middle Fork Teanaway RiverMiddle Fork Teanaway Road	Kittitas County	Agate Chalcedony Geodes	47.2971, -120.9623	Public
BickletonTomith Road	Klickitat County	Agate Carnelian Jasper Opalized Wood	46.0199, -120.5152	Public
CentraliaEast Carson Street	Lewis County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Geodes Jasper Petrified Wood	46.7461, -122.9415	Public
DotyDoty Street	Lewis County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Geodes Jasper Petrified Wood	46.6425, -123.2800	Public
Lucas CreekSenn Road	Lewis County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Geodes Jasper Petrified Wood	46.6389, -122.7723	Public
Pe EllJones Road	Lewis County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Geodes Jasper Petrified Wood	46.5737, -123.3035	Public
Green CreekGreen Creek Road	Pacific County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper	46.5883, -123.6151	Public
Long BeachDiscovery Trail	Pacific County	Agate Chalcedony Quartz	46.3608, -124.0643	Public
Ocean ParkBay to Ocean Trail	Pacific County	Agate Chalcedony Quartz	46.4924, -124.0587	Public
Mt. AdamsPacific Crest Trail	Skamania County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper Quartz	46.2359, -121.5474	Public
Ashland CountyFenton Road	Ashland County	Agate Jasper	46.2490, -90.6852	Public
Bayfield CountyD Street	Bayfield County	Agate Jasper	46.5684, -91.4203	Public
Black River & tributariesMerrilian to Marshfield	Clark County	Agate Jasper	44.5654, -90.6133	Public
Prairie du Chien	Crawford County	Agate	43.1153, -91.1579	Public
Ounce CreekCoppermine Scenic Drive Loop	Douglas County	Agate Azurite Bornite Chlorite Copper Diopside Epidote Malachite +2 more	46.2192, -91.5640	Public
CassvilleBrewery Hollow Road	Grant County	Agate Quartz	42.7292, -90.9924	Public
MuscodaElm Street	Iowa County	Agate	43.1902, -90.4200	Public
Iron CountyIron Horse Trail	Iron County	Agate Jasper	46.4577, -90.2522	Public
Sawyer CountyRiver Road	Sawyer County	Agate Jasper	45.7601, -91.2054	Public
Central Wood CountyLincoln Road	Wood County	Agate Aventurine Quartzite	44.4322, -90.0296	Public
Laramie Mountains	Albany County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	41.5733, -105.5009	Public
Atlantic CityRiverview Cutoff	Fremont County	Agate Chalcedony Gold Nephrite Jade Jade Jasper Muscovite Quartz +3 more	42.4895, -108.7275	Public
Fremont CountyContinental Divide National Scenic Trail	Fremont County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	42.5377, -108.9406	Public
LanderSquaw Creek Road	Fremont County	Agate Jasper Nephrite	42.8234, -108.7926	Public
Sage Hen Creek	Fremont County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	42.5813, -107.5826	Public
Sweetwater River	Fremont County	Agate	42.4473, -108.9958	Public
Warm SpringsEmigrant Trail	Fremont County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Jade Nephrite Jade Quartz Silicified Wood	42.4908, -108.1721	Public
Wind River & StreamsCountry Club Drive	Fremont County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	43.0180, -108.4526	Public
Jay EmUS Highway 85	Goshen County	Agate Malachite Onyx	42.4640, -104.3636	Public
Buffalo	Johnson County	Agate Chalcedony Gastroliths Jasper Petrified Wood Quartz	44.4527, -106.5548	Public
CasperBryan-Evansville Road	Natrona County	Agate Alabaster Amazonite	42.8623, -106.2854	Public
Poison Spider Creek	Natrona County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	42.8202, -106.5635	Public
Meeteetse	Park County	Agate Jasper	44.1363, -108.8959	Public
HartvilleLakeside Road	Platte County	Agate Moss Agate Chalcedony	42.3221, -104.7482	Public
Farson	Sweetwater County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Quartz Silicified Wood	42.1694, -109.4311	Public
Green River	Sweetwater County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Silicified Wood	41.5167, -109.7124	Public
Red DesertTipton-North Road	Sweetwater County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Quartz Silicified Wood	41.8194, -108.2799	Public
Rock Springs	Sweetwater County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Quartz Silicified Wood	41.6163, -109.1605	Public
Steamboat Mountain	Sweetwater County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper Petrified Wood	41.9624, -108.9657	Public
Sweetwater CountyWY 374	Sweetwater County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Jasper Petrified Wood Silicified Wood Quartz Turritella Agate	41.5388, -109.4846	Public
Thorofare WildernessFox Park-Yellowstone Trail	Teton County	Agate Jasper Opalized Wood Silicified Wood	44.1233, -110.1169	Public
Fort Bridger	Uinta County	Agate Jasper Silicified Agate	41.3329, -110.3712	Public
Worland	Washakie County	Agate Chalcedony Red Jasper Yellow Jasper Quartzite	43.9624, -107.8925	Public

Agate rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find agate in the U.S.?+

Oregon, New Mexico, Utah have the highest concentrations of agate in this list. Each state's quality and access varies — open the linked state pages for a detailed view.

How many agate rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

370 mapped spots across 12 states. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect agate on public land?+

Casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like agate is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with daily and annual limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Always check with the managing agency before a trip.

How do I identify agate in the field?+

A weathered agate often shows a frosted, dimpled rind. Wet a rough piece — translucence at the edge usually confirms agate.

Hunt agate on the map

Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.