Idaho Rockhounding

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: A Must-Visit Fossil Forest: Several petrified logs are displayed on a gravel surface, with a scenic view of a river and distant hills under a clear blue sky, showcasing the natural beauty and geological significance of the area.

Best Petrified Wood Collecting Sites – Where to Find Petrified Wood?

McBride Creek Rockhounding in Idaho - Common opal

McBride Creek Rockhounding in Idaho: Fossils, Petrified Wood & Agates

Sommer Camp Road Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "surface finds of opal and chalcedony" presents several small opal and chalcedony rocks of various shapes and colors, laying on sunlit dusty ground.

Sommer Camp Road, Idaho: Rockhounding for Fluorescent Opal

Bruneau River Canyon Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "Bruneau River Canyon jasper and river rock fragments" shows several tan, brown, and yellow jasper and river rocks scattered on dry, sandy ground, highlighting their varied shapes and textures under bright sunlight.

Bruneau River Canyon, Idaho Rockhounding: Jasper and Petrified Wood

The China Hat Geological Site in Idaho: The picture "China Hat Geological Site quartzite rock fragments" shows a cluster of light gray and tan quartzite rocks on the ground, some displaying angular breaks and rough textures, surrounded by scattered green grass and smaller stones.

China Hat Geological Area, Idaho – Fluorescent Rhyolite Site

Paris Canyon Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "Paris Canyon Rockhounding hand holding brachiopod fossil" features a person's hand holding a thin, rectangular rock slab with a prominent circular brachiopod fossil at its center, with the dusty ground and a bag in the blurry background.

Paris Canyon, Idaho – Fossils, Calcite, and the Story of an Ancient Ocean

Coal Mine Basin, Idaho - Petrified & Opalized Wood

Coal Mine Basin, Idaho Rockhounding: Petrified Wood, Opal & Agate

White Bird Fossil Site Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "White Bird Fossil Site Rockhounding in Idaho – plant fossils in sedimentary rock" features a close-up view of tan sedimentary rocks with visible fossilized plant imprints stacked together in sunlight.

White Bird Fossil Site – Leaf Fossils from Middle Miocene

Selway River Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "Selway River Rockhounding in Idaho – riverbank rocks" shows a close-up view of a collection of smooth, multicolored river rocks and pebbles scattered across a sandy riverbank.

Selway River Rockhounding in Idaho – Johnson Bar, Geology & Access Points

Silver Creek Rocks, Idaho

Silver Creek – Quartz, Mica, and Gold in Boise National Forest

Rabbit Springs Thunderegg Rockhounding: Several rough, round thundereggs on the ground, with one split open to reveal its crystalline interior, surrounded by scattered rocks and desert soil.

Rabbit Springs Rockhounding – Idaho Fluorescent Thundereggs

OregonThundereggs

Where to Find Thundereggs? – Free and Fee Collecting Sites