Tuscarawas River near Zoar: Flint Rockhounding in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
- Mineral reported
- 1
- Elevation
- 880 ft
- Best months
- March to November
The Tuscarawas River near the historic village of Zoar carries flint and chert cobbles, including Upper Mercer material, worked down from the surrounding Pennsylvanian bedrock and glacial deposits into workable gravel bars. The old Ohio and Erie Canal corridor and the Zoar levee give walkable public access to the valley, and the river gravels make an easy, low-effort flint hunt in the east-central part of the state. Water-tumbled cobbles here are often clean and knappable. Reported finds include flint. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual rockhounding
- County
- Tuscarawas County
- State
- Ohio
- Nearest road
- Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail / Zoar Valley Trail
- Postcode
- 44697
- Coordinates
- 40.59720, -81.41292
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.
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.
Access note: Collect loose surface cobbles from public gravel bars below the ordinary high-water mark, reached from the Towpath Trail and public river accesses near Zoar. Stay off adjacent private farmland and the state-owned historic village grounds.
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.
Best time to visit Tuscarawas River near Zoar
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Best months: March to November. Typical highs run 84°F in midsummer and 36°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 20°F.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, NEW PHILADELPHIA station (8 mi away).
Geology at Tuscarawas River near Zoar
This spot sits on Allegheny and Pottsville Groups, Undivided, mapped as shale and siltstone that formed roughly 325 to 300 million years ago. Sedimentary rock like this erodes unevenly, so the most productive collecting is typically along fresh cuts, badland slopes, and active drainages.
- Mapped unit
- Allegheny and Pottsville Groups, Undivided
- Age
- 325–300 Ma (Pennsylvanian)
- Rock types
- shale and siltstone
- Elevation
- 880 ft
Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.
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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.
- Ohio Geological Survey
- Ohio State Parks rules
- Wayne National Forest
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Tuscarawas River near Zoar
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Tuscarawas River near Zoar.
- Tuscarawas CountyTuscarawas County, Ohio · 3 mi awayPyrite
- Holmes CountyHolmes County, Ohio · 27 mi awayFlint
- Coshocton CountyCoshocton County, Ohio · 34 mi awayDark Gray Flint, Black Flint
- Muskingum CountyMuskingum County, Ohio · 52 mi awayAgate, Amethyst, Carnelian
- Nether's Flint FarmMuskingum County, Ohio · 58 mi awayFlint
- Flint RidgeLicking County, Ohio · 61 mi awayAgate, Amethyst, Carnelian
- Licking & Muskingum CountiesLicking County, Ohio · 64 mi awayFlint, Chalcedony, Quartz
- Edgewater BeachCuyahoga County, Ohio · 64 mi away
Across the state line from Tuscarawas River near Zoar
Tuscarawas River near Zoar is close enough to the Ohio border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- New MartinsvilleWetzel County, West Virginia · 73 mi awayMuscovite
- EtnaAllegheny County, Pennsylvania · 76 mi awayBarite, Calcite, Pyrite
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