Where to Find Garnet in Utah

Utah garnet ranges from spessartine in the Mineral Mountains pegmatites to grossular-andradite in the Wasatch skarns. The Maynard claims in the Mineral Mountains near Milford produce well-formed spessartine dodecahedrons up to a centimeter, often on feldspar matrix. The Garnet Ridge diatreme in San Juan County yields purple chrome pyrope alongside diamond indicators, and the surrounding Navajo Reservation ground is closed to non-tribal collecting. Small almandine and andradite occurrences are scattered through Cottonwood Canyon east of Salt Lake City. Most Utah garnet weathers out clean and needs only a rinse to display.

Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.

Standout garnet spots in Utah

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Best counties for garnet in Utah

Ranked by the number of mapped garnet spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every garnet spot we track in Utah

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Copper GulchEly Highway	Beaver County	Garnet Tourmaline	38.4744, -113.2746	Public
Lincoln GulchSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Epidote Fluorite Galena +7 more	38.2630, -112.8882	Public
Rocky RangeEly Highway	Beaver County	Magnetite Wulfenite Azurite Bornite Diopside Garnet Malachite Apatite +2 more	38.4616, -113.1057	Public
San Francisco MountainsEly Highway	Beaver County	Diopside Fluorite Galena Garnet Pyrite Scheelite Sphalerite Apatite +7 more	38.4591, -113.3067	Public
Star RangeBeryl Milford Road	Beaver County	Bismutite Rhodochrosite Fluorite Quartz Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite +6 more	38.3456, -113.1442	Public
Wah Wah MountainsWillow Creek Road	Beaver County	Cerussite Galena Pyrite Alunite Autunite Fluorite Hematite Limonite +3 more	38.3386, -113.5989	Permission
Antelope IslandMountain View Trail	Davis County	Garnet Azurite Biotite Chlorite Chrysocolla Epidote Limonite Magnetite +4 more	40.9831, -112.1977	Permission
ModenaGold Springs Road	Iron County	Argentite Gold Limonite Pyrite Fluorite Garnet Quartz Selenium	37.8829, -114.0379	Permission
Dugway Range	Juab County	Beryl Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet Topaz	39.8944, -113.0802	Public
Thomas Range	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Fluorite Garnet Hematite Quartz Topaz	39.8267, -113.1485	Permission
Thomas Range	Juab County	Agate Beryl Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet Opal Quartz Topaz	39.7211, -113.1351	Public
Tintic MountainsOld Highway Road	Juab County	Pyrolusite Siderite Cerussite Galena Jasper Limonite Pyrite Azurite +5 more	39.9123, -112.1311	Public
Topaz Dome Quarry	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Bixbyite Carnelian Carnotite Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet +5 more	39.6966, -113.0987	Permission
Amasa Valley	Millard County	Albite Biotite Diopside Garnet Gold Idocrase Molybdenite Pyrite +4 more	39.1845, -113.3728	Public
House RangeMiller Canyon Road	Millard County	Diopside Garnet Idocrase Scheelite	39.1635, -113.3730	Public
Painter SpringPainter Springs Road	Millard County	Garnet Idocrase Microcline Orthoclase Muscovite Pyrite Scheelite	39.1851, -113.4420	Public
Sevier Lake	Millard County	Chalcedony Galena Garnet Molybdenite	39.0166, -113.2891	Public
Gold Mountain	Piute County	Alunite Barite Garnet Gypsum	38.4423, -112.3934	Public
Bingham CanyonKennecott Access Road	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Bismuth Calcite Chalcopyrite Galena Garnet Magnetite +3 more	40.5575, -112.1319	Public
Henry mining districtFlat Top Road	Sevier County	Hematite Limonite Pyrolusite Magnetite Thorium Fluorite Apatite Albite +8 more	38.5246, -112.2399	Public
Park City mining districtComstock Mine Trail	Summit County	Barite Calcite Chlorite Epidote Galena Garnet Magnetite Sphalerite +7 more	40.6230, -111.5425	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
Santaquin & Silver Lake mining districtsYankee Mine Road	Utah County	Actinolite Andradite Argentite Cordierite Galena Garnet Gold Prehnite +4 more	40.5431, -111.6320	Public
Strongs CanyonStrong Canyon Trail	Weber County	Garnet	41.1971, -111.9269	Public

Garnet in Utah FAQ

Where can you find garnet in Utah?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Beaver County, Juab County, and Millard County. Known collecting areas include Mineral Mountains pegmatites (Beaver County), Cottonwood Canyon skarns (Salt Lake County), and Tushar Mountains andradite (Piute County). Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many garnet spots are mapped in Utah?+

25 spots across 12 counties. The RockHoundR app keeps the same spots on an offline map with public land overlays, geology layers, and your saved finds.

Is it legal to collect garnet in Utah?+

Hand collecting of common rocks and minerals in small amounts for personal use is generally allowed on BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are closed to collecting. 20 of the 25 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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