Funks Pond Recreational Area: Kammererite & Serpentine Rockhounding in Cecil County, Maryland

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Cecil County

State

Maryland

Nearest road

Funks Pond Trail

Postcode

21918

Coordinates

39.67070, -76.17181

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.

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 Funks Pond Recreational Area

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: March to November. Typical highs run 87°F in midsummer and 40°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 24°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, CONOWINGO DAM station (1 mi away), adjusted for elevation.

Geology at Funks Pond Recreational Area

This spot sits on Baltimore Gabbro Complex, mapped as gabbro that formed roughly 2500 to 250 million years ago. Plutonic rock like this weathers slowly into grus and boulders, and the most productive collecting is typically in weathered zones and drainages.

Mapped unit

Baltimore Gabbro Complex

Age

2500–250 Ma (Proterozoic to Paleozoic)

Rock types

gabbro

Elevation

190 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.

• Maryland Geological Survey
• Maryland DNR state park rules
• Calvert Marine Museum fossil guidance
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules