Moss, dendritic, angel wing and other varieties of agate can be found here as well. Graveyard Point rockhounding sites are known for excellent plum agates with pink yellow, and red inclusions. Continue onto Sage Road for 0.9 miles to the bridge, cross the canal and take the second left branch.

Turn right onto Graveyard Point Road and drive 3.9 miles, and then turn left onto Sage Road. From Homedale in Idaho, take US 95 south and drive 2.5 miles to Graveyard Point Road. The trail will bring you to the collecting area. Turn right onto Graveyard Point Road and drive 4.5 miles then turn left and you will see a footbridge. Park your car, walk across the bridge. From Homedale in Idaho, take US 95 south and drive 2.5 miles to Graveyard Point Road. Locations: Graveyard Point Marker, Sage Road. Road Access: A high-clearance vehicle is recommended wet weather conditions make the road impassable Rocks & Minerals: Plum and Moss Agate, Angel Wing Agate On the fork, bear right and continue 0.6 miles to the mine. Open and close the gate, then continue 0.3 miles to the fork. Bear right, just before a ranch, and continue 0.3 miles to the gate. Opalized wood is found at the Cottonwood Spring site.īlue Mountain Mine is located a few miles north of McDermitt.įrom US-95, between mileposts 117 and 118 (51 miles south of US-95/OR-78 junction or 4.5 miles north of McDermitt), turn west onto Easterday Road (Hot Springs Road) and drive 1.2 miles. Agatized wood can be collected at the Agate Flat site. White and tan agates with black dendrites can be found on Agate Hill. There are several petrified wood deposits including Agate Flat, Cottonwood Spring, White Hill, and Gopher Holes. The hilly areas near the town of McDermitt on the Oregon side have numerous productive rockhounding sites. Collecting sites are located along the road. From White Hill, continue 1.2 miles onto Archie Myers Ranch Road. The White Hill collecting site is on the right. From Cottonwood Springs, follow 2.6 miles onto Archie Myers Ranch Road. From Agate Flat, continue for 0.8 miles west on Disaster Pick Road to a dirt Archie Myers Ranch Road, turn left and go 0.2 miles to the parking area just before the creek. From the cattle guard, drive 2.2 miles west along Disaster Pick Road to a flat parking area on the left.Ĭottonwood Spring. Take a dirt way just before the cattle guard and drive uphill for next 0.3 miles or leave your car downhill.Īgate Flat. Continue onto Disaster Pick Road west for 4 miles. From McDermit, follow west onto Cordero Mine Road for 4.3 miles and then turn onto Disaster Pick Road. Locations: Agate Hills, Agate Flat, Cottonwood Spring, White Hill, Gopher HolesĪgate Hill.

Wet weather conditions make the road impassable. Road Access: A high-clearance vehicle is recommended. There are other productive rockhounding sites along Succor Creek Canyon, where you can find petrified wood, agate, jasper, picture jasper, and fossils. But some of the specimens can exceed hundreds of pounds! Typically, they are mostly filled with white and clear agate with inclusions of black dendrites, green moss or golden plume. Limited souvenir collecting is permitted in the State Park area.Īt the site near Rockville School, you can find thundereggs, petrified wood, agate, and Jasper. This deposit is a very large and, typically, thunder eggs are averagely sized up to apple. The official state rock of Oregon, thunder eggs, filled with agates and other minerals, can be found in the Succor Creek State Natural Area. Cross the bridge and search on the hillside and gravel deposits along the creek. The scenic rocky Succor Creek Canyon is known as a rockhound's paradise. From Jordan Valley, follow 27 miles via US 95 north, turn left onto Mc Bridge Road in Idaho and go 8.5 miles to Succor Creek Road in Oregon, turn right and then again right, drive 11.5 miles onto Succor Creek Road to the destination. Turn right onto Succor Creek Road and continue 15.5 miles to the destination. From Adrian, take OR 201 south and follow 8.5 miles. Locations: Succor Creek State Natural Area, Succor Creek Canyon, near Rockville School Wet weather conditions make Succor Creek Road impassable. Road Access: From Adrian - almost any vehicle From Jordan Valley - a high-clearance vehicle is recommended. Rocks & Minerals: Thunderegg, Jasper, Agate, Leaf Fossils, Petrified Wood

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