Cloquet — Rockhounding in Carlton County, Minnesota
Updated July 2026
Carlton County is the heart of Minnesota's inland agate country: glaciers dragged Lake Superior agate south and dumped it in the region's thick gravel deposits, and the nearby Moose Lake area is billed as the Agate Capital of the World. Agate turns up in the county's gravel pits, gravel roads, and river cuts around Cloquet rather than on a single outcrop. Carlton County runs a formal agate-picking permit program that opens designated county pits to collectors. Reported finds include lake superior agate, garnet, greenalite, magnetite, marcasite, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Cloquet photos
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Map showing Cloquet in Carlton County, Minnesota
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Carlton County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest road
- Reservation Road
- Postcode
- 55720
- Coordinates
- 46.75025, -92.49349
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.
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 Cloquet
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Cloquet.
- Cloquet (area 2)Carlton County, Minnesota · 2 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite
- CarltonCarlton County, Minnesota · 7 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite
- French RiverSaint Louis County, Minnesota · 30 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- Knife River beachesTop pick in MinnesotaLake County, Minnesota · 37 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- Kelsey BeachTop pick in MinnesotaLake County, Minnesota · 46 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- General Area (jasper)Saint Louis County, Minnesota · 51 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Iron, Jasper
- Biwabik (area 2)Saint Louis County, Minnesota · 52 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Iron, Jasper
- HibbingSaint Louis County, Minnesota · 53 mi awayLake Superior Agate
Across the state line from Cloquet
Cloquet 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 · 23 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Jasper, Copper
- AnniconDouglas County, Wisconsin · 45 mi awayCopper
- Bayfield CountyTop pick in WisconsinBayfield County, Wisconsin · 52 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Ounce CreekDouglas County, Wisconsin · 57 mi awayAgate, Azurite, Bornite
- Btwn Spider Lake & Lost Land LakeSawyer County, Wisconsin · 77 mi awayKyanite
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