![Abandoned Limerock Quarry, Fl Highway 26 [williston Limestone] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Abandoned Limerock Quarry, Fl Highway 26 [williston Limestone]
Fossil collection site in the Williston Limestone, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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84 fossils destinations in Florida.
Rockhounding sites in Florida — fossils: 84 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. fossils rockhounding sites and the Florida state page.
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We currently document 84 fossils collecting sites in Florida. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.
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![Abandoned Limerock Quarry, Fl Highway 26 [williston Limestone] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Williston Limestone, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Volusia County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Peace River, Polk County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Peace River, Polk County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Jefferson County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tampa, Gadsden County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Taylor County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Volusia County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Manatee County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Osceola County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Hernando County, Florida. Environment: fissure fill. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Broward County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Gadsen County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Thompson, Palm Beach County, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Cross Florida Barge Canal is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossils, Silicified Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Ocala Limestone, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: deep subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Monroe County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arcadia, Gadsden County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arcadia, Gadsden County, Florida. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Marion County, Florida. Environment: cave. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Englewood Beach is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized coral, Shark teeth, Sponges, Manatee bones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Marion County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Fgs C-11 - Dunnellon Phosphate Minig Company Pit [inglis Limestone] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Inglis Limestone, Citrus County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fort Drum Crystal Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossil Coral, Calcite, Aragonite, Barite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossilized Shark Teeth is a documented rockhounding destination in FL. 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.
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Fossil collection site, Polk County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Dade County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Gulf Beaches is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized coral, Shark teeth, Sponges, Manatee bones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Gulf Beaches (South) is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized Coral, Shark teeth, Sponges, Manatee bones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: fluvial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Levy County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Jackson County Area is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossils, Chert. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View details![Jackson Ranger Station Well (161 Ft), Niceville [choctawhatchee Fm] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Choctawhatchee, Okaloosa County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Duval County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, De Soto County, Florida. Environment: fluvial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Key Largo is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Hendry County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Pinellas County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bumpnose, Jackson County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Collier County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Marion County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Brevard County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Collier County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Lee County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Washington County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fort Thompson, Broward County, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Liberty County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Volusia County, Florida. Environment: foreshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Hardee County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Peace River, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Gravel bars of the Peace River yield Miocene shark teeth including megalodon fragments accessible by canoe and wading.
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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.
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Fossil collection site in the Oak Grove, Okaloosa County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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The historic Rucks Pit area in Okeechobee County was famous for calcite-replaced fossil clams; access now limited but region remains fossil-rich.
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Fossil collection site in the Choctawhatchee, Walton County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Collier County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Collier County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Monroe County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Collier County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Monroe County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Hendry County, Florida. Environment: fluvial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arcadia, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 11742 - Caloosahatchee River [buckingham Mbr, Tamiami Fm] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Lee County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [suwannee Lmst] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Suwanee County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Olga County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 6178, 6774, 12745 - Island Near White Springs [suwanee Lmst] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Columbia County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 7339, 11110, 12303 - Suwannee Sulphur Springs [suwannee Lmst] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Hamilton County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 7361, 7362, 7363 - Brooksville [suwannee Lmst] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Hernando County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 8854, 8855, 8856, 10461 - A.l. Parrish Farm [suwannee Lmst] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Washington County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Venice Beach on the Gulf Coast is known as the Shark Tooth Capital where wave action concentrates fossil teeth on the sand.
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Fossil collection site in the Fort Thompson, Sarasota County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Levy County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Lee County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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