Where to Find Agate in Kansas
Kansas has 12 mapped collecting spots that report agate, spread across 11 counties. The largest share sits in Barber County with 2 spots. 10 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Map of 12 agate collecting spots in Kansas
Standout agate spots in Kansas
Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Arkansas River at Great Bend
Barton County
At Great Bend the Arkansas River swings east and begins its 192-mile National Water Trail run to the Oklahoma line, a designation that gives the public access to sandbars and gravel islands along the route.
Kansas River at Lawrence
Douglas County
The Kansas River at Lawrence carries the same glacial gravels found upstream at Topeka, including Lake Superior agate along with chert, quartzite, and petrified wood shed from Ice Age drift.
Cimarron National Grassland
Morton County
Cimarron National Grassland covers about 108,000 acres in the far southwest corner of Kansas and is the largest tract of public land in the state, managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Arkansas River at Wichita
Sedgwick County
The Arkansas River runs through the center of Wichita, where its gravel bars yield agate, jasper, and petrified wood carried from the west.
Best counties for agate in Kansas
Ranked by the number of mapped agate spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
- Barber County2 spots
- Barton County1 spot
- Cloud County1 spot
- Douglas County1 spot
- Geary County1 spot
- Kingman County1 spot
- Marshall County1 spot
- Morton County1 spot
- Sedgwick County1 spot
- Wallace County1 spot
- Wilson County1 spot
Every agate spot we track in Kansas
Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.
| Spot | County | Minerals | Coordinates | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna | Barber County | 37.0737, -98.9573 | Public | |
| Medicine Lodge RiverBethel Road | Barber County | 37.0491, -98.4800 | Public | |
| Arkansas River at Great BendArkansas River Water Trail | Barton County | 38.3475, -98.7745 | Public | |
| Concordia | Cloud County | 39.5784, -97.5687 | Public | |
| Kansas River at LawrenceRiverfront Park | Douglas County | 38.9736, -95.2372 | Public | |
| Republican RiverRiver Walk | Geary County | 39.0640, -96.8538 | Permission | |
| Chikaskia River | Kingman County | 37.4378, -98.0528 | Public | |
| Big Blue RiverEast Avenue | Marshall County | 39.6910, -96.6546 | Permission | |
| Cimarron National GrasslandPoint of Rocks Road | Morton County | 37.1039, -101.9388 | Public | |
| Arkansas River at WichitaArkansas River | Sedgwick County | 37.6889, -97.3361 | Public | |
| Sharon SpringsKS 27 | Wallace County | 38.9367, -101.7499 | Public | |
| Verdigris River | Wilson County | 37.6571, -95.7763 | Public |
Before you go
Read the agate identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Agate in the encyclopedia.
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