Where to Find Geodes in Missouri
Missouri has 7 mapped collecting spots that report geodes, spread across 4 counties. The largest share sits in Clark County with 4 spots. 7 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Every geode spot we track in Missouri
Best spotFabius RiverLewis County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Calcite, Malachite +4
Best spotAlexandria & WaylandClark County, MissouriPublic access · Geode
St. FrancisvilleClark County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Barite, Calcite +5
ArnoldJefferson County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Dolomite, Marcasite +3
Weber QuarrySaint Charles County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Fluorite, Millerite +1
Fox CityClark County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Calcite
KahokaClark County, MissouriPublic access · Geode
Standout geode spots in Missouri
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Alexandria & Wayland
Clark County
Clark County is the most productive geode-collecting county in Missouri, sitting at the southwestern edge of the famous Keokuk geode district along the Des Moines and Mississippi drainages.
Fabius River
Lewis County
The Fabius River drainage in Lewis County cuts through the Warsaw Formation on the southern margin of the Keokuk geode belt, releasing geodes lined with quartz, calcite, aragonite, and trace sulfides into the river gravels.
Best counties for geodes in Missouri
Ranked by the number of mapped geode spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the geodes identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Geode in the encyclopedia.
