Fossils rockhounding sites in Maryland

Trilobites, brachiopods, petrified wood, and other paleontological collecting on public land.

44 fossils destinations in Maryland.

Rockhounding sites in Maryland — fossils: 44 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. fossils rockhounding sites and the Maryland state page.

Fossils collecting in Maryland

Trilobites, brachiopods, petrified wood, and other paleontological collecting on public land.

We currently document 44 fossils collecting sites in Maryland. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.

What to know before you collect

Fossils destinations in Maryland vary widely in access, season, and legality. Some are official recreation areas; others are informal gravel bars. Read the access and safety sections on each listing — never assume collecting is allowed without checking current signage.

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A Float About 100 Ft S Of Calvert Beach, Probably From "zone 17" — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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A Float About 100 Ft S Of Calvert Beach, Probably From "zone 17"

Fossil collection site in the Choptank, Calvert County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMaryland

Calvert Cliffs Fossil Beach — fossil rockhounding site near Lusby, MD

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Calvert Cliffs Fossil Beach

Miocene cliff exposures along the Chesapeake Bay erode shark teeth and shell fossils onto beaches at Calvert Cliffs State Park.

Fee variesLusby

Calvert Cliffs State Park — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Calvert Cliffs State Park

Calvert Cliffs State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Fossils, Shark teeth. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Central Ave., 2-3 Feet Above Base, Brightseat Fm., Maryland — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Central Ave., 2-3 Feet Above Base, Brightseat Fm., Maryland

Fossil collection site in the Brightseat, Prince Georges County, Maryland. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Cherokee-sanford Brick Clay Pit (usnm Loc. 41614, 41615) — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Cherokee-sanford Brick Clay Pit (usnm Loc. 41614, 41615)

Fossil collection site in the Arundel Clay, Prince George's County, Maryland. Environment: wet floodplain. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Chesapeake Bay — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Eurypterids Of The Keefer Sst. Mbr, Mifflintown Fmn., Hancock, Maryland — fossil rockhounding site near The Mifflintown, MD

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Eurypterids Of The Keefer Sst. Mbr, Mifflintown Fmn., Hancock, Maryland

Fossil collection site in the Mifflintown, Maryland. Environment: marginal marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe Mifflintown

Hancock — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Hancock

Hancock is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Fossils, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Locality 401 (plum Point Marl, Calvert Fm), Zone 10 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Locality 401 (plum Point Marl, Calvert Fm), Zone 10

Fossil collection site in the Calvert, Calvert County, Maryland. Environment: marginal marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 100 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 100

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 107 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 107

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 108 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 108

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 109 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 109

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 117 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 117

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Prince Georges County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 119 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 119

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Prince Georges County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 120 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 120

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Prince Georges County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 124 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 124

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Queen Annes County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 125 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 125

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 126 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 126

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 339 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 339

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 346 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 346

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Prince Georges County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 479 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 479

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 480 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 480

Fossil collection site in the Aquia, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 481 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 481

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Calvert County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 482 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 482

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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M 483 — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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M 483

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMaryland

Molluscan Zone 10 (unit A), Little Cove Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Langleys Bluff — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Molluscan Zone 10 (unit A), Little Cove Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Langleys Bluff

Fossil collection site in the St Marys, St Marys County, Maryland. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMaryland

Molluscan Zone 10, Little Cove Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Murfreesboro — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Molluscan Zone 10, Little Cove Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Murfreesboro

Fossil collection site in the St Marys, St Marys County, Maryland. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Molluscan Zone 9 (zone A), Windmill Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Chancellor Point — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Molluscan Zone 9 (zone A), Windmill Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Chancellor Point

Fossil collection site in the St Marys, St Marys County, Maryland. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMaryland

Mouth Of Little Antietam Creek Near Eakles Mills, One Mile Ese Of Smithsburg — fossil rockhounding site near The Antietam Sandstone, MD

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Mouth Of Little Antietam Creek Near Eakles Mills, One Mile Ese Of Smithsburg

Fossil collection site in the Antietam Sandstone, Maryland. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe Antietam Sandstone

My Cousin And Me - Collecting Fossilized Shark Teeth When I Was Four — fossil rockhounding site near MD, MD

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My Cousin And Me - Collecting Fossilized Shark Teeth When I Was Four

My cousin and me - collecting fossilized shark teeth when I was four is a documented rockhounding destination in MD. 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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Near Le Gore — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Near Le Gore

Fossil collection site, Frederick County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Orthid Fauna Of The Zygospira-hebertella Community, Reedsville And Martinsburg F — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Orthid Fauna Of The Zygospira-hebertella Community, Reedsville And Martinsburg F

Fossil collection site, Maryland. Environment: transition zone/lower shoreface. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Oxford Neck — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Oxford Neck

Fossil collection site, Talbot County, Maryland. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMaryland

Piscataway Creek, Nanjemoy Fm., Potapaco M., Maryland — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Piscataway Creek, Nanjemoy Fm., Potapaco M., Maryland

Fossil collection site in the Nanjemoy, Prince George’s County, Maryland. Environment: offshore indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Pri Loc. 95 (sample 28, Replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Pri Loc. 95 (sample 28, Replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm

Fossil collection site in the St Mary's, Calvert County, Maryland. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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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

Schemeompf’s Old Quarry, Top Of A Hill, West Of Conococheague Creek — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Schemeompf’s Old Quarry, Top Of A Hill, West Of Conococheague Creek

Fossil collection site in the Chambersburg, Washington County, Maryland. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Section Starting 200 Feet East Of The Center Of The Bridge Over Little Run — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Section Starting 200 Feet East Of The Center Of The Bridge Over Little Run

Fossil collection site in the Romney, Washington County, Maryland. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Severn Formation Locality C (hampton Mall Shopping Center) — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Severn Formation Locality C (hampton Mall Shopping Center)

Fossil collection site in the Severn, Prince George's County, Maryland. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMaryland

U. S. Highway 40 Roadcut, Just West Of Conococheague Creek At Wilson — fossil rockhounding site near The Chambersburg, MD

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U. S. Highway 40 Roadcut, Just West Of Conococheague Creek At Wilson

Fossil collection site in the Chambersburg, Maryland. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe Chambersburg

Uncw Loc. Z-893 - Drumcliff [drumcliff Mbr, Choptank Fm] — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Uncw Loc. Z-893 - Drumcliff [drumcliff Mbr, Choptank Fm]

Fossil collection site in the Choptank, St Marys County, Maryland. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMaryland

Unit 2, Rose Hill Formation, North Mountain Section, Maryland — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Unit 2, Rose Hill Formation, North Mountain Section, Maryland

Fossil collection site in the Rose Hill, Washington County County, Maryland. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Unit 7, Upper Tonoloway Limestone, Mckenzie-pinto Section — fossil rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Unit 7, Upper Tonoloway Limestone, Mckenzie-pinto Section

Fossil collection site in the Tonoloway Limstone, Allegany County County, Maryland. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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