Where to Find Garnet in Vermont

Vermont has 5 mapped collecting spots that report garnet, spread across 5 counties. The largest share sits in Bennington County with 1 spot. 5 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

Standout garnet spots in Vermont

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

Bennington
Bennington County
A Precambrian road-cut on Route 9 east of Bennington yields cabochon-grade blue quartz along with garnet, feldspar, biotite, and hornblende, set in the Green Mountains along the Molly Stark Trail.
Lake Willoughby
Orleans County
The Route 5A road-cuts along the east shore of Lake Willoughby expose granite pegmatite carrying beryl, garnet, vesuvianite, and books of plumose muscovite, set beneath the fjord-like cliffs of Mount Pisgah and Mount Hor.
Gassetts
Windsor County
The Route 103 road-cuts at Gassetts slice through silvery garnet-mica schist, one of Vermont's classic metamorphic mineral localities.

Best counties for garnet in Vermont

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

Every garnet spot we track in Vermont

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
BenningtonVermont Route 9	Bennington County	Blue Quartz Garnet Feldspar Biotite Hornblende	42.8785, -73.1161	Public
EdenOld Mines Road	Lamoille County	Asbestos Vesuvianite Serpentine Garnet Epidote Diopside Calcite	44.7679, -72.5445	Public
Ely MineSouth Vershire Road	Orange County	Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite Pyrite Sphalerite Tourmaline Actinolite Calcite Garnet +2 more	43.9272, -72.2848	Public
Lake WilloughbySouth Trail	Orleans County	Muscovite Beryl Garnet Idocrase	44.7276, -72.0329	Public
GassettsVermont Route 103 North	Windsor County	Quartz Garnet Tourmaline Staurolite Kyanite Actinolite Diopside Calcite +2 more	43.3322, -72.6158	Public

Garnet in Vermont FAQ

Where can you find garnet in Vermont?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Bennington County, Lamoille County, and Orange County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many garnet spots are mapped in Vermont?+

5 spots across 5 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 Vermont?+

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. 5 of the 5 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt garnet in Vermont with the map in your pocket

RockHoundR puts these spots on an offline map with BLM and Forest Service overlays, geology layers, and a log for your finds.