🪨 Geodes
Hollow rocks lined with crystals. Iowa's Keokuk region is the Geode Capital of the World.
Best Places to Find Geodes
Rockhound State Park
Deming, New Mexico · State Park
State park specifically designated for rockhounding. Visitors can collect specimens including quartz, agate, jasper, and geodes. Beautiful desert moun...
Keokuk Geode Beds
Keokuk, Iowa · Fee Dig
The Geode Capital of the World. Fee-dig operations in the Keokuk region produce stunning crystal-lined geodes. Some contain quartz, calcite, and rare ...
Geode State Park
Lowell, Iowa · State Park
Named for abundant geodes. Collecting limited within park, but adjacent public lands offer unlimited collecting. Geodes are hollow rocks lined with cr...
Warsaw Area Geodes
Warsaw, Illinois · Public Land
Road cuts and creek beds in the Warsaw area produce excellent geodes (Keokuk-type) along the Mississippi River valley.
Hall's Gap
Stanford, Kentucky · Public Land
Road cut exposures and creek beds producing geodes and calcite crystals in central Kentucky. Good beginner location.
Quartzsite Gem Show
Quartzsite, Arizona · Event
Massive January-February gem show in the desert. Hundreds of vendors, rockhounding field trips, and tailgating. A mecca for rockhounds.
Utah Geode Beds (Dugway Geode Beds)
Dugway, Utah · BLM Land
Famous BLM geode beds producing beautiful crystal-lined geodes. Dugway geodes can have quartz, calcite, and rarely amethyst centers. Popular family de...
Missouri Geode Beds
Macon, Missouri · Public Land
Stream beds and road cuts producing geodes in northeastern Missouri. Part of the same geologic formation as Iowa's Keokuk geodes.
Indiana Geode & Fossil Beds
Bedford, Indiana · Public Land
Southern Indiana creek beds and road cuts for geodes, calcite crystals, and crinoid fossils. Part of the prolific Mississippian bedrock.
Ohio Geode Beds
Tiffin, Ohio · Public Land
North-central Ohio creek beds and exposures for geodes and calcite crystals. Part of the Findlay Arch mineral district.
Chariton River Geodes
Centerville, Iowa · Public Land
Chariton River gravel bars and creek beds for Keokuk-type geodes. Good spring collecting when water levels are low.
Apple River Canyon State Park
Apple River, Illinois · State Park
Scenic state park in northwest Illinois with limestone bluffs exposing geodes and calcite veins. Collecting limited — check with park office.
Kansas Geode Beds (Lincoln County)
Lincoln, Kansas · Public Land
Creek beds and road cuts in north-central Kansas for geodes lined with quartz and calcite crystals.