Kanab Creek: Silicified Wood & Anhydrite Rockhounding in Kane County, Utah

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Kane County

State

Utah

Nearest road

Creekside Drive

Coordinates

37.01879, -112.53483

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.

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 Kanab Creek

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: September to June. Typical highs run 94°F in midsummer and 50°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 25°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, KANAB station (1 mi away).

Geology at Kanab Creek

This spot sits on ground mapped as Alluvium that formed within roughly the last 129,000 years. Petrified wood typically travels as tough float, and worked gravels like these are exactly where weathered pieces tend to collect.

Mapped unit

Alluvium

Age

< 1 Ma (Late Pleistocene to Holocene)

Elevation

4,820 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.

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.

State guidance last verified: April 1, 2026

• BLM Utah, Rockhounding overview
• Utah Geological Survey, collecting guidelines
• SITLA, surface use rules
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules