Little Badlands — Rockhounding in Sioux County, Nebraska
Little Badlands is a mapped rockhounding spot in Sioux County, Nebraska. Reported finds include vertebrate fossils. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Little Badlands in Sioux County, Nebraska
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Sioux County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest road
- Interpretive Loop
- Coordinates
- 42.85766, -103.58635
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Found at Little Badlands
Each chip links to all spots in the U.S. that produce that material.
- Vertebrate Fossils
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Little Badlands.
- OrellaDawes County · 7 mi awayFairburn Agate, Jasper, Carnelian
- MontroseSioux County · 9 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Fossils
- Crawford (Fairburn area)Dawes County · 14 mi awayFairburn Agate
- Crawford (jasper area)Dawes County · 15 mi awayFairburn Agate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Sioux CountySioux County · 19 mi awayChalcedony, Celestite, Fossils
- Dawes CountyDawes County · 27 mi awayChalcedony, Celestite, Fossils
- ChadronDawes County · 29 mi awayChalcedony, Blue Chalcedony
- Agate Fossil BedsSioux County · 30 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Chalcedony
