Mixed or specialty collecting — zeolites, fluorescent minerals, thundereggs, and unique regional finds.
We currently document 113 other collecting sites in Wyoming. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.
What to know before you collect
Other destinations in Wyoming 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 picture I took at Grand Teton National Park. is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Abernathy Deposit #1 is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Corundum, Feldspar, Gemstones.
Baggs is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Coffinite, Ilsemannite, Autunite, Pyrite, Uranophane, Uraninite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Batchelder Mine is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Bear Lodge Mountains area is a mineral prospect in Crook, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
Beaver Creek Deposit is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Asbestos, Magnesite, Soapstone.
Bellamy Lake copper prospect is a mineral prospect in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Beulah Prospect is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Big Chief Group is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Big Horn River is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Concretions, Dry Head Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Big Park Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Black Hills National Forest is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Blacks Fork Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Silicified algae, Turritella Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Quartz crystals, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Buffalo Fork Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Teton, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Butte Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Park, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
Cedar Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Travertine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Century Group is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Chugwater Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Bloodstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Clarkson Hill is a known mineral occurrence in Natrona, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Cliff Creek Deposit is a known mineral occurrence in Sublette, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Coantag Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Silver, Sphalerite.
Cockscomb is a known mineral occurrence in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Copper Bottom is a known mineral occurrence in Goshen, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Copper King Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Molybdenite.
Copper Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Laramie, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Cottonwood Creek is a known mineral occurrence in Hot Springs, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Creede Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Cobaltite, Erythrite, Linnaeite, Pyrrhotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Creede Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Malachite.
Cuprite Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Chromite, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Silver.
Deer Creek Canyon Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Chromite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Devils Tower NM is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Douglas Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Copper, Gold.
Dreamland King Group is a known mineral occurrence in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
Duchess Mine is a mineral prospect in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Platinum.
Dugout Creek is a known mineral occurrence in Washakie, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Eden Valley is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Ferney Gulch Mine is a historic mining site in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Barite, Cobalt, Copper, Galena, Molybdenite, Silver.
Gold Coin Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite.
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Gold Crater Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Pyrite.
Grand Encampment is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Azurite, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Grand Teton NP is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Grand Teton NP - Zoe is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Grand Teton NP - Zoe & Kara is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Grass Creek Deposit, southern segment is a documented mineral site in Hot Springs, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Grass Creek Deposits, northern segment is a documented mineral site in Hot Springs, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Greybull is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Gastroliths, Petrified dinosaur bones, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Hoodoo Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Park, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite.
Hoosier Boy Group is a mineral prospect in Converse, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Hyattville is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Gypsum, Dinosaur bones, Gastroliths, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Independence Rock WY is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Iron King Prospect is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Island City Group Prospect is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Iron, Malachite.
Jelm Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Bismutite, Bismuth. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Jelm Mountain District is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Bismuth, Copper, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Sphalerite.
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Jesse Prospect is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Keystone Mining District is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Copper, Gold.
Kirwin Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Azurite, Barite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz crystals, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Landslide Dam Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Silver, Sphalerite.
Leighton-Gentry Mine is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Copper, Nickel.
Lenox Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Laramie, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Sphalerite.
Lone Fisherman No. 1 Lode is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
Lovell is a known mineral occurrence in Big Horn, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
May and Jump Claims is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
Mcgee Claim is a mineral prospect in Converse, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Sphalerite.
Me at Grand Teton National Park in 2009 is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Mechanic &Emerald Lode is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Pyrite.
Medicine Bow Mines Company Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
Mohawk Prospect 1 is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Mom and me at Grand Teton National Park - the Snake River is in the background. is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Morning Star Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Platinum.
Mud Creek is a known mineral occurrence in Washakie, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Mummy Cave is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Murphy No. 2 Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Sweetwater, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Muscovite Claim is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Garnet, Mica, Pumice, Wolframite.
Negro Hill placers is a known mineral occurrence in Crook, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Garnet, Gold, Wolframite.
Newton Group is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Octavia Prospect is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Iron, Malachite.
One of the specimens I found. is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Perry Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Converse, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Poison Spider is a known mineral occurrence in Natrona, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Powder River Pass is a known mineral occurrence in Johnson, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Rambler is a mineral prospect in Laramie, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Iron, Malachite, Sphalerite.
Rambler Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Barite, Loranite, Orpiment, Realgar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Rattlesnake Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Anhydrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Raven Group is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Iron, Malachite.
Rawhide Buttes is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Azurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Red Creek is a known mineral occurrence in Sweetwater, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Riverton Mining Company Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
Rock Creek Valley is a mineral prospect in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Salt Wells Creek is a known mineral occurrence in Sweetwater, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Seminoe Reservoir is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Jade. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Silver Queen Mine is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
Snow King Mountain Trench is a known mineral occurrence in Teton, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Chromite, Cinnabar, Silver.
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Spanish Mines is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Iron.
Spring Lake Creek Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Silver, Sphalerite.
Syndicate Property is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
Taylor Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Bismuth, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
Tenderfoot Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
Visiting Yellowstone in 2009. is a documented rockhounding destination in WY. 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.
Walkers Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Sheridan, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
Warren Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Azurite, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Waterloo Prospect 1 is a mineral prospect in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
Waugh is a known mineral occurrence in Hot Springs, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Wheatland is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Moonstone, Labradorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
Wl Marion & Lb Curtis Jade Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Corundum, Gemstones.
Yankee Jack Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Bismuth, Silver.
Yenke is a known mineral occurrence in Sweetwater, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
Zalenka is a known mineral occurrence in Sweetwater, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.