Rockhounding in Calvert County, Maryland
4 mapped rockhounding spots in Calvert County. Most commonly produces fossil, shark tooth.
Every rockhounding spot in Calvert County
Best spotCalvert Cliffs State ParkCalvert County, MarylandPublic access · Fossil, Shark Tooth
Best spotFlag Ponds Nature ParkCalvert County, MarylandPublic access · Shark Tooth, Fossil
Matoaka Beach CabinsCalvert County, MarylandFee dig · Fossil, Shark Tooth
Chesapeake BayCalvert County, MarylandPublic access · Fossil
Calvert County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Minerals reported in Calvert County
Standouts in Calvert County
Hand-picked spots in Calvert County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickCalvert Cliffs State Park
Public accessCalvert County
The cliffs here expose the Miocene Calvert Formation, roughly 8 to 18 million years old, one of the richest marine fossil beds on the East Coast.
Fossil, Shark Tooth
Top pickFlag Ponds Nature Park
Public accessCalvert County
Flag Ponds Nature Park fronts the same Miocene Calvert Formation as nearby Calvert Cliffs, and its Chesapeake Bay beach gathers fossil shark teeth, ray plates, and shell fragments washed down from the cliffs to the north.
Shark Tooth, Fossil
Neighboring counties in Maryland
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Calvert County. A natural extension if Calvert County is already on your trip plan.
- Charles County~44 mi3 spotsTop: Fossil, Shark Tooth, Quartz
- Anne Arundel County~45 mi3 spotsTop: Amber, Fossil, Pyrite
- Montgomery County~59 mi4 spotsTop: Serpentine, Amphibolite, Apatite
- Baltimore County~67 mi5 spotsTop: Garnet, Quartz, Copper
- Worcester County~76 mi1 spotTop: Quartz
- Harford County~85 mi6 spotsTop: Garnet, Quartz, Serpentine
Across the state line from Calvert County
Rockhounding counties in neighboring states within driving range. Geology rarely respects state borders. These are often the closest mapped spots you can reach without going deeper into Maryland.
