Rockhounding near major U.S. cities
Pick the city closest to you. Each page lists the nearest mapped rockhounding spots within about 150 miles — roughly a 2 to 3 hour drive — with coordinates, access notes, and what each spot produces.
80 cities have enough mapped spots within driving range to feature here.
West
Mountain
Southwest
Midwest
- ChicagoIL · 27 spots→
- ColumbusOH · 41 spots→
- IndianapolisIN · 42 spots→
- DetroitMI · 18 spots→
- MilwaukeeWI · 33 spots→
- Kansas CityMO · 63 spots→
- OmahaNE · 32 spots→
- MinneapolisMN · 58 spots→
- WichitaKS · 41 spots→
- ClevelandOH · 28 spots→
- CincinnatiOH · 59 spots→
- St. LouisMO · 93 spots→
- MadisonWI · 57 spots→
- Des MoinesIA · 72 spots→
- Sioux FallsSD · 10 spots→
- Rapid CitySD · 59 spots→
- BismarckND · 21 spots→
South
- JacksonvilleFL · 17 spots→
- CharlotteNC · 100 spots→
- NashvilleTN · 66 spots→
- MemphisTN · 20 spots→
- LouisvilleKY · 66 spots→
- AtlantaGA · 100 spots→
- RaleighNC · 100 spots→
- MiamiFL · 6 spots→
- TampaFL · 24 spots→
- New OrleansLA · 14 spots→
- LexingtonKY · 65 spots→
- OrlandoFL · 26 spots→
- RichmondVA · 100 spots→
- BirminghamAL · 70 spots→
- Little RockAR · 36 spots→
- JacksonMS · 15 spots→
- CharlestonWV · 98 spots→
- Hot SpringsAR · 36 spots→
Northeast
- New YorkNY · 100 spots→
- PhiladelphiaPA · 100 spots→
- WashingtonDC · 100 spots→
- BostonMA · 100 spots→
- BaltimoreMD · 100 spots→
- PittsburghPA · 58 spots→
- NewarkNJ · 100 spots→
- BuffaloNY · 11 spots→
- ProvidenceRI · 100 spots→
- HartfordCT · 100 spots→
- ManchesterNH · 100 spots→
- WilmingtonDE · 100 spots→
- Portland (Maine)ME · 100 spots→
- BurlingtonVT · 100 spots→
