Guide To 100 Of The Region Best Rockhounding Sites Rockhounding Series

Rockhounding is a great way to get outdoors, explore nature, and find beautiful and interesting rocks. This guide will help you find the best rockhounding sites in the region, with detailed descriptions of each site, including GPS coordinates, directions, and what to look for.

Rockhounding New England: A Guide to 100 of the Region's Best Rockhounding Sites (Rockhounding Series)

by Peter Cristofono

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	38960 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Print length	:	329 pages

FREE

1. Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park is a vast and beautiful park in southwest Texas, with a wide variety of rockhounding opportunities. The park is home to many different types of rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. You can find a variety of minerals and fossils in the park, including quartz, calcite, pyrite, and dinosaur bones.

GPS Coordinates: 29.2528° N, 103.2351° W

Directions: From the town of Lajitas, take Highway 385 north for about 20 miles. Turn left onto Maverick Road and follow it for about 10 miles. The park entrance will be on your left.

What to look for: Quartz, calcite, pyrite, dinosaur bones

2. Colorado National Monument

Colorado National Monument is a stunningly beautiful park in western Colorado, with a wide variety of rockhounding opportunities. The park is home to many different types of rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. You can find a variety of minerals and fossils in the park, including quartz, calcite, pyrite, and dinosaur bones.

GPS Coordinates: 39.0647° N, 108.7341° W

Directions: From the town of Fruita, take Highway 340 west for about 20 miles. Turn left onto Monument Road and follow it for about 10 miles. The park entrance will be on your left.

What to look for: Quartz, calcite, pyrite, dinosaur bones

3. Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest National Park is a unique and beautiful park in eastern Arizona, home to the largest concentration of petrified wood in the world. The park is home to a variety of different types of rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. You can find a variety of minerals and fossils in the park, including quartz, calcite, pyrite, and dinosaur bones.

GPS Coordinates: 34.8514° N, 109.7914° W

Directions: From the town of Holbrook, take Highway 180 east for about 20 miles. Turn left onto Petrified Forest Road and follow it for about 10 miles. The park entrance will be on your left.

What to look for: Petrified wood, quartz, calcite, pyrite, dinosaur bones

4. White Sands National Park

White Sands National Park is a unique and beautiful park in southern New Mexico, home to the largest gypsum sand dunes in the world. The park is home to a variety of different types of rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. You can find a variety of minerals and fossils in the park, including quartz, calcite, pyrite, and dinosaur bones.

GPS Coordinates: 32.7749° N, 106.2911° W

Directions: From the town of Alamogordo, take Highway 70 west for about 20 miles. Turn left onto New Mexico Highway 130 and follow it for about 10 miles. The park entrance will be on your left.

What to look for: Quartz, calcite, pyrite, dinosaur bones

5. Great Basin National Park

Rockhounding New England: A Guide to 100 of the Region's Best Rockhounding Sites (Rockhounding Series)

by Peter Cristofono

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	38960 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Print length	:	329 pages

FREE