Rockhounding.org

Rockhounding near me: map of 52,440 sites

The map holds 52,440 sites: 12,023 in the United States, 28,529 in Canada and 11,888 in 105 other countries.

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Rockhounding maps for all 50 states

Washington: 391 sitesIdaho: 603 sitesMontana: 659 sitesNorth Dakota: 64 sitesMinnesota: 63 sitesMichigan: 86 sitesOhio: 107 sitesPennsylvania: 129 sitesNew York: 258 sitesVermont: 39 sitesNew Hampshire: 36 sitesMaine: 35 sitesArizona: 536 sitesCalifornia: 1,768 sitesNew Mexico: 416 sitesTexas: 547 sitesAlaska: 505 sitesLouisiana: 38 sitesDelaware: 13 sitesMississippi: 68 sitesAlabama: 114 sitesFlorida: 114 sitesGeorgia: 129 sitesSouth Carolina: 91 sitesNorth Carolina: 252 sitesVirginia: 179 sitesMaryland: 77 sitesNew Jersey: 110 sitesConnecticut: 51 sitesRhode Island: 17 sitesMassachusetts: 105 sitesOregon: 682 sitesHawaii: 10 sitesUtah: 567 sitesWyoming: 351 sitesNevada: 1,106 sitesColorado: 407 sitesSouth Dakota: 167 sitesNebraska: 64 sitesKansas: 176 sitesOklahoma: 107 sitesIowa: 81 sitesMissouri: 157 sitesWisconsin: 78 sitesIllinois: 63 sitesKentucky: 90 sitesArkansas: 92 sitesTennessee: 103 sitesWest Virginia: 52 sitesIndiana: 68 sites
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Sites by state
Alabama114Alaska505Arizona536Arkansas92California1,768Colorado407Connecticut51Delaware13District of Columbia1Florida114Georgia129Hawaii10Idaho603Illinois63Indiana68Iowa81Kansas176Kentucky90Louisiana38Maine35Maryland77Massachusetts105Michigan86Minnesota63Mississippi68Missouri157Montana659Nebraska64Nevada1,106New Hampshire36New Jersey110New Mexico416New York258North Carolina252North Dakota64Ohio107Oklahoma107Oregon682Pennsylvania129Rhode Island17South Carolina91South Dakota167Tennessee103Texas547Utah567Vermont39Virginia179Washington391West Virginia52Wisconsin78Wyoming351
Canada: 28,529 sites in 13 provinces and territories
How many sites are on the map?
The rockhounding map on this site holds 52,440 collecting sites: 12,023 in the United States, 28,529 in Canada and 11,888 in 105 other countries. Each site lists the minerals, fossils or metals recorded there. Pro adds land ownership and active mining claims, with satellite, USGS topo and LiDAR base maps.
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Who owns the land, and where the claims are

See who owns the land under each pin: BLM, Forest Service, state trust or private.
See all 564,508 active BLM claims and who holds them, updated weekly.
Switch to satellite, USGS topo or LiDAR to find washes, roads and old workings.
Save a mining district in the app for offline use, or download its sites as GPX for Gaia, onX or Garmin.

Questions about the map

Is it legal to collect at these sites?

That depends on who owns the land. Most BLM land allows hand collecting of reasonable amounts for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission.

Where do the sites come from?

Members add and correct sites. We also import public records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and provincial mineral inventories in Canada.

Is there a rockhounding map that works with no signal?

Yes. With Pro, the rockhounding.org app saves map areas for offline use, and the website exports sites as GPX or KML for Gaia, onX or Garmin.

How do I find rockhounding sites near me?

Tap “Show sites near me” and allow location.

What are pay-to-dig sites?

Mines, quarries and gem fields that charge a fee to dig, often with tools and a guide. The map has 52 of them.

How do I add a site to the map?

Choose Submit New Location under the full map. Give the coordinates, what can be found there and who owns the land.

Collecting rules by land type