Cooper River: Megalodon Teeth Rockhounding in Berkeley County, South Carolina

Quick details

Access

Public area

County

Berkeley County

State

South Carolina

Nearest road

Dennis Boulevard

Postcode

29461

Coordinates

33.19281, -79.96903

Geology at Cooper River

This spot sits on Tidal Marsh, mapped as peat that formed within roughly the last 3 million years. Loose deposits like these are float-collecting ground: erosion keeps moving durable rocks and minerals into gravel bars, cutbanks, and washes.

Mapped unit

Tidal Marsh

Age

3 Ma to present (Quaternary)

Rock types

peat

Elevation

10 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.

Best time to visit Cooper River

Best months: September to June. Typical highs run 93°F in midsummer and 59°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 39°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, MONCKS CORNER 4 N station (4 mi away).

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 Cooper River

Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.

• Megalodon Teeth