Other rockhounding sites in South Dakota

Mixed or specialty collecting — zeolites, fluorescent minerals, thundereggs, and unique regional finds.

46 other destinations in South Dakota.

Rockhounding sites in South Dakota — other: 46 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. other rockhounding sites and the South Dakota state page.

Other collecting in South Dakota

Mixed or specialty collecting — zeolites, fluorescent minerals, thundereggs, and unique regional finds.

We currently document 46 other collecting sites in South Dakota. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.

What to know before you collect

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A M Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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A M Lode

A M Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Ajax Claim — mica rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Ajax Claim

Ajax Claim is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Antler Mine — mica rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Antler Mine

Antler Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Art Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Art Lode

Art Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Ashley And Nyswanger — azurite rockhounding site near Pennington, SD

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Ashley And Nyswanger

Ashley and Nyswanger is a mineral prospect in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.

Fee variesPennington

Badlands Gardens — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Badlands Gardens

badlands gardens is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Badlands Np — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Badlands Np

Badlands NP is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Bald No 2 — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Bald No 2

Bald No 2 is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Bonnie Lode — mica rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Bonnie Lode

Bonnie Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Come Along Lode — cassiterite rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Come Along Lode

Come Along Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Feldspar, Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Copper Cliff Company Mine — azurite rockhounding site near Pennington, SD

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Copper Cliff Company Mine

Copper Cliff Company Mine is a mineral prospect in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.

Fee variesPennington

Dexter Claim — azurite rockhounding site near Pennington, SD

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Dexter Claim

Dexter Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite.

Fee variesPennington

Dot Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Dot Lode

Dot Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Ed Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Ed Lode

Ed Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Elk Creek — barite rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Elk Creek

Elk Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite crystals, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Elm Creek — gray barite rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Elm Creek

Elm Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Gray Barite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Gopher Lode — azurite rockhounding site near Pennington, SD

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Gopher Lode

Gopher Lode is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.

Fee variesPennington

Jenny Gulch Mine — azurite rockhounding site near Pennington, SD

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Jenny Gulch Mine

Jenny Gulch Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.

Fee variesPennington

Jewel Cave — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Jewel Cave

Jewel cave is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Laughing Water Creek — columbite rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Laughing Water Creek

Laughing Water Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Columbite, Gold, Silver. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Mack Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Mack Lode

Mack Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Mammath Site — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Mammath Site

Mammath Site is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Mastiff Group — azurite rockhounding site near Pennington, SD

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Mastiff Group

Mastiff Group is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.

Fee variesPennington

Meade County — yellow barite rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Meade County

Meade County is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Yellow Barite, Amber Barite, Whewellite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Midas Mine — mica rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Midas Mine

Midas Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Mohawk Mica — mica rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Mohawk Mica

Mohawk Mica is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Moon Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Moon Lode

Moon Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Mount Rushmore — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Parker Peak — agatized wood rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Parker Peak

Parker Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Pick Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Pick Lode

Pick Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Pillars Of The Nation — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Pillars Of The Nation

Pillars of the Nation is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Pit Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Pit Lode

Pit Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Pot Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Pot Lode

Pot Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Punch Mine — mica rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Punch Mine

Punch Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Put Mine — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Put Mine

Put Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Saw Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Saw Lode

Saw Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Seal Mine — mica rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Seal Mine

Seal Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.

Fee variesCuster

Sno Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Sno Lode

Sno Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Tin Mountain — fluorapatite rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Tin Mountain

Tin Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fluorapatite, Quartz crystals, Almandine Garnet, Cassiterite, Mica, Tourmaline, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Top Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Top Lode

Top Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Triceratops — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Triceratops

Triceratops is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Tut Lode — feldspar rockhounding site near Custer, SD

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Tut Lode

Tut Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.

Fee variesCuster

Wagner — selenite roses rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Wagner

Wagner is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Selenite Roses. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Western Feldspar Lode — cassiterite rockhounding site near Pennington, SD

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Western Feldspar Lode

Western Feldspar Lode is a mineral prospect in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Feldspar, Lepidolite.

Fee variesPennington

Wind Cave Np Sign — mixed rockhounding site near SD, SD

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Wind Cave Np Sign

Wind Cave NP Sign is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Winner Mining Company — cassiterite rockhounding site near Lawrence, SD

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Winner Mining Company

Winner Mining Company is a historic mining site in Lawrence, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Gold, Silver.

Fee variesLawrence