Red Wing — Rockhounding in Goodhue County, Minnesota
Updated July 2026
Red Wing anchors the southeastern reach of Minnesota's Lake Superior agate range: glaciers and the Mississippi River spread agate-bearing gravel far south of the stone's North Shore origin. Collectors work the gravelly bars, banks, and river-mouth deposits along the Mississippi for banded agate, and the region's Paleozoic bluffs add fossil interest. The stones here are the same billion-year-old rift agates found up north, redeposited by ice and water. Reported finds include lake superior agate. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Red Wing photos
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Map showing Red Wing in Goodhue County, Minnesota
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Goodhue County
- State
- Minnesota
- Nearest road
- Hay Creek Trail
- Postcode
- 55066
- Coordinates
- 44.54451, -92.56636
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 Red Wing
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Red Wing.
- WabashaWabasha County, Minnesota · 27 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- St. PaulRamsey County, Minnesota · 35 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- Quarry IslandDakota County, Minnesota · 38 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- RochesterTop pick in MinnesotaOlmsted County, Minnesota · 38 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Chalcedony, Fossils
- StillwaterWashington County, Minnesota · 39 mi awayTripoli
- Olmsted CountyOlmsted County, Minnesota · 39 mi awayGold
- Rochester (area 2)Olmsted County, Minnesota · 40 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Fossils
- MinneapolisHennepin County, Minnesota · 48 mi awayLake Superior Agate
Across the state line from Red Wing
Red Wing 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.
- Diamond BluffPierce County, Wisconsin · 8 mi awayDiamond
- Plum CreekPierce County, Wisconsin · 21 mi awayDiamond, Gold
- DurandPepin County, Wisconsin · 32 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- MenomonieDunn County, Wisconsin · 41 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- Dresser Trap Rock QuarryPolk County, Wisconsin · 58 mi awayActinolite, Augite, Bornite
- Big Falls ParkEau Claire County, Wisconsin · 65 mi awayAlmandine, Cummingtonite, Hornblende
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