Interactive Rockhounding Map
Every rockhounding spot on one map. Filter 2,884 mapped locations across 48 U.S. states by mineral, state, and land access (public, paid, or permission-required), and tap any pin for coordinates and the full spot page.
Looking for everything in one state or one mineral? Browse spots by state or where to find rocks & minerals.
Popular rockhounding states
Each state page lists every mapped spot, top minerals, county breakdowns, and public-land notes.
- Rockhounding in Oregon72 spots · 22 counties
- Rockhounding in Utah246 spots · 29 counties
- Rockhounding in Arizona52 spots · 6 counties
- Rockhounding in California97 spots · 22 counties
- Rockhounding in Arkansas32 spots · 7 counties
- Rockhounding in Nevada118 spots · 16 counties
- Rockhounding in North Carolina198 spots · 56 counties
- Rockhounding in Texas85 spots · 46 counties
- Rockhounding in New Mexico119 spots · 26 counties
- Rockhounding in Wyoming82 spots · 19 counties
- Rockhounding in Montana87 spots · 30 counties
- Rockhounding in Idaho114 spots · 33 counties
Popular minerals to find
Per-mineral pages show the best states, mapped concentrations, and identification tips.
- Where to find agate370 spots · 12 states
- Where to find geodes114 spots · 12 states
- Where to find petrified wood163 spots · 12 states
- Where to find quartz445 spots · 12 states
- Where to find jasper347 spots · 12 states
- Where to find amethyst133 spots · 12 states
- Where to find obsidian15 spots · 5 states
- Where to find garnet191 spots · 12 states
- Where to find opal44 spots · 12 states
- Where to find fossils89 spots · 12 states
- Where to find fluorite121 spots · 12 states
- Where to find tourmaline79 spots · 12 states
Featured public-land spots
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A sample of public-access rockhounding spots with reported finds. Use the map above to filter the full list.
- Along North Creek TrailGila County, ArizonaAgate, Jasper, Septarian Nodules
- Area around Diamond Point LookoutGila County, ArizonaQuartz
- Area around Ellison CreekGila County, ArizonaAgate, Jasper, Geodes
- Area of Natural BridgeGila County, ArizonaSerpentine
- Oxbow & Silver Butte MinesGila County, ArizonaCopper, Epidote, Fluorite, Dioptase
- 1 mi. N of old Three-Way drive-in theaterGreenlee County, ArizonaFire Agate, Chalcedony
- Both sides of Mule Creek RoadGreenlee County, ArizonaChalcedony Geodes
- Canyon to N of road 1 mi. S of Apache Nat. ForestGreenlee County, ArizonaBlue Agate, Carnelian
- Foothills of Sunset PeakGreenlee County, ArizonaAgate, Blue Jasper, Black Jasper
- Limestone GulchGreenlee County, ArizonaAgate
- Mine dumps along Coronado TrailGreenlee County, ArizonaChrysocolla, Turquoise
- N of Mulligan PeakGreenlee County, ArizonaPurple Agate
- W of Mulligan PeakGreenlee County, ArizonaNodules
- Ward CanyonGreenlee County, ArizonaRed Agate
- York AreaGreenlee County, ArizonaFire Agate, Banded Agate, Carnelian, Jasper
- ~4 mi. SW of Cave Creek townMaricopa County, ArizonaAgate, Gold, Jasper, Quartz
- 2 mi. S of road on way to Bartlett ReservoirMaricopa County, ArizonaFluorite
- Agua Fria River GravelsMaricopa County, ArizonaAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- Area around Go John MineMaricopa County, ArizonaGold, Silver, Copper, Red Jasper
- Area S of Horseshoe DamMaricopa County, ArizonaAgate
- Hill to W of Cave CreekMaricopa County, ArizonaRed Jasper
- New River Area StreamsMaricopa County, ArizonaAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- Quartz outcrop off of jeep roadMaricopa County, ArizonaNodules, Thundereggs
- Red Rover mineMaricopa County, ArizonaChalcocite, Tetrahedrite
- Road along Agua Fria RiverMaricopa County, ArizonaQuartz
- San Domingo WashMaricopa County, ArizonaPlacer Gold
- Second Peak in Four PeaksMaricopa County, ArizonaAmethyst
- Skunk CreekMaricopa County, ArizonaPink Chalcedony
- 15 mi. NW of KingsmanMohave County, ArizonaArsenopyrite, Dufrenoysite
- Area near Meadow Creek PassMohave County, ArizonaFire Agate, Grape Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- Area of Mineral Park & CerbatMohave County, ArizonaKaolin, Turquoise
- BiMetal Gold MineMohave County, ArizonaGold Placers
- Emerald Isle MineMohave County, ArizonaChrysocolla, Tenorite
- Golden Gem & Vanderbilt MinesMohave County, ArizonaGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
- Kingman Feldspar MineMohave County, ArizonaAllanite, Microcline, Quartz
- Las Vegas (manganese area)Mohave County, ArizonaManganese
- Under Burro Creek BridgeMohave County, ArizonaPink Agate
- Dumps near Esperanza MinePima County, ArizonaCopper, Molybdenum
- Neptune Mine near Grays SpringPima County, ArizonaFluorite
- Sierrita Mountain Mine DumpsPima County, ArizonaMelanterite, Copper, Pyrite
- South Yuma MinePima County, ArizonaWillemite
- All along both sides of road from Morristown to Castle Hot SpringsYavapai County, ArizonaAgate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper
- Area around hotelYavapai County, ArizonaJasper, Agate, Quartz
- Area of old Octave mining campYavapai County, ArizonaGold
- Area of old Stanton mining campYavapai County, ArizonaFluorite, Garnet, Gold, Pyrite
- Congress MineYavapai County, ArizonaGold, Pyrite
- Date Creek areaYavapai County, ArizonaAgate, Garnet, Jasper, Limonite
- In pegmatite outcrops on area roadsidesYavapai County, ArizonaMica, Garnet, Hornblende, Feldspar
- On surface around Rich HillYavapai County, ArizonaGold Nuggets
- On top of steep hillYavapai County, ArizonaFluorite, Garnet, Pyrite
- Rock Springs Digging AreaYavapai County, ArizonaCopper
- Seven Springs-Bloody Basin RoadYavapai County, ArizonaAgate, Jasper
- Coleman's Crystal MineGarland County, ArkansasQuartz
- Lake Catherine (South Side)Garland County, ArkansasFluorite
- Unnamed Location (Rock crystals)Garland County, ArkansasRock, Quartz
- Unnamed Location (Uranium/Columbium)Garland County, ArkansasUranium Ore, Columbium Ore
- Unnamed Location (Wavellite #2)Garland County, ArkansasWavellite
- Unnamed Location (Wavellite/Variscite)Garland County, ArkansasWavellite, Variscite
- West MountGarland County, ArkansasPyrite
- Cove CreekHot Spring County, ArkansasPyrite
- Cove Creek BridgeHot Spring County, ArkansasApatite, Monticellite, Magnetite, Perovskite
- Cove Creek Bridge BoulderHot Spring County, ArkansasEudialyte, Nepheline, Syenite
- Unnamed Location (Magnet Cove area)Hot Spring County, ArkansasSphene, Nepheline Syenite
- Unnamed Location (Melanite)Hot Spring County, ArkansasMelanite, Nepheline, Biotite
- Unnamed Location Near CemeteryHot Spring County, ArkansasSmoky Quartz, Brookite
- Abandoned Mines (Yellville area)Marion County, ArkansasSmithsonite, Calcite, Quartz, Dolomite
- Clabber CreekMarion County, ArkansasAgate
- Silver Hollow Bluff MineMarion County, ArkansasZinc
- Yellville MinesMarion County, ArkansasGalena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
- Mount IdaMontgomery County, ArkansasQuartz
- Unnamed Quarry (Wavellite)Montgomery County, ArkansasWavellite
- Wegner Quartz MinesMontgomery County, ArkansasQuartz
- Crater of Diamonds State ParkPike County, ArkansasDiamonds, Amethyst, Garnet, Jasper
- Lake Gleason (South Side)Pike County, ArkansasAntimony, Cinnabar
- Prairie CreekPike County, ArkansasAmethyst, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet
- Unnamed Location (Cinnabar)Pike County, ArkansasCinnabar
- Bauxite QuarriesSaline County, ArkansasBauxite, Heliotrope Bauxite
- Unnamed Location (Serpentine)Saline County, ArkansasSerpentine
- Unnamed Location (Smoky Quartz & Calcite)Saline County, ArkansasSmoky Quartz, Calcite, Chert, Chlorite
- Crescent City BeachesDel Norte County, CaliforniaAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Moonstone
- Diamond CreekDel Norte County, CaliforniaNative Copper
- Keystone MineDel Norte County, CaliforniaCopper Nuggets
- Shelly Creek & Monkey Creek MinesDel Norte County, CaliforniaGold, Arsenopyrite
- Smith River GravelsDel Norte County, CaliforniaDiamond
- Unnamed Location (Chromite/Uvarovite)El Dorado County, CaliforniaChromite, Uvarovite
- Clark ValleyFresno County, CaliforniaApatite, Andalusite
- Clark Valley (North Side)Fresno County, CaliforniaEpidote
- Jacolitos CanyonFresno County, CaliforniaJasper, Petrified Wood, Fossilized Coral
- Unnamed Location (Grossular garnet)Fresno County, CaliforniaGrossular Garnet, Vesuvianite
- Agate BeachHumboldt County, CaliforniaAgate, Jasper, Brecciated Jasper, Pyrite
- Horse Mt (Chromite)Humboldt County, CaliforniaChromite
- Horse Mt (West Side)Humboldt County, CaliforniaEpidote
- Woods MineHumboldt County, CaliforniaBementite, Neotocite, Rhodochrosite
- Castle Butte FoothillsKern County, CaliforniaAgate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper
- El Paso MountainsKern County, CaliforniaAgate, Opal, Jasper, Gold
- Gem HillKern County, CaliforniaAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Uraninite
- Horse Canyon Agate BedsKern County, CaliforniaAgate, Fossilized Horse Bones
- Little Acorn MineKern County, CaliforniaEpidote, Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Scheelite
- Pine Tree CanyonKern County, CaliforniaBarite
- Unnamed Location (Wonderstone rhyolite)Lassen County, CaliforniaWonderstone Rhyolite
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