Rockhounding sites in Vermont

46 rockhounding collecting destinations in Vermont.

Vermont rockhounding map

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Use this page as your Vermont rockhounding map — Vermont has 46 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 7 quartz & crystals, 1 agate & jasper, 3 gemstones, 8 fossils, 13 gold & minerals. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.

Near major cities: Brattleboro · Burlington · Montpelier · Rutland

By specimen type: Quartz & Crystals (7) · Gemstones (3) · Fossils (8) · Gold & Minerals (13) · Other (14)

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find rockhounding sites in Vermont?

Our Vermont rockhounding map lists 46 cataloged sites with GPS, fees, and specimen types at /states/vermont/. Filter by type or use near-me GPS sorting from your location.

Is there a Vermont rockhounding map?

Yes — the Vermont state hub at /states/vermont/ works as your rockhounding map with every listing, featured sites, and links to specimen-type subsets.

What can you find rockhounding in Vermont?

Specimens vary by region — browse the Vermont map for quartz, agate, geodes, fossils, and gems. Each listing notes primary targets and access rules.

What to pack for Vermont rockhounding trips

Compared day-trip gear for Vermont rockhounding sites — side-by-side tables for the hike in, sun, and sun, tools, and the approach hike.

Rock Hounding Kits — Complete field kits with hammer, chisels, bag, and safety gear

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Complete field kits with hammer, chisels, bag, and safety gear

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Sun Protection Shirts — Block UV rays on long days at exposed rockhounding sites

Sun Protection Shirts

Block UV rays on long days at exposed rockhounding sites

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Field Gloves — Cut and abrasion protection for sharp rock and tools

Field Gloves

Cut and abrasion protection for sharp rock and tools

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Hand Lenses & Loupes — Identify crystals and minerals before you haul rock home

Hand Lenses & Loupes

Identify crystals and minerals before you haul rock home

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Popular rockhounding sites in Vermont

Most-searched spots — open each listing for directions, fees, and safety notes.

Belvidere Garnet Mine — garnet rockhounding site near Eden Mills, VT

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Belvidere Garnet Mine

Eden-Belvidere garnet mines in the Green Mountains produced grossular garnet crystals in calc-silicate skarn rock.

Fee variesEden Mills

Grossular Garnet Eden — garnet rockhounding site near Eden, VT

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Grossular Garnet Eden

The Eden garnet locality is Vermont's premier garnet collecting site where grossular crystals occur in massive garnet ore.

Fee requiredEden

Ely Copper Mine — copper rockhounding site near Vershire, VT

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Ely Copper Mine

Vershire-Ely copper mines in Orange County produced secondary copper minerals in Vermont's historic mining district.

Fee variesVershire

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Adams Brook — serpentine rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Adams Brook

Adams Brook is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Serpentine, Quartz, Red Agate, Orange Agate, Green Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Belvidere Garnet Mine — garnet rockhounding site near Eden Mills, VT

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Belvidere Garnet Mine

Eden-Belvidere garnet mines in the Green Mountains produced grossular garnet crystals in calc-silicate skarn rock.

Fee variesEden Mills

Bennington — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Bennington

Bennington is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Blue Quartz, cabochon material, Garnet, Feldspar, Biotite, Hornblende. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Devil's Den — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Devil's Den

Devil's Den is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Smoky Quartz, Quartz, Pyrite, Ilmenite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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East Fletcher — mineral rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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East Fletcher

East Fletcher is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Eden — asbestos rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Eden

Eden is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Asbestos, Vesuvianite, Serpentine, Garnet, Epidote, Diopside, Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Elizabeth Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Elizabeth Mine

Elizabeth Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Ely Copper Mine — copper rockhounding site near Vershire, VT

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Ely Copper Mine

Vershire-Ely copper mines in Orange County produced secondary copper minerals in Vermont's historic mining district.

Fee variesVershire

Ely Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Ely Mine

Ely Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tourmaline, Actinolite, Calcite, Garnet, Hornblende, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Fairhaven — mineral rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Fairhaven

Fairhaven is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Pyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Gassetts — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Gassetts

Gassetts is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Quartz, Garnet, Tourmaline, Staurolite, Kyanite crystals, Actinolite, Diopside, Calcite, Sphene, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Gihon River — gold rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Gihon River

Gihon River is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Gold placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Gold Brook — gold rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Gold Brook

Gold Brook is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Gold placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Grand Isle — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Grand Isle

Grand Isle is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Calcite crystals, Pyrite concretions. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Grossular Garnet Eden — garnet rockhounding site near Eden, VT

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Grossular Garnet Eden

The Eden garnet locality is Vermont's premier garnet collecting site where grossular crystals occur in massive garnet ore.

Fee requiredEden

Highgate Gorge Section B, Gorge Formation, Vermont - Taylor Et Al, 1991 — fossil rockhounding site near County, VT

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Highgate Gorge Section B, Gorge Formation, Vermont - Taylor Et Al, 1991

Fossil collection site in the Gorge, Franklin County, Vermont. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Jay Peak — malachite rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Jay Peak

Jay Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Malachite, Chlorite, Feldspar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Kinney-cobble Mn Mines — iron rockhounding site near Rutland, VT

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Kinney-cobble Mn Mines

Kinney-Cobble Mn Mines is a historic mining site in Rutland, Vermont, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.

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Lake Willoughby — muscovite rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Lake Willoughby

Lake Willoughby is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Muscovite, Beryl, Garnet, Idocrase crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Lake Willoughby Garnet Schist — garnet rockhounding site near Westmore, VT

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Lake Willoughby Garnet Schist

Garnet and staurolite schists of the Northeast Kingdom are visible in road cuts around Lake Willoughby for geology study.

Fee variesWestmore

Lamoille River — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Lamoille River

Lamoille River is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Dolomite crystals, Chalcopyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Lessor's Quarry Sign — fossil rockhounding site near VT, VT

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Lessor's Quarry Sign

Lessor's Quarry Sign is a documented rockhounding destination in VT. 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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Lincoln Raymond Property — iron rockhounding site near Bennington, VT

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Lincoln Raymond Property

Lincoln Raymond Property is a known mineral occurrence in Bennington, Vermont, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.

Fee variesBennington

Little River — gold rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Little River

Little River is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Gold placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Ludlow — tourmaline rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Ludlow

Ludlow is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Tourmaline, Pyrite, Talc, Calcite, Diopside, metamorphic rocks. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Mad River — gold rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Mad River

Mad River is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Gold placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Missisquoi River — gold rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Missisquoi River

Missisquoi River is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Gold placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Niquette Bay — agate rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Niquette Bay

Niquette Bay is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Agate, Chert, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Perkinsville — mineral rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Perkinsville

Perkinsville is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Chlorite, Ilmenite, Smoky Quartz, Calcite, Actinolite, Biotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Pl17 — fossil rockhounding site near The Day Point, VT

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Pl17

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

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Proctor — marble rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Proctor

Proctor is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Marble. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Quarry — marcasite rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Quarry

Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Marcasite, Fossils, Gastropods. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

R17 — fossil rockhounding site near The Valcour, VT

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R17

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

Fee variesThe Valcour

R18 — fossil rockhounding site near The Day Point, VT

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R18

Fossil collection site in the Day Point, Vermont. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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R21 — fossil rockhounding site near The Day Point, VT

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R21

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

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R24a — fossil rockhounding site near The Day Point, VT

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R24a

Fossil collection site in the Day Point, Vermont. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe Day Point

Richford — actinolite rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Richford

Richford is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Talc, Fuschite, Magnetite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Round Hill — green aventurine rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Round Hill

Round Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Green Aventurine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Slate — mixed rockhounding site near VT, VT

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Slate

Slate is a documented rockhounding destination in VT. 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.

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South Alburg — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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South Alburg

South Alburg is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Stockbridge Talc Mines — mineral rockhounding site near Windsor, VT

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Stockbridge Talc Mines

Stockbridge Talc Mines is a historic mining site in Windsor, Vermont, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Soapstone.

Fee variesWindsor

Swanton — red marble rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Swanton

Swanton is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Red Marble, Dunham Dolomite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Talc — mixed rockhounding site near VT, VT

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Talc

Talc is a documented rockhounding destination in VT. 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 variesVermont

Vail Mine — iron rockhounding site near Rutland, VT

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Vail Mine

Vail Mine is a historic mining site in Rutland, Vermont, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.

Fee variesRutland

Vt State Fossil Sign — fossil rockhounding site near VT, VT

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Vt State Fossil Sign

VT State Fossil Sign is a documented rockhounding destination in VT. 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 variesVermont

White River — gold rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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White River

White River is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Gold placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont