Airport Pit: Agate Rockhounding in Carlton County, Minnesota
Updated August 2026
Airport Pit is a mapped rockhounding spot in Carlton County, Minnesota. Reported finds include agate. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Airport Pit in Carlton County, Minnesota
Quick details
- Access
- Paid / fee dig
- County
- Carlton County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest road
- William Munger State Trail
- Postcode
- 55767
- Coordinates
- 46.42292, -92.79659
Land & collecting status
Pay-to-dig site
This is a fee-dig location. Hours, prices, and what you can keep vary by operator. Call ahead before driving out.
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.
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.
Sources: RockHoundR public spot dataset, app land overlays, and local agency review before each trip.
Found at Airport Pit
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Airport Pit.
- Soo PitCarlton County, Minnesota · 4 mi awayAgate
- Moose Lake Agate PitCarlton County, Minnesota · 6 mi awayAgate
- CarltonCarlton County, Minnesota · 24 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite
- Cloquet (area 2)Carlton County, Minnesota · 26 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite
- CloquetTop pick in MinnesotaCarlton County, Minnesota · 27 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite
- Pine CityPine County, Minnesota · 42 mi awayChalcocite
- French RiverSaint Louis County, Minnesota · 54 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- Portsmouth MineCrow Wing County, Minnesota · 56 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
Across the state line from Airport Pit
Airport Pit is close enough to the Minnesota border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Wisconsin PointTop pick in WisconsinDouglas County, Wisconsin · 42 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Jasper, Copper
- Amnicon FallsDouglas County, Wisconsin · 45 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- AnniconDouglas County, Wisconsin · 57 mi awayCopper
- Ounce CreekDouglas County, Wisconsin · 60 mi awayAgate, Azurite, Bornite
- Reefer Creek Rest AreaBayfield County, Wisconsin · 65 mi awayGranite, Agate, Banded Iron Formation
- Bayfield CountyTop pick in WisconsinBayfield County, Wisconsin · 66 mi awayAgate, Jasper
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