Where to Find Chalcedony in Idaho
Idaho has 7 mapped collecting spots that report chalcedony, spread across 7 counties. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.
Every chalcedony spot we track in Idaho
Best spotLittle Wood RiverBlaine County, IdahoPublic access · Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
Best spotParker MountainLemhi County, IdahoPublic access · Agate, Chalcedony
Ada CountyAda County, IdahoPublic access · Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper +2
Salmon RiverIdaho County, IdahoPermission required · Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper +1
Bruneau DesertOwyhee County, IdahoPublic access · Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
Grouse CreekWashington County, IdahoPublic access · Banded Agate, Iris Agate, Chalcedony
Red Hills AgateButte County, IdahoPublic access · Chalcedony, Agate
Standout chalcedony spots in Idaho
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Little Wood River
Blaine County
Little Wood River is the strongest Blaine County pick because the same drainage is listed for green and moss agate by Idaho Department of Lands and has Mindat specimen records from the Little Wood Reservoir area.
Parker Mountain
Lemhi County
Parker Mountain gives Lemhi County a documented agate and chalcedony locality outside the crowded southern Idaho fields.
Best counties for chalcedony in Idaho
Ranked by the number of mapped chalcedony spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the chalcedony identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Chalcedony in the encyclopedia.
