Where to Find Gold in Wyoming

Wyoming has 6 mapped collecting spots that report gold, spread across 3 counties. The largest share sits in Fremont County County with 3 spots. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

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

Standout gold spots in Wyoming

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

Atlantic City
Fremont County County
Atlantic City sits in the South Pass country, where Wyoming's gold-mining history overlaps with the central Wyoming jade and agate belt. The mix of quartz, muscovite, tourmaline, jasper, chalcedony, and nephrite makes it a broader hard-rock and float locality than the single-material Sweetwater agate stops nearby.
Kirwin Mine
Park County County
Kirwin is the strongest metallic-mineral contrast to Wyoming's agate and wood localities, with USGS work documenting the district's copper, gold, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and silver mineralization. The specimen suite, including chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, quartz, azurite, and malachite, makes it a focused historic mining-district stop rather than another chalcedony field.

Best counties for gold in Wyoming

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

Every gold spot we track in Wyoming

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Black Hills National ForestSchoolhouse Gulch Road	Crook County	Fluorite Gold	44.3641, -104.0655	Public
Copper Prince MineBear Lodge Road	Crook County	Chrysocolla Gold Malachite	44.4828, -104.4939	Public
Atlantic CityRiverview Cutoff	Fremont County	Agate Chalcedony Gold Nephrite Jade Jade Jasper Muscovite Quartz +3 more	42.4895, -108.7275	Public
Owl Creek	Fremont County	Gold	43.7110, -109.1956	Public
South Pass CityAtlantic City Road	Fremont County	Gold	42.4705, -108.7692	Public
Kirwin MineWood River	Park County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite Malachite +3 more	43.8746, -109.2848	Public

Before you go

Read the gold identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Gold in the encyclopedia.

Gold in Wyoming FAQ

Where can you find gold in Wyoming?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Fremont County County, Crook County County, and Park County County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many gold spots are mapped in Wyoming?+

6 spots across 3 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 gold in Wyoming?+

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. 6 of the 6 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt gold in Wyoming 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.