Rockhounding in Carroll County, New Hampshire
6 mapped rockhounding spots in Carroll County. Most commonly produces smoky quartz, amethyst, feldspar, topaz.
Carroll County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Map showing 6 rockhounding spots in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Minerals reported in Carroll County
Standouts in Carroll County
Hand-picked spots in Carroll County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickConway
PublicCarroll County
Moat Mountain is one of only a handful of White Mountain National Forest sites where the public may dig for minerals, and it is the classic New Hampshire locality for smoky quartz and green amazonite feldspar weathered out of the Conway granite.
Feldspar, Smoky Quartz, Topaz
Top pickRedstone
PublicCarroll County
The Redstone quarries worked the Conway granite from the 1880s to the 1940s for its prized red and green building stone, and the waste piles still yield smoky quartz and the green potassium feldspar that tints the granite.
Amethyst, Apatite, Quartz, Smoky Quartz
Top pickDeer Hill Mineral Collecting Area
PublicCarroll County
Deer Hill is one of the White Mountain National Forest's designated mineral sites and is best known for amethyst, which weathers loose into the sandy soil and can be recovered with a screen.
Amethyst, Beryl, Garnet, Columbite
Top pickSouth Baldface Mountain
PublicCarroll County
The pegmatite ledges high on South Baldface Mountain carry smoky quartz, feldspar and biotite in the Conway granite, and the site is historically important as the source of a rare phenakite and topaz find first described in 1923.
Smoky Quartz, Topaz, Phenakite, Feldspar
Spots in Carroll County
| Spot | Minerals | Coordinates | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | 44.0043, -71.1622 | Public | |
| Deer Hill Mineral Collecting AreaDeer Hill Road (FR 9) | 44.2025, -70.9770 | Public | |
| Hurricane MountainHurricane Mountain Road | 44.0712, -71.0741 | Public | |
| Province LakeRemick Road | 43.6920, -71.0153 | Public | |
| RedstoneOuter Limits | 44.0195, -71.0968 | Public | |
| South Baldface MountainBaldface Circle Trail | 44.2103, -71.0517 | Public |
Neighboring counties in New Hampshire
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Carroll County. A natural extension if Carroll County is already on your trip plan.
Across the state line from Carroll County
Rockhounding counties in neighboring states within driving range. Geology rarely respects state borders — these are often the closest mapped spots you can reach without going deeper into New Hampshire.
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