Where to Find Jasper in Michigan

Michigan has 14 mapped collecting spots that report jasper, spread across 12 counties. The largest share sits in Leelanau County with 2 spots. 11 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible, and 2 are fee-dig sites.

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

Standout jasper spots in Michigan

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

Woodland Park Beach, Grand Marais
Alger County
Grand Marais is the most famous place in Michigan to hunt Yooperlites, sodalite-bearing syenite stones that glow bright orange under ultraviolet light.
Keweenaw Point
Keweenaw County
The exposed Lake Shore Traps along the wave-washed tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula carry agate-filled amygdules and datolite, with larger Keweenaw agates working loose from a narrow gravel band at the waterline.
Jasper Knob (Jasper Hill)
Marquette County
Jasper Knob in Ishpeming is a bald hilltop made entirely of jaspilite, a 1.87-billion-year-old banded iron formation of alternating red jasper and silvery specular hematite.
Lake Superior Beach (Ontonagon)
Ontonagon County
The Lake Superior shoreline around Ontonagon is among the most agate-rich in Michigan, with the stretch toward Copper Harbor noted for unusually heavy agate cover along with quartz, jasper, and occasional copper.

Best counties for jasper in Michigan

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

Every jasper spot we track in Michigan

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Woodland Park Beach, Grand Marais	Alger County	Yooperlite Lake Superior Agate Jasper Quartz Granite Banded Iron Formation Gneiss Rhyolite +1 more	46.6733, -85.9911	Public
Singing Bridge Public Access	Arenac County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Gneiss Granite Puddingstone Horn Coral Fossils Jasper +9 more	44.1432, -83.5686	Public
Point Betsie Lighthouse	Benzie County	Petoskey Stone Chert Chain Coral Granite Unakite Crinoid Brachiopod Horn Coral +5 more	44.6913, -86.2553	Public
Little Girls Point County Park	Gogebic County	Basalt Granite Unakite Jasper Quartz Jacobsville Sandstone Lake Superior Agate	46.6039, -90.3221	Public
McClain State ParkBear Lake Road	Houghton County	Adularia Chalcedony Chert Jasper Keweenaw Agate Thomsonite Prehnite Quartz +3 more	47.2368, -88.6147	Permission
Tawas Point State Park	Iosco County	Quartz Granite Gneiss Puddingstone Petoskey Stone Jasper Brachiopod	44.2544, -83.4480	Paid / fee
Keweenaw Point	Keweenaw County	Keweenaw Agate Thomsonite Datolite Chalcedony Jasper	47.4079, -87.7115	Public
Hidden Beach	Leelanau County	Leland Blue Petoskey Stone Unakite Quartz Granite Jasper Chert Charlevoix Stone +7 more	45.0196, -85.7645	Public
Van's Beach	Leelanau County	Leland Blue Petoskey Stone Unakite Quartz Granite Jasper Chert Charlevoix Stone +7 more	45.0223, -85.7625	Public
Crisp Point Lighthouse	Luce County	Granite Quartz Chert Omar Gneiss Jasper Unakite Rhyolite +4 more	46.7529, -85.2574	Public
Two Hearted River State Forest Campground	Luce County	Unakite Epidote Chert Gneiss Granite Jacobsville Sandstone Quartz Chalcedony +11 more	46.6981, -85.4226	Paid / fee
Jasper Knob (Jasper Hill)Jasper Knob	Marquette County	Jaspilite Jasper Hematite Specular Hematite	46.4867, -87.6551	Public
Lake Superior Beach (Ontonagon)Lakeshore Road	Ontonagon County	Keweenaw Agate Thomsonite Chalcedony Jasper	46.8713, -89.3352	Public
Deerlick Creek Park	Van Buren County	Fossils Lightning Stone Unakite Petoskey Stone Jasper Beach Glass Horn Coral Cold Water Agate +4 more	42.3725, -86.2923	Public

Before you go

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

Jasper in Michigan FAQ

Where can you find jasper in Michigan?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Leelanau County, Luce County, and Alger County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many jasper spots are mapped in Michigan?+

14 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 jasper in Michigan?+

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. 11 of the 14 mapped spots here sit on land marked public, and 2 are fee-dig operations where you pay for access and keep what you find. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt jasper in Michigan 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.

Standout jasper spots in Michigan

Woodland Park Beach, Grand Marais

Keweenaw Point

Jasper Knob (Jasper Hill)

Lake Superior Beach (Ontonagon)