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Bentonsport
Bentonsport is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Keokuk geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Where to find geodes near you — Keokuk / Warsaw Formation crystals, Utah Dugway BLM beds, Indiana limestone, Tennessee plateau nodules, and more hollow quartz-lined collecting sites.
16 geodes destinations in Iowa.
Iowa sits on the famous Keokuk geode belt. Use this hub for in-state geode listings, then sort live with geodes near me GPS if you are traveling from elsewhere. Sort live from your phone with Geodes near me (GPS), or browse all U.S. geodes rockhounding sites and the Iowa state page.
Guides & hubs: Geode hunting guide · All U.S. geode sites · Near Keokuk, IA
Why Iowa geodes matter
The Warsaw Formation around Keokuk produces some of the most collected geodes in North America — quartz-lined nodules weathered from limestone and creek exposures. Many classic road cuts and farms are private; prefer documented public or permission-based sites in our directory.
Each listing below includes fee status, towns, and directions when verified. Confirm land ownership the day you go — Midwest geode country mixes public parcels with private pasture.
How to plan an Iowa geode trip
Start with GPS distance from your hotel or campground, pack eye protection and a rock hammer where tools are allowed, and wet nodules to spot thin walls before cracking. Spring and fall are kinder than summer humidity or winter ice.
Cross-link to Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana geode hubs if you are road-tripping the belt — geology does not stop at state lines.
What to pack for geode collecting
Breaking nodules and hauling finds — gear we compare for geode-hunting trips.
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Brandon
Brandon is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Chapin
Chapin is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Donnellson
Donnellson is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Eldora
Eldora is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Farmington
Farmington is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Keokuk geodes, Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Farmington (geodes)
Farmington (geodes) is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Keokuk
Keokuk is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Keokuk geodes, calcite, chalcedony, limonite, marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Keokuk Geode Beds
The world-famous Keokuk geode belt along the Des Moines River yields crystal-lined geodes up to several feet across in Warsaw Formation exposures.
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Keokuk Geode With Calcite
Keokuk Geode with Calcite is a documented rockhounding destination in IA. Collectors visit for quartz geodes, chalcedony, calcite and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Lowell
Lowell is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Keokuk geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Riverview Recreation Area
Riverview Recreation Area is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sheffield
Sheffield is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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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.
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Steamboat River
Steamboat River is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Union
Union is a documented mineral occurrence near IA. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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