rockhounding
California
98 researched sites58 legal to collect
Afton Canyon AgateAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Afton Canyon CA: Mojave agateAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Afton Canyon agate, CaliforniaAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Agate Beach County Park, BolinasAgate beach or gravel · Restricted
›Agate Beach, Patrick's Point, CaliforniaAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Auburn SRA CA: American River goldGold ground · Legal to collect
›Benitoite Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine)Gem locality · Legal to collect
›Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito CAGem locality · Permission required
›Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito Co, CAGem locality · Permission required
›Big Bar, Trinity River goldGold ground · Legal to collect
›Big Lagoon County Park beachAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Boron open pit dumpsMineral locality · Permission required
›Cady Mountains / Hector ChalcedonyAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Cady Mountains CA: agate & chalcedonyAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Castle Butte, California CityAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Centerville Beach, FerndaleAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Chuckwalla / Opal Hill Fire Agate MineAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Chuckwalla / Opal Hill area, CaliforniaGem locality · Permission required
›Cinnamon / Potato Patch Geode Beds (Wiley Well)Agate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Clear Creek / New Idria Area (benitoite region)Gem locality · Gray area
›Clear Creek Management Area, San Benito CAMineral locality · Licence or permit
›Columbia SHP CA: panningGold ground · Permission required
›Coon Hollow / Mule Mountains Fire Agate (CA)Agate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Crestmore Quarry, RiversideMineral locality · Permission required
›Crystal Peak, Dog Valley CA: quartz diggings near VerdiCrystal locality · Legal to collect
›Davis Creek / Lassen obsidian, CaliforniaMineral locality · Legal to collect
›Death Valley NP CA - AVOIDMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Feather River / Butte County Placer GoldGold ground · Gray area
›Gem Hill, Rosamond CA: agate and chalcedonyAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Glass Beach, Fort BraggMineral locality · Restricted
›Gold Bug Park and Mine, Placerville CA: fee panningGold ground · Licence or permit
›Gold Country - Placerville / ColomaGold ground · Gray area
›Gold Prospecting Adventures, Jamestown CAGold ground · Permission required
›Hackberry / Amboy area Agate (CA)Agate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Happy Camp nephrite, Indian CreekGem locality · Gray area
›Hauser Geode Beds, Wiley Well CAGem locality · Legal to collect
›Himalaya / Mesa Grande tourmaline, CaliforniaGem locality · Permission required
›Himalaya Mine (Mesa Grande)Crystal locality · Legal to collect
›Himalaya Mine (Mesa Grande) Tourmaline, CAGem locality · Permission required
›Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande CAGem locality · Permission required
›Horse Canyon agate, TehachapiAgate beach or gravel · Permission required
›Jade Cove (Big Sur)Gem locality · Gray area
›Jade Cove, Big Sur CAMineral locality · Legal to collect
›Jade Cove, Big Sur, CAGem locality · Legal to collect
›Jade Cove, Big Sur, CaliforniaGem locality · Legal to collect
›Jalama Beach agatesAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Keyesville Recreational Mining Area, Lake Isabella CAGold ground · Legal to collect
›Kramer Hills agate fieldAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›La Brea Tar PitsFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Lake County CA: 'diamonds'Crystal locality · Legal to collect
›Last Chance Canyon / El Paso Mtns CAFossil site · Legal to collect
›Last Chance Canyon Agate & Jasper, CAGem locality · Gray area
›Lavic Siding / Pisgah Jasper, CAGem locality · Legal to collect
›Lavic Siding CA: red jasperAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Lavic Siding JasperAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Lavic Siding jasper, CaliforniaAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Mad River Beach, ArcataAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Marble Mountains Trilobite Beds, CAFossil site · Legal to collect
›Marble Mountains, Chambless CA: trilobite bedsFossil site · Legal to collect
›Marshall Gold Discovery SHP, Coloma CAGold ground · Legal to collect
›Merced River at Briceburg CA: BLM gold panningGold ground · Legal to collect
›Modoc / Davis Creek Obsidian (CA)Mineral locality · Legal to collect
›Moonstone Beach, Cambria CA: moonstone agateGem locality · Gray area
›Moonstone Beach, Cambria, CaliforniaAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Moonstone Beach, Trinidad CA: county park agatesAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Mule Canyon / Calico agate & palm, CaliforniaAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Nipomo sagenite agate fieldsAgate beach or gravel · Permission required
›Obsidian Butte, Salton SeaMineral locality · Gray area
›Oceanview Mine (Pala)Crystal locality · Legal to collect
›Oceanview Mine, Pala CAGem locality · Permission required
›Opal Hill Mine (Mule Mtns) Fire Agate, CAGem locality · Gray area
›Opal Hill Mine, Wiley Well CAAgate beach or gravel · Permission required
›Orocopia / Chuckwalla Chalcedony (CA)Agate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Pala District (Pala Chief / Stewart Mine)Crystal locality · Legal to collect
›Pebble Beach, Crescent City CA: agate stretchAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Pescadero State Beach gravelsAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Potato Patch Geode Beds, Wiley Well CAAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Pulga jade, North Fork Feather RiverGem locality · Gray area
›Randsburg district dumpsMineral locality · Permission required
›Roaring Camp Mining Co., Pine Grove CAGold ground · Permission required
›Searles Lake, Trona CA: Gem-o-rama fieldMineral locality · Permission required
›Shark Tooth Hill (Bakersfield private digs)Fossil site · Legal to collect
›Shark Tooth Hill / Ernst Quarries, Bakersfield, CaliforniaFossil site · Permission required
›Sharktooth Hill, Bakersfield CAFossil site · Permission required
›Sperry Wash agate area, TecopaAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Stoddard Wells agate area, VictorvilleAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Sue-meg State Park, Trinidad CA: Agate BeachAgate beach or gravel · Prohibited, look only
›Tick Canyon howlite, Agua DulceMineral locality · Gray area
›Traverse Creek gemstone area, GeorgetownMineral locality · Legal to collect
›Trona / Searles Lake Pink HaliteMineral locality · Permission required
›Turtle Mountains Agate & Chalcedony, CAGem locality · Gray area
›Turtle Mountains CA: fire agateAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Turtle Mountains Fire Agate and ChalcedonyAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Turtle Mountains fire agate, CaliforniaAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Whiskeytown gold panning areaGold ground · Legal to collect
›Wiley Well / Hauser Geode BedsAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Wiley Well / Hauser Geode Beds, CaliforniaAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Wiley Well / Potato Patch Geode Beds, CAGeode bed · Legal to collect
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