Where to find petrified wood in the U.S.

Petrified wood forms when silica replaces buried timber. Famous park landscapes often prohibit collecting — use documented public beds and fee options outside closed park boundaries.

Fossils type hub Fossils & petrified materials Sites near me

197 directory listings mentioning petrified wood.

Parks vs collecting ground

Petrified Forest National Park protects iconic logs — collecting inside the park is illegal. Recreational hunters target surrounding public parcels and other states’ documented beds where rules allow.

Other productive regions

Western badlands, Columbia River basalt country, Gulf Coast palm wood districts, and cataloged Mississippi and Dakotas localities. Always read access notes.

Petrified Wood rockhounding map

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187 sites with coordinates

Petrified Wood rockhounding sites

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Anchor River — petrified wood rockhounding site near Alaska, AK

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Anchor River

Anchor River is a documented mineral occurrence near AK. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesAlaska

Atka Island — petrified wood rockhounding site near Alaska, AK

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Atka Island

Atka Island is a documented mineral occurrence near AK. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Kujulik Bary — petrified wood rockhounding site near Alaska, AK

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Kujulik Bary

Kujulik Bary is a documented mineral occurrence near AK. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Saginaw Bay — agate rockhounding site near Alaska, AK

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Saginaw Bay

Saginaw Bay is a documented mineral occurrence near AK. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Petrified Forest National Park — fossil rockhounding site near The Chinle, AZ

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Petrified Forest National Park

Fossil collection site in the Chinle, Arizona. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Petrified Forest National Park Vicinity — petrified wood rockhounding site near Holbrook, AZ

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Petrified Forest National Park Vicinity

Rainbow petrified wood litters the Painted Desert region, but collecting is strictly banned in the national park; nearby BLM lands allow limited personal collection outside protected boundaries.

Fee variesHolbrook

Petrified Forest Np Log Tumble — fossil rockhounding site near AZ, AZ

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Petrified Forest Np Log Tumble

Petrified Forest NP Log tumble is a documented rockhounding destination in AZ. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesArizona

Petrified Wood - Petrified Forest National Park (arizona) — fossil rockhounding site near AZ, AZ

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Petrified Wood - Petrified Forest National Park (arizona)

Petrified Wood - Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona) is a documented rockhounding destination in AZ. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesArizona

Agate Area (klamath River) — agate rockhounding site near California, CA

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Agate Area (klamath River)

Agate Area (Klamath River) is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Agate, Bloodstone, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Castle Butte Foothills — agate rockhounding site near California, CA

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Castle Butte Foothills

Castle Butte Foothills is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Petrified Wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Crescent City Beaches — agate rockhounding site near California, CA

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Crescent City Beaches

Crescent City Beaches is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Moonstone, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

El Paso Mountains — agate rockhounding site near California, CA

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El Paso Mountains

El Paso Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Agate, Opal, Jasper, Gold, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Jacolitos Canyon — agate rockhounding site near California, CA

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Jacolitos Canyon

Jacolitos Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Jasper, Petrified Wood, Fossilized Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Jenny Creek — agate rockhounding site near California, CA

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Jenny Creek

Jenny Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Petrified wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Mojave Desert Agate Fields — agate rockhounding site near Barstow, CA

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Mojave Desert Agate Fields

Scattered BLM lands across the central Mojave yield blue agate nodules and jasper in washes east of Barstow, popular for desert field collecting.

Fee variesBarstow

Nipomo Area — agate rockhounding site near California, CA

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Nipomo Area

Nipomo Area is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Moss Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood, Stibnite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Trinity River — chalcedony rockhounding site near California, CA

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Trinity River

Trinity River is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Gold, Jasper, Jade, Petrified Wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Petrified Wood Building — fossil rockhounding site near CO, CO

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Petrified Wood Building

Petrified Wood Building is a documented rockhounding destination in CO. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesColorado

Polk County Quarries — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL

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Polk County Quarries

Polk County Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossils, Gypsum, Petrified wood, Uranium, Vivianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesFlorida

Bull Creek — petrified wood rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Bull Creek

Bull Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Chattahoochee County — agate rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Chattahoochee County

Chattahoochee County is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Chert, Quartz, Petrified wood, Pyrite, Selenite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Round Oak — agate rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Round Oak

Round Oak is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Bellevue — agate rockhounding site near Iowa, IA

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Bellevue

Bellevue is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Moss agate, Carnelian, Moonstone, Jasper, Petrified coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIowa

Dubuque — agate rockhounding site near Iowa, IA

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Dubuque

Dubuque is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Moss Agate, Oolitic agates, Moonstone, Jasper, Petrified wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIowa

Emmetsburg — agate rockhounding site near Iowa, IA

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Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIowa

Graettinger — agate rockhounding site near Iowa, IA

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Graettinger

Graettinger is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIowa

Orient Area — agate rockhounding site near Iowa, IA

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Orient Area

Orient Area is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Agate, Quartz crystals, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIowa

Skunk River — geode rockhounding site near Iowa, IA

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Skunk River

Skunk River is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes, Petrified coral, Limonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIowa

Ada County — agate rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Ada County

Ada County is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Cascade — agate rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Cascade

Cascade is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Homedale (area) — agate rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Homedale (area)

Homedale (area) is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Leesburg — gold rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Leesburg

Leesburg is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Gold, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Malm Gulch — agate rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Malm Gulch

Malm Gulch is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Mcbride Creek — petrified wood rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Mcbride Creek

McBride Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Salmon River — agate rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Salmon River

Salmon River is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Maumee River — agate rockhounding site near Indiana, IN

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Maumee River

Maumee River is a documented mineral occurrence near IN. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Fossilized coral, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIndiana

Ada — petrified wood rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Ada

Ada is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKansas

Chikaskia River — agate rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Chikaskia River

Chikaskia River is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKansas

Concordia — agate rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Concordia

Concordia is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Agate, Moss Agate, Banded Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKansas

Mclouth — agate rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Mclouth

McLouth is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Medicine Lodge — petrified wood rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Medicine Lodge

Medicine Lodge is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Medicine Lodge River — agate rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Medicine Lodge River

Medicine Lodge River is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Agatized wood, Chert, Chalcedony, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Sharon Springs — agate rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Sharon Springs

Sharon Springs is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKansas

Verdigris River — agate rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Verdigris River

Verdigris River is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Chalcedony, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Louisville (quarry Area) — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Louisville (quarry Area)

Louisville (quarry area) is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Fossilized quarry, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Rowletts — onyx rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Rowletts

Rowletts is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Onyx, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Aben Opal Sands — opal rockhounding site near Leesville, LA

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Aben Opal Sands

Western Louisiana gravel beds near Vernon Parish occasionally yield opalized wood and agate in Catahoula Formation sands.

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Catahoula Agate Gravels — agate rockhounding site near Jonesville, LA

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Catahoula Agate Gravels

Gravels of the Catahoula Formation in northeast Louisiana yield agate and chalcedony nodules in creek beds and gravel pits.

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Gulfport — agate rockhounding site near Louisiana, LA

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Gulfport

Gulfport is a documented mineral occurrence near LA. Reported specimens include Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesLouisiana

Leesville — petrified wood rockhounding site near Louisiana, LA

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Leesville

Leesville is a documented mineral occurrence near LA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Ouachita River — agate rockhounding site near Louisiana, LA

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Ouachita River

Ouachita River is a documented mineral occurrence near LA. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesLouisiana

Petrified Palm Wood — petrified wood rockhounding site near LA, LA

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Petrified Palm Wood

Petrified Palm Wood is a documented rockhounding destination in LA. Collectors visit for petrified wood, agate and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesLouisiana

Pollock — agate rockhounding site near Louisiana, LA

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Pollock

Pollock is a documented mineral occurrence near LA. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Toledo Bend — petrified palm wood rockhounding site near Louisiana, LA

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Toledo Bend

Toledo Bend is a documented mineral occurrence near LA. Reported specimens include Petrified palm wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesLouisiana

Prince George’s County — petrified wood rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Prince George’s County

Prince George’s County is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Cape Girardeau County — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Cape Girardeau County

Cape Girardeau County is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Daviess County — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Daviess County

Daviess County is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Jasper, Fossils, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Gallatin — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Gallatin

Gallatin is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Gentry County — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Gentry County

Gentry County is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Jasper, Fossils, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Greenfield — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Greenfield

Greenfield is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Agate, Chert, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Grundy County — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Grundy County

Grundy County is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Jasper, Fossils, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Livingston County — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Livingston County

Livingston County is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Jasper, Fossils, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Marble Hill E General Area — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Marble Hill E General Area

Marble Hill E General Area is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Holly Springs National Forest — petrified wood rockhounding site near Mississippi, MS

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Holly Springs National Forest

Holly Springs National Forest is a documented mineral occurrence near MS. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMississippi

Petrified Forest Mississippi — petrified wood rockhounding site near Flora, MS

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Petrified Forest Mississippi

Mississippi Petrified Forest near Flora displays upright fossil logs for observation; collecting prohibited in park but region has petrified wood in private gravels.

Fee requiredFlora

Petrified Wood At Mississippi Petrified Forest — fossil rockhounding site near MS, MS

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Petrified Wood At Mississippi Petrified Forest

Petrified Wood at Mississippi Petrified Forest is a documented rockhounding destination in MS. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesMississippi

Twentymile Creek — fossil rockhounding site near Mississippi, MS

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Twentymile Creek

Twentymile Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near MS. Reported specimens include Fossils, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMississippi

Waynesboro — fossil rockhounding site near Mississippi, MS

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Waynesboro

Waynesboro is a documented mineral occurrence near MS. Reported specimens include Fossils, Petrified palm wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMississippi

Wesson — agate rockhounding site near Mississippi, MS

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Wesson

Wesson is a documented mineral occurrence near MS. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Chalcedony, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMississippi

Winona Agate Gravels — agate rockhounding site near Winona, MS

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Winona Agate Gravels

Mississippi River basin gravels near Winona contain agate and chalcedony cobbles from northern source terrains.

Fee variesWinona

Carbella — agate rockhounding site near Montana, MT

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Carbella

Carbella is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Miner — agate rockhounding site near Montana, MT

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Miner

Miner is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Mount Blackmore — agate rockhounding site near Montana, MT

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Mount Blackmore

Mount Blackmore is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Hyalite Opal, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Pryor Mountains — fossil rockhounding site near Montana, MT

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Pryor Mountains

Pryor Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Fossiles, Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Terry — petrified wood rockhounding site near Montana, MT

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Terry

Terry is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Chalcedony, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Chapel Hill — agate rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Moss Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Ellberle — petrified wood rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Ellberle

Ellberle is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Halifax County — petrified wood rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Halifax County

Halifax County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Troy — petrified wood rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Troy

Troy is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Unaka — staurolite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Unaka

Unaka is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Staurolite, Agate, Epidote, Pink Feldspar, Gold Placer, Petrified wood, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Killdeer Mountains Agate — agate rockhounding site near Killdeer, ND

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Killdeer Mountains Agate

Killdeer Mountain area badlands and draws in western North Dakota yield agate and petrified wood on permitted lands.

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Lisbon — quartz rockhounding site near North Dakota, ND

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Lisbon

Lisbon is a documented mineral occurrence near ND. Reported specimens include Quartz gemstones, Teredo petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Dakota

Mandan — agate rockhounding site near North Dakota, ND

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Mandan

Mandan is a documented mineral occurrence near ND. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Teredo petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Dakota

Medora Badlands Petrified Wood — petrified wood rockhounding site near Medora, ND

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Medora Badlands Petrified Wood

Theodore Roosevelt National Park badlands display petrified wood stumps; collecting banned in park but region has specimens on private land.

Fee variesMedora

Petrified Log & Stumps At Capitol Grounds — petrified wood rockhounding site near ND, ND

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Petrified Log & Stumps At Capitol Grounds

Petrified Log & Stumps at Capitol grounds is a documented rockhounding destination in ND. Collectors visit for petrified wood, agate and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNorth Dakota

Sheyenne River — quartz rockhounding site near North Dakota, ND

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Sheyenne River

Sheyenne River is a documented mineral occurrence near ND. Reported specimens include Quartz gemstones, Petrified wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Dakota

Teredo Petrified Wood — fossil rockhounding site near ND, ND

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Teredo Petrified Wood

Teredo Petrified Wood is a documented rockhounding destination in ND. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNorth Dakota

Ashland — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Ashland

Ashland is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Crawford (jasper Area) — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Crawford (jasper Area)

Crawford (jasper area) is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Fairburn Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Fairbury — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Fairbury

Fairbury is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Fullerton — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Fullerton

Fullerton is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Pine Ridge — quartz rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Pine Ridge

Pine Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Quartz concretions, Agate, Petrified wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Platte River — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Platte River

Platte River is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Steel City — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Steel City

Steel City is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Whiteclay — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Whiteclay

Whiteclay is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Manasquan — quartz rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Manasquan

Manasquan is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Fossils, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Sayreville — marcasite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Sayreville

Sayreville is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Marcasite, Pyrite crystals, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Warren Township — agate rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Warren Township

Warren Township is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Moss Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, Quartz crystals, Amethyst, Citrine, Sard. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Jornada Valley — agate rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Jornada Valley

Jornada Valley is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Elixirite, Jasper, Petrified Wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Las Vegas — petrified wood rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Mesa Del Oro — fossil rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Mesa Del Oro

Fossil collection site in the Petrified Forest, Cibola County, New Mexico. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Mount Chalchihuitl — agate rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Mount Chalchihuitl

Mount Chalchihuitl is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Petrified wood, Turquoise. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Mud Springs Mountains — agate rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Mud Springs Mountains

Mud Springs Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Agate, Opalized wood, Silicified wood, Petrified Palm. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Nw San Juan County — agate rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Nw San Juan County

NW San Juan County is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Chert, Garnet, Jasper, Quartzite, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Red Rock Spring — agatized picture wood rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Red Rock Spring

Red Rock Spring is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Agatized picture wood, Petrified cycad, Petrified Palm. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Union County — petrified wood rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Union County

Union County is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Rose Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Zuni Mountains — agate rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Zuni Mountains

Zuni Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Black Rock Desert — opal rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Black Rock Desert

Black Rock Desert is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Opalized wood, Petrified wood, Agate, Fire Opal, Geodes, Gypsum, Obsidian, Tourmaline, Malachite, Epidote, Barite, Azurite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Gemfield — agate rockhounding site near Goldfield, NV

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Gemfield

Gemfield near Goldfield, Nevada, is a well-known fee-oriented jasper and agate collecting area on the US-95 corridor between Las Vegas and Tonopah. Confirm the current dig operator, fees, and open hours before you drive — desert access rules change.

Fee requiredGoldfield

Golconda (petrified Area) — chalcedony rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Golconda (petrified Area)

Golconda (petrified area) is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Goose Creek — petrified wood rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Goose Creek

Goose Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Lahontan Reservoir — agate rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Lahontan Reservoir

Lahontan Reservoir is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

San Antonio Mountains — jade rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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San Antonio Mountains

San Antonio Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Jade, Petrified wood, Wonderstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Tonopah (petrified Algae Area) — petrified algae rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Tonopah (petrified Algae Area)

Tonopah (petrified algae area) is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Petrified algae, Jade. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Veterans Memorial Highway — agate rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

AgateNV

Veterans Memorial Highway

Veterans Memorial Highway is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood, Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Virgin Valley — agate rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Virgin Valley

Virgin Valley is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Flint, Jasper, Opal, Silicified lignite, Opalized wood, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Virgin Valley Opal District — opal rockhounding site near Denio, NV

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Virgin Valley Opal District

Black fire opal in pastel host rhyolite made Virgin Valley world-famous; several private mines offer fee digging for opalized wood and precious opal.

Fee requiredDenio

Walker Lake — agate rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Walker Lake

Walker Lake is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Fossils, Petrified wood, Turquoise. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Beckham County — alabaster rockhounding site near Oklahoma, OK

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Beckham County

Beckham County is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Alabaster, Selenite, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOklahoma

El Reno — agate rockhounding site near Oklahoma, OK

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El Reno

El Reno is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOklahoma

Seiling & Taloga — agate rockhounding site near Oklahoma, OK

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Seiling & Taloga

Seiling & Taloga is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Agate, Jadeite, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOklahoma

Brogan — agate rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

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Brogan

Brogan is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

Culver Petrified Wood Area — petrified wood rockhounding site near Culver, OR

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Culver Petrified Wood Area

High desert benches near Culver contain colorful petrified wood fragments eroded from ancient volcanic mudflows.

Fee variesCulver

Ironside And Malheur Reservoir — agate rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

AgateOR

Ironside And Malheur Reservoir

Ironside and Malheur Reservoir is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

John Day River — fossil rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

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John Day River

John Day River is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Fossils, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

Mosier — petrified wood rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

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Mosier

Mosier is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Silicified Pine Cones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

N Umpqua River — agate rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

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N Umpqua River

N Umpqua River is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Carnelian, Jasper, Petrified wood, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

S Umpqua River — agate rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

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S Umpqua River

S Umpqua River is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Carnelian, Jasper, Petrified wood, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

Streams Around Oregon Caves — agate rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

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Streams Around Oregon Caves

Streams around Oregon Caves is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Gold, Jasper, Petrified wood, Rhodonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

Succor Creek Agate Beds — agate rockhounding site near Nyssa, OR

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Succor Creek Agate Beds

Remote BLM canyons along the Oregon-Idaho border yield colorful Owyhee jasper and moss agate in volcanic ash beds.

Fee variesNyssa

Warm Springs Reservoir — agate rockhounding site near Oregon, OR

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Warm Springs Reservoir

Warm Springs Reservoir is a documented mineral occurrence near OR. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, Black Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOregon

Bainbridge — petrified wood rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Bainbridge

Bainbridge is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Bucks County — petrified wood rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Bucks County

Bucks County is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Churchtown — petrified wood rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Churchtown

Churchtown is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Greensburg — petrified wood rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Greensburg

Greensburg is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Maple Glen — petrified wood rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Maple Glen

Maple Glen is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Newtown — agate rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Newtown

Newtown is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Philadelphia — agate rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

South Bethlehem — agate rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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South Bethlehem

South Bethlehem is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

York Haven — petrified wood rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

Petrified woodPA

York Haven

York Haven is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Bellyache Creek — petrified wood rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Bellyache Creek

Bellyache Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Blenheim — petrified wood rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Blenheim

Blenheim is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Darlington — petrified wood rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Darlington

Darlington is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Fairfield County — petrified wood rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Fairfield County

Fairfield County is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Florence County — petrified wood rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Florence County

Florence County is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Little Eagle — petrified wood rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Little Eagle

Little Eagle is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Mound City — petrified wood rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Mound City

Mound City is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Area Surfaces All Around Smithville — agate rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Area Surfaces All Around Smithville

Area surfaces all around Smithville is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Btwn Groveton & Trinity — agate rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Btwn Groveton & Trinity

Btwn Groveton & Trinity is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Creek Beds & Hill Slopes Between Caldwell & Somerville — petrified wood rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Creek Beds & Hill Slopes Between Caldwell & Somerville

Creek beds & hill slopes between Caldwell & Somerville is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

E Of Austin — agatized wood rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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E Of Austin

E of Austin is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Petrified palm wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

E Of New Caney — agate rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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E Of New Caney

E of New Caney is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Jasper, Petrified palm wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Erdman Farm — petrified palm wood rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Erdman Farm

Erdman Farm is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Petrified palm wood, Opalized wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Large Area Btwn Camden And Chester — petrified palm wood rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Large Area Btwn Camden And Chester

Large area btwn Camden and Chester is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Petrified palm wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Moulton — agate rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Moulton

Moulton is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

N Of Cross — petrified wood rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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N Of Cross

N of Cross is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

N Of Lake Livingston — petrified palm wood rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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N Of Lake Livingston

N of Lake Livingston is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Petrified palm wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

New Braunfels — petrified wood rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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New Braunfels

New Braunfels is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Peach Creek — agate rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Peach Creek

Peach Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Quitman Mountains (south) — agate rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Quitman Mountains (south)

Quitman Mountains (South) is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Castle Dale — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Castle Dale

Castle Dale is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Agatized dinosaur bone, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Cedar City — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Cedar City

Cedar City is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Moss Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Circle Cliffs — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Circle Cliffs

Circle Cliffs is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Escalante — petrified dinosaur bone rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Escalante

Escalante is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Petrified dinosaur bone, Agate, Monazite, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Hanksville — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Hanksville

Hanksville is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Orderville — septarian nodules rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Orderville

Orderville is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Septarian nodules, Agate, Anhydrite, Geodes, Gypsum, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

San Rafael Swell — agatized wood rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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San Rafael Swell

San Rafael Swell is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Amethyst, Carnotite, Petrified wood, Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Petrified dinosaur bones, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Se Grand County — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Se Grand County

SE Grand County is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Silicified dinosaur bone, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Thompson Springs — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Thompson Springs

Thompson Springs is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Agatized clams, Jasper, Petrified wood, Corvusite, Selenium, Uraninite, Autunite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Torrey — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Torrey

Torrey is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified dinosaur bone, Jasperized dinosaur bone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Woodside — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Woodside

Woodside is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnotite, Chalcedony, Chert, Petrified dinosaur bone, Jasper, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Mosely — petrified wood rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Mosely

Mosely is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Quantico — petrified wood rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Quantico

Quantico is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Skinquarter — petrified wood rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Skinquarter

Skinquarter is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

A Piece Of Petrified Wood That I Found In Lewis County — fossil rockhounding site near WA, WA

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A Piece Of Petrified Wood That I Found In Lewis County

A piece of petrified wood that I found in Lewis County is a documented rockhounding destination in WA. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesWashington

Cairn Hope Peak — petrified wood rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Cairn Hope Peak

Cairn Hope Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Centralia — agate rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Centralia

Centralia is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Geodes, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Doty — agate rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Doty

Doty is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Geodes, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Klickitat River — petrified wood rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Klickitat River

Klickitat River is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Lucas Creek — agate rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Lucas Creek

Lucas Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Geodes, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Lyle — petrified wood rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Lyle

Lyle is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Mabton — petrified wood rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Mabton

Mabton is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Mccoy Farm Near Adna — carnelian rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Mccoy Farm Near Adna

McCoy Farm near Adna is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Carnelian, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Me At The Ginkgo Petrified Forest — fossil rockhounding site near WA, WA

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Me At The Ginkgo Petrified Forest

Me at the Ginkgo Petrified Forest is a documented rockhounding destination in WA. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesWashington

Pe Ell — agate rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Pe Ell

Pe Ell is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Geodes, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Petrified Forest State Park — opal rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Petrified Forest State Park

Petrified Forest State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Opalized wood, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Rattlesnake Mt. — petrified wood rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Rattlesnake Mt.

Rattlesnake Mt. is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

That's Me At Saddle Mountain In 2009 With A Piece Of Petrified Wood That I Found. — fossil rockhounding site near WA, WA

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That's Me At Saddle Mountain In 2009 With A Piece Of Petrified Wood That I Found.

That's me at Saddle Mountain in 2009 with a piece of petrified wood that I found. is a documented rockhounding destination in WA. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesWashington

Berry Hills Country Club — petrified wood rockhounding site near West Virginia, WV

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Berry Hills Country Club

Berry Hills Country Club is a documented mineral occurrence near WV. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWest Virginia

Blacks Fork Creek — silicified algae rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Blacks Fork Creek

Blacks Fork Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Silicified algae, Turritella Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Quartz crystals, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Buffalo — agate rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Buffalo

Buffalo is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Gastroliths, Jasper, Petrified wood, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Como Ridge — petrified dinosaur bones rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Como Ridge

Como Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Petrified dinosaur bones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Copper Mountain Petrified Forest — petrified wood rockhounding site near Lander, WY

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Copper Mountain Petrified Forest

Wind River Basin badlands contain colorful petrified wood fragments on BLM land south of Dubois and Lander.

Fee variesLander

Greybull — gastroliths rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Greybull

Greybull is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Gastroliths, Petrified dinosaur bones, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Kemmerer — agate rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Kemmerer

Kemmerer is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Turritella Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Quartz crystals, Petrified wood, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Steamboat Mountain — agate rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Steamboat Mountain

Steamboat Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Sweetwater County — agate rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Sweetwater County

Sweetwater County is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Petrified wood, Silicified wood, Quartz crystals, Turritella Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

FAQ

Where to find petrified wood in the United States?

Documented beds outside closed national parks — western badlands, Gulf Coast districts, and listed public localities. Use the map below and never collect inside Petrified Forest National Park.

Can I take petrified wood from national parks?

No. National park collecting is prohibited. Look for legal public or fee sites outside park boundaries.

How do I identify petrified wood?

Look for woody grain or cellular structure in dense silica. Colors come from iron, manganese, and other trace elements in groundwater during replacement.

Related: pay-to-dig sites, agates in the USA, geodes near me.