Rockhounding in Grafton County, New Hampshire
13 mapped rockhounding spots in Grafton County. Most commonly produces staurolite, quartz, beryl, amethyst.
Every rockhounding spot in Grafton County
Best spotTunnel BrookGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Gold Placer, Gold Nugget
Best spotWild Ammonoosuc RiverGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Gold Placer, Gold Nugget
Ruggles MineGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Amethyst, Apatite, Beryl +12
North GrotonGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Aquamarine, Beryl, Lazulite +1
Ore HillGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Amethyst, Quartz, Staurolite
Beech HillGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Golden Beryl, Quartz
HanoverGrafton County, New HampshireCheck locally · Jasper, Quartz
Melvin Hill (Grafton)Grafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Beryl, Spessartine Garnet
Grafton CountyGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Jasper
LisbonGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Staurolite
OrfordGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Staurolite
Pearl LakeGrafton County, New HampshirePublic access · Staurolite
Ruggles MineGrafton County, New HampshireFee dig
Grafton County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Minerals reported in Grafton County
Standouts in Grafton County
Hand-picked spots in Grafton County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickWild Ammonoosuc River
Public accessGrafton County
The Wild Ammonoosuc is New Hampshire's most popular gold-panning river, carrying fine placer gold from its White Mountain National Forest headwaters down to its mouth at Bath, and it was a center of the state's brief 1860s gold rush.
Gold Placer, Gold Nugget
Top pickTunnel Brook
Public accessGrafton County
Tunnel Brook is a long-favored gold-panning stream in the White Mountain National Forest, and coarse gold with the occasional small nugget has turned up in its gravels where it drops over fractured bedrock.
Gold Placer, Gold Nugget
Neighboring counties in New Hampshire
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Grafton County. A natural extension if Grafton County is already on your trip plan.
Across the state line from Grafton 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.
