Rockhounding near Pocatello, ID

72 mapped rockhounding spots within 150 miles of Pocatello — most are inside a 2 to 3 hour drive. Below: a map, the closest spots, what they produce, and full coordinates with access notes.

Covering parts of Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana.

Closest rockhounding spots to Pocatello

The 6 nearest mapped spots, with straight-line distance and an approximate drive time.

Most-reported finds near Pocatello

Counts reflect how many spots in this radius mention each material.

Every spot within 150 miles of Pocatello

Sorted by distance from Pocatello. Tap a row to open the spot detail page with full directions, access status, and nearby trips.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Moonlight MineWest Buckskin Road	Bannock County	Bornite Chalcocite	42.8838, -112.2789	Public
Bear RiverMaple Grove Road	Franklin County	Psilomelane Pyrolusite	42.3273, -111.7158	Public
Lane’s CreekLanes Creek Cutoff Road	Caribou County	Hematite	42.9322, -111.2862	Public
SnowvilleStone Road	Box Elder County	Variscite	41.9818, -112.7087	Public
Big Lost River	Butte County	Geode Amethyst	43.7952, -112.8518	Public
MontpelierMontpelier Canyon Road	Bear Lake County	Gypsum	42.3276, -111.2280	Public
Bear LakeMinnetonka Cave Road	Bear Lake County	Fossils	42.1134, -111.4459	Public
SmithfieldBirch Canyon Road	Cache County	Cerussite Smithsonite	41.8455, -111.8011	Public
Camas Creek2700N	Jefferson County	Topaz Fire Opal	44.0165, -112.2138	Public
Antelope Creek areaAntelope Creek Road	Butte County	Geode Quartz Amethyst	43.6999, -113.5694	Public
Swan CreekWest Swan Creek Spring Road	Rich County	Azurite Barite Cerussite Galena Wulfenite	41.9861, -111.4175	Public
CareyUS 93;US 26	Blaine County	Jasper Moss Agate	43.2387, -113.9657	Public
AlmoBruesch Ranch Road	Cassia County	Topaz	42.1005, -113.6526	Public
Poison Creek	Custer County	Common Opal	43.7171, -113.6565	Public
Logan CanyonUS 89	Cache County	Cacotrichite Galena	41.7421, -111.7763	Public
Little Wood River	Blaine County	Agate Chalcedony Jasper	43.3925, -113.9974	Public
Raft River Mountains	Box Elder County	Gold Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite	41.8742, -113.5085	Public
Laketown Canyon	Rich County	Phosphorite	41.8137, -111.3119	Public
Empire MineNational Forest Development Road 496	Custer County	Purple Fluorite	43.8925, -113.6701	Public
MackayNational Forest Development Road 496	Custer County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite Pyrite Pyrrhotite	43.8902, -113.6746	Public
Bear River Range	Cache County	Galena Malachite	41.6328, -111.6679	Public
Great Salt Lake	Box Elder County	Aragonite Bloedite Blauberite Halite Thenardite	41.5245, -112.7833	Public
Vipont MineBirch Creek Road	Box Elder County	Azurite Cerussite Copper Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite +7 more	41.9657, -113.8459	Public
Little Bear RiverCanyon Road	Cache County	Anglesite Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite	41.5240, -111.7803	Public
Shoshone	Lincoln County	Opalized Wood	42.9518, -114.4622	Public

Pocatello rockhounding FAQ

Where can I go rockhounding near Pocatello?+

There are 72 mapped rockhounding spots within about 150 miles of Pocatello, Idaho. The closest is Moonlight Mine in Bannock County, roughly 8 miles away. The full list is on this page with coordinates and drive times.

What rocks and minerals can you find near Pocatello?+

Spots within driving distance of Pocatello most commonly produce galena, malachite, azurite, cerussite, quartz, chalcopyrite.

Is rockhounding legal near Pocatello?+

Casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Each spot page on this site lists access status; always confirm current rules with the managing agency before a trip.

How far do most rockhounders drive from Pocatello?+

Most weekend trips from Pocatello fall inside a 2 to 3 hour drive, which is roughly the 150-mile radius shown on this page. Closer spots are good for half-day outings; the outer ones are better as overnight trips.

More state coverage

The spots above span 5 states. Open the state page for the full county-by-county view.

Other cities near Pocatello

Planning around Pocatello? These nearby cities have their own mapped rockhounding spots within driving range, with some overlap in the spots you can reach.

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