Rockhounding in Georgia

97 mapped spots across 53 counties. Georgia produces a wide range of rockhounding-grade material — see the full list of spots, minerals, and access notes below.

Top minerals found in Georgia

Counts reflect how many spots in this list mention each mineral.

Rockhounding by county in Georgia

County pages are linked once we have at least 3 mapped spots for a focused guide with coordinates, mineral notes, and nearby spots.

Every rockhounding spot in Georgia

Sorted by county. Tap coordinates to open in Google Maps, or open RockHoundR for the full map view with land overlays and weather.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
MilledgevilleUS 441;GA 29	Baldwin County	Jasper	33.0069, -83.2242	Public
Banks CountyGA 59	Banks County	Beryl	34.2948, -83.4017	Public
CartersvilleVulcan Quarry Road	Bartow County	Barite Geodes Goethite Hematite Limonite Iron Manganese	34.2092, -84.7089	Public
EmersonOld River Road Southeast	Bartow County	Barite Geodes	34.1570, -84.7699	Public
Kingston	Bartow County	Banded Agate Jasper	34.2216, -84.9461	Public
Middle Georgia Regional Airport AreaUS 41;GA 11;GA 49	Bibb County	Beryl	32.7302, -83.6531	Public
Girard	Burke County	Savannah River Agate Chalcedony Quartz Silicified Oolite	33.0663, -81.6460	Public
River RoadRiver Road	Burke County	Agatized Fossils	33.0395, -81.5905	Public
CarrolltonGA 166	Carroll County	Asbestos Garnet Olivine	33.5870, -85.0400	Public
Tallapoosa RiverCarrollton Greenbelt	Carroll County	Ruby	33.5862, -85.1058	Public
Villa RicaWest Bankhead Highway	Carroll County	Pyrite	33.7311, -84.9190	Public
Graysville	Catoosa County	Barite Calcite Purple Fluorite Galena	34.9419, -85.1177	Public
Chattahoochee County	Chattahoochee County	Chert Quartz Petrified Wood Pyrite Selenite	32.3121, -84.8134	Public
GorePinhoti Trail	Chattooga County	Halloysite	34.5488, -85.2564	Public
State Fish HatcheryFish Hatchery Road	Chattooga County	Banded Agate Agate	34.4570, -85.4148	Public
SummervilleMartha Berry Highway	Chattooga County	Agate Chalcedony Chert Opal	34.4702, -85.3170	Public
Ball GroundRiver Mill Drive	Cherokee County	Staurolite	34.3063, -84.3982	Public
Bluff CreekWeatherby Road	Cherokee County	Staurolite	34.3472, -84.4551	Public
AthensEast Broad Street	Clarke County	Blue Quartz Green Beryl	33.9581, -83.3728	Public
MorrowOakridge Drive	Clayton County	Diamond	33.5870, -84.3461	Public
Cordele15th Street	Crisp County	Moss Agate Jasper	31.9764, -83.7975	Public
Rising FawnI 59	Dade County	Halloysite	34.7473, -85.5404	Public
Arabia MountainPlunkett Road	DeKalb County	Tourmaline	33.6865, -84.1099	Public
LithoniaRogers Lake Road	DeKalb County	Calcite Epidote Fluorite Garnet Thulite Tourmaline Zeolites	33.7297, -84.0996	Public
Stone MountainStonehaven Drive	DeKalb County	Quartz	33.7999, -84.1571	Public
Dodge CountySentell Oxley Road	Dodge County	Tektites	32.3070, -83.2440	Public
AlbanyCollege Drive	Dougherty County	Red Jasper	31.5601, -84.1436	Public
Dewy RosePulliam Mill Road	Elbert County	Amethyst Aquamarine Quartz	34.1938, -82.9582	Public
ElbertonColdwater Road	Elbert County	Aquamarine Garnet Quartz Tourmaline Beryl	34.2436, -82.8632	Public
Cole’s CrossingEmerald Lane	Fannin County	Staurolite	34.9459, -84.2649	Public
Fannin CountyHogback Road	Fannin County	Staurolite	34.8968, -84.2990	Public
Windy Ridge and Mineral BluffMineral Bluff Highway	Fannin County	Staurolite	34.9260, -84.2897	Public
RomeCabot Drive Southwest	Floyd County	Chalcedony Geodes Rose Quartz	34.2677, -85.2567	Public
CummingEstates Path	Forsyth County	Ruby	34.2007, -84.1575	Public
OscarvilleBrowns Bridge Road	Forsyth County	Beryl	34.2500, -83.9746	Public
LavoniaGA 17	Franklin County	Muscovite Galena Quartz	34.3927, -83.1028	Public
Autry Mill Nature PreserveWarsaw Trail	Fulton County	Corundum	34.0202, -84.2333	Public
Alec Mountain	Habersham County	Corundum Garnet	34.6689, -83.5964	Public
ClarksvilleGA 17	Habersham County	Banded Agate Chalcedony Jasper	34.6138, -83.5628	Public
North Georgia Technical CollegeDiamond Drive	Habersham County	Kyanite	34.6351, -83.5285	Public
Soquee RiverFenwick Wood	Habersham County	Kyanite	34.6448, -83.5071	Public
Chattahoochee RidgeLittle Creek Trail	Hall County	Itacolumite	34.3498, -83.8795	Public
GainesvilleLaurel Glen Court	Hall County	Gold	34.2650, -83.8880	Public
Lake SinclairFrontier Shores Drive	Hancock County	Quartz	33.2577, -83.2269	Public
SpartaL S Ingram Road	Hancock County	Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper	33.2611, -82.9957	Public
BremenTom Murphy Freeway	Haralson County	Quartz	33.6906, -85.2160	Public
Pine Mountain ValleyGA 116	Harris County	Rose Quartz Beryl	32.7955, -84.8092	Public
BowersvilleWest Main Street	Hart County	Sillimanite	34.3725, -83.0834	Public
Savannah River bank	Hart County	Aquamarine Golden Beryl	34.3456, -82.8015	Public
OsierfieldOserfield Drive	Irwin County	Tektites	31.6494, -83.1208	Public
MaysvilleFreeman Court	Jackson County	Epidote Quartz	34.2475, -83.5657	Public
HillsboroState Highway 11 South	Jasper County	Amethyst Rose Quartz Smoky Quartz Clear Quartz Mica Vermiculite	33.1796, -83.6409	Public
MonticelloGA 83	Jasper County	Quartz Beryl	33.2535, -83.7197	Public
MaconNorth Garrison Road	Jones County	Agate	32.9243, -83.5189	Public
Round Oak	Jones County	Agate Jasper Petrified Wood	33.1058, -83.6325	Public
MilnerZebulon Road	Lamar County	Mica Books Smoky Quartz	33.1091, -84.2048	Public
Graves Mountain mineWashington Highway	Lincoln County	Lazulite Red Rutile Pyrophyllite	33.7412, -82.5275	Paid / fee
Graves Mountain, GeorgiaWashington Highway	Lincoln County		33.7421, -82.5243	Paid / fee
Withlacoochee River	Lowndes County	Agatized Coral	30.6414, -83.3201	Public
Baggs BranchCheringer Road	Lumpkin County	Gold	34.4395, -84.0323	Public
Barlow CutsPiney View Drive	Lumpkin County	Gold Sulfides	34.4981, -84.0167	Public
Crisson Gold MineMorrison Moore Parkway East	Lumpkin County	Gold Garnet Quartz	34.5572, -83.9669	Paid / fee
Turkey HillTurkey Hill	Lumpkin County	Garnet Gold Ruby Staurolite Tourmaline Zircon	34.4898, -83.9877	Public
Warm Springs	Meriwether County	Agate Chert Jasper Opal	32.8867, -84.6615	Public
Culloden	Monroe County	Mica Muscovite Biotite Feldspar Quartz	32.9230, -84.0950	Public
Fincher BluffDead End Road	Murray County	Silicified Oolite	34.7203, -84.8546	Public
Fort Mountain and Cahutta MountainWest Overlook Trail	Murray County	Talc	34.7819, -84.7135	Public
Murray CountyHyden Tyler Road	Murray County	Quartz	34.7932, -84.7503	Public
Bull CreekWellborn Drive	Muscogee County	Petrified Wood	32.4825, -84.9103	Public
Chattahoochee RiverChattahoochee RiverWalk	Muscogee County	Chalcedony Chert Flint Jasper Opal Opalized Wood	32.5140, -84.9962	Public
Columbus	Muscogee County	Silicified Wood	32.4376, -84.7973	Public
Garnet HillGarnet Ridge Road	Paulding County	Garnet	33.8835, -84.7982	Public
Sharp MountainSharp Mountain Parkway	Pickens County	Staurolite	34.4376, -84.5013	Public
TateGeorgia Marble Road	Pickens County	Almandine Kyanite Mica Staurolite	34.4069, -84.3664	Public
Laurel Creek MineBurrells Ford Road	Rabun County	Corundum	34.9478, -83.1740	Public
Tallulah FallsNorth Rock Mountain Road	Rabun County	Citrine Quartz Smoky Quartz	34.7445, -83.3930	Public
VaughWest McIntosh Road	Spalding County	Beryl Rose Quartz Tourmaline	33.2809, -84.3950	Public
Brasstown ChurchMisty Creek Lane	Towns County	Sillimanite Kyanite Biotite Muscovite	34.9811, -83.8876	Public
Charlie’s Creek	Towns County	Amethyst	34.9783, -83.5862	Public
Chatuge LakeLakeview Drive	Towns County	Corundum Garnet Kyanite Quartz Rutile	34.9737, -83.8151	Public
Hunter KnobBlue Bird Lane	Towns County	Graphite Muscovite Quartz Sillimanite	34.9713, -83.9005	Public
Jack Branch & Shoal Branch Area	Towns County	Amethyst Quartz	34.9584, -83.6131	Public
Towns CountyFodder Creek Road	Towns County	Amethyst	34.9184, -83.7409	Public
Hogg MineWhitesville Street	Troup County	Amethyst Aquamarine Beryl Garnet Mica Quartz Tourmaline	32.9911, -85.0298	Public
Hogg MineWhitesville Street	Troup County		32.9392, -85.0189	Paid / fee
Akin MountainMulky Gap Road	Union County	Gold Kyanite	34.8048, -84.0298	Public
Gumlog MountainRavencliff Faa Road	Union County	Corundum Kyanite Tourmaline	34.9405, -83.9263	Public
Trap Rock GapTrackrock Gap Road	Union County	Corundum Ruby	34.8787, -83.8779	Public
Dolly Cherry PropertyHeritage Lane	Upson County	Kyanite Staurolite	32.8792, -84.2807	Public
Herron MineRaglin Street	Upson County	Apatite Beryl Mica Quartz	32.9181, -84.1400	Public
Hurricane CreekEllerbeetown Road	Upson County	Beryl Kyanite Quartz	32.9264, -84.4500	Public
ThomastonNorth Center Street	Upson County	Kyanite Mica Citrine Corundum Garnet	32.8974, -84.3278	Public
Hard Labor Creek	Walton County	Corundum Rutile Pink Sapphire	33.7374, -83.6631	Public
Bean CreekBean Creek Road	White County	Gold	34.7108, -83.6901	Public
White CountyMt Yonah Drive	White County	Gold Diamond Topaz Ruby Aquamarine	34.6317, -83.7558	Public
Tarr Creek near DaltonDug Gap Road	Whitfield County	Jasper Siliceous Oolite	34.7571, -84.9897	Public
Lake TchukolahoLakeshore Drive North	Wilkinson County	Agate Jasper Opalite Chalcedony	32.9108, -83.3074	Public

Georgia rockhounding FAQ

Is rockhounding legal in Georgia?+

Casual hand collecting is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land in Georgia, with daily and annual limits set by the managing field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal lands are off-limits. Always confirm rules with the local agency before a trip.

What rocks and minerals can you find in Georgia?+

Georgia spots in this list most commonly produce Quartz, Beryl, Garnet, Jasper, Kyanite. The full list across all spots is broader.

How many rockhounding sites are in Georgia?+

RockHoundR currently lists 97 rockhounding spots in Georgia across 53 counties. Many more exist; the app keeps your private finds saved alongside the public ones.

Can I take rocks home from Georgia public land?+

On most BLM and Forest Service land, recreational hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed in reasonable amounts. Vertebrate fossils, archaeological items, and posted mining-claim minerals are not. Check the field office for current limits.

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