Rock Glen Conservation Area: Rockhounding in Lambton County, Ontario
- Minerals reported
- 4
Rock Glen Conservation Area is a mapped rockhounding spot in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Reported finds include fossil, brachiopod, horn coral, crinoid. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Rock Glen Conservation Area
Run by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority near Arkona. It is open seven days a week from early May to the end of October, and you pay admission to get in. Each visitor may take home one fossil picked up from the surface. Digging and tools of any kind are prohibited. Check the conservation authority's site for current fees.
Plan your visit
Pay-to-dig site
- County
- Lambton County
- Province
- Ontario
- Nearest road
- Rock Glen Road
- Postal code
- N0M 1B0
- Coordinates
- 43.08424, -81.82145
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Pay-to-dig site
This is a fee-dig location. Hours, prices, and what you can keep vary by operator. Call ahead before driving out.
Access note: Run by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority near Arkona. It is open seven days a week from early May to the end of October, and you pay admission to get in. Each visitor may take home one fossil picked up from the surface. Digging and tools of any kind are prohibited. Check the conservation authority's site for current fees.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Ontario within driving distance of Rock Glen Conservation Area.
- Hungry HollowMiddlesex County, Ontario · 2 km awayFossil, Brachiopod, Coral
- Rock Point Provincial ParkHaldimand County, Ontario · 186 km awayFossil, Coral
- Craigleith Provincial ParkGrey County, Ontario · 200 km awayFossil, Trilobite, Brachiopod
- Ridgemount QuarryRegional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario · 230 km awayFossil, Eurypterid
- Bowmanville Quarry (St Marys Cement)Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario · 268 km awayFossil, Trilobite, Crinoid
- Misery Bay Provincial ParkManitoulin District, Ontario · 309 km awayFossil
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