East & West Feliciana Parishes: Agate Rockhounding in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

East Feliciana Parish

State

Louisiana

Nearest road

Overton Ford Road

Coordinates

30.81069, -91.04005

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.

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.

Access note: Agate weathers from Citronelle Formation gravels exposed in the creek bottoms and eroded bluffs of the Feliciana parishes, including the Thompson Creek and Comite drainages. Collect from public stream beds and rights of way, and get permission for the private uplands, which cover most of the area. Steep, loose bluffs erode quickly, so take care near cut banks.

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.

Best time to visit East & West Feliciana Parishes

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 60°F in winter to 90°F in summer.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, CLINTON 5 SE station (4 mi away).

Geology at East & West Feliciana Parishes

This spot sits on Alluvium, mapped as clay that formed within roughly the last 12,000 years. Gravels like these concentrate whatever survives the river: agate, jasper, and other tough silica typically show up as rounded, waxy stones.

Mapped unit

Alluvium

Age

< 1 Ma (Holocene)

Rock types

clay

Elevation

160 ft

Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.

Sources & verification

Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.

• Louisiana Geological Survey
• Kisatchie National Forest
• Louisiana State Parks rules
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules