Rockhounding Clubs by State
Find local gem & mineral clubs, rockhounding societies, and hobby groups near you. Clubs run field trips, swap meets, and workshops — the best way to level up fast.
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Rockhounding Clubs in Arizona2
Arizona Mineral & Gem Club
Mesa, Arizona
Active club with monthly field trips to Arizona's amazing mineral localities including turquoise, fire agate, and peridot sites.
📅 Meetings
2nd Thursday of each month, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Arkansas1
Ouachita Gem & Mineral Society
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Club focused on Arkansas's world-famous quartz crystals, diamonds (Crater of Diamonds), and local mineral collecting.
📅 Meetings
3rd Monday monthly at 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in California2
California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Various, California
Umbrella organization representing over 70 gem and mineral clubs throughout California.
📅 Meetings
Regional shows and field trips year-round
Gem & Mineral Society of the Desert
Palm Springs, California
Desert rockhounding club focusing on southern California's jasper, geodes, quartz, and tourmaline localities.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — 1st Tuesday, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Colorado2
Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show Association
Denver, Colorado
Organizers of the Denver Gem & Mineral Show, one of the top 3 gem shows in the world. Members get early access and show discounts.
📅 Meetings
Annual show in September at Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Denver Gem & Mineral Guild
Denver, Colorado
Active club with field trips to Colorado's aquamarine (Mt. Antero), amazonite (Lake George), and gold panning locations.
📅 Meetings
2nd Wednesday monthly, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Georgia1
Georgia Mineral Society
Atlanta, Georgia
Statewide society with field trips to Georgia's Graves Mountain, Steve's Rock Shop, and Blue Ridge mineral localities.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — check website for current schedule
Rockhounding Clubs in Idaho1
Idaho Gem Club
Boise, Idaho
Covers Idaho's incredible gem wealth — star garnets, opals, sapphires, and gold. Regular field trips to Emerald Creek and Spencer Opal Mine.
📅 Meetings
3rd Tuesday of the month, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Illinois1
Illinois State Geological Survey Mineral Club
Urbana, Illinois
Focused on Illinois's famous fluorite specimens, pyrite suns, and Keokuk-area geodes.
📅 Meetings
Contact for meeting schedule
Rockhounding Clubs in Indiana1
Indiana Mineral & Gem Society
Indianapolis, Indiana
Active club with access to Indiana's geode deposits, calcite caves, and fossil localities in southern Indiana.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — 2nd Thursday, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Kentucky1
Gem Society of Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Covers Kentucky's geode country, fluorite deposits (former state mineral), and fossil collecting in the limestone karst terrain.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — contact for schedule
Rockhounding Clubs in Maine1
New England Gem & Mineral Society
Portland, Maine
Maine-focused club with trips to world-famous Maine pegmatites — tourmaline, beryl, lepidolite, and aquamarine.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — contact for schedule
Rockhounding Clubs in Michigan2
Gem & Lapidary Dealers Association of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Michigan-focused club with field trips for Petoskey stones, copper, chlorastrolite (Isle Royale greenstone), and thomsonite.
📅 Meetings
Bi-monthly meetings — contact for schedule
Up North Rockhounds
Traverse City, Michigan
Northern Michigan club focused on Petoskey stone hunting along Lake Michigan beaches and Michigan's UP copper country.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — meets April through October
Rockhounding Clubs in Missouri1
Midwest Gem & Mineral Society
Kansas City, Missouri
Tri-state club with field trips to Missouri's fluorite, galena, lead minerals, and Keokuk geode country.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — 3rd Monday, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Montana2
Montana Gem & Mineral Society
Helena, Montana
State club with field trips to Yogo Gulch, Missouri River sapphire gravels, and Montana's gold panning streams.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — contact for schedule
Western Montana Gem & Mineral Society
Missoula, Montana
Active club with sapphire, garnet, and gold trips throughout western Montana.
📅 Meetings
2nd Wednesday monthly, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Nevada2
Nevada Gem Hunters Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
Southern Nevada club with field trips to opal, turquoise, agate, and obsidian localities across Nevada's vast BLM land.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — contact for schedule
Northern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society
Reno, Nevada
Reno-area club focusing on Nevada's turquoise mines, Virgin Valley opals, and Great Basin mineral deposits.
📅 Meetings
3rd Tuesday monthly, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in New Mexico1
New Mexico Gem & Mineral Society
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Covers New Mexico's turquoise, pyrite, garnet, and rare minerals from the Rio Grande Rift and Precambrian highlands.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — check website
Rockhounding Clubs in New York1
Herkimer Diamond Gem & Mineral Club
Herkimer, New York
Focused on collecting Herkimer Diamonds (double-terminated quartz crystals) from the famous dolostone deposits in Herkimer County.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — contact for schedule
Rockhounding Clubs in North Carolina2
Franklin Gem & Mineral Club
Franklin, North Carolina
Based in Franklin, the Gem Capital of the World — focused on ruby, sapphire, garnet, kyanite, and the unique Cowee Valley deposits.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — 1st Monday, 7pm at Macon County Public Library
Piedmont Mineral Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte-area mineral club with field trips to NC and SC gem localities.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — 3rd Thursday, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Oregon2
Oregon Agate & Mineral Society
Portland, Oregon
Active club with field trips throughout Oregon — thunder eggs, sunstones, obsidian, agates, and jasper. Annual show each spring.
📅 Meetings
2nd Monday monthly, 7pm
Willamette Agate & Mineral Society
Eugene, Oregon
South Willamette Valley club focused on Oregon's agate beaches, thunder eggs, and Sunstone collecting in Lake County.
📅 Meetings
1st Thursday monthly, 7:30pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Pennsylvania2
Gem & Mineral Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Southeastern PA club with trips to NJ mineral localities (Franklin zinc mines), PA pegmatites, and Delaware Valley fossil sites.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — check website
Keystone Gem & Mineral Club
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania club with field trips to PA's metamorphic mineral zones, tourmaline, and garnet localities.
📅 Meetings
2nd Monday monthly, 7:30pm
Rockhounding Clubs in South Carolina1
South Carolina Mineral & Lapidary Society
Columbia, South Carolina
Covers South Carolina's sapphire, ruby, and garnet localities in the SC upcountry.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — 2nd Thursday, 7pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Tennessee1
Tennessee Valley Gem & Mineral Society
Knoxville, Tennessee
East Tennessee club with access to Tennessee's amethyst, calcite, fluorite, and fossil collecting sites.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — contact for schedule
Rockhounding Clubs in Texas2
Texas Gem & Mineral Society
Dallas, Texas
Largest mineral club in Texas with field trips to Stillwell Ranch, Mason County topaz, and Big Bend area agate localities.
📅 Meetings
3rd Thursday monthly, 7pm at Brookhaven College
West Texas Gem & Mineral Club
El Paso, Texas
Border region club with trips to Big Bend agate, Brewster County jasper, and New Mexico mineral sites.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — contact for schedule
Rockhounding Clubs in Utah1
Utah Gem & Mineral Association
Salt Lake City, Utah
Statewide organization covering Utah's incredible topaz (Topaz Mountain), geodes (Dugway), red beryl, and trilobite localities.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — check local listings
Rockhounding Clubs in Virginia1
Virginia Mineral Society
Richmond, Virginia
Statewide society with trips to Morefield Mine (amazonite/topaz), Fairy Stone State Park (staurolite), and Virginia pyrite localities.
📅 Meetings
Monthly meetings — 3rd Thursday, 7:30pm
Rockhounding Clubs in Washington2
Puget Sound Gem & Mineral Society
Seattle, Washington
Pacific Northwest club with field trips to Washington and Oregon — petrified wood, agates, Ginkgo Forest, and Oregon thunder eggs.
📅 Meetings
Monthly — check website for schedule
South Puget Sound Mineral Club
Tacoma, Washington
Active club with access to Washington's petrified wood sites, coastal agates, and joint field trips with Oregon clubs.
📅 Meetings
1st Wednesday monthly, 7pm
Why Join a Rockhounding Club?
Field Trips
Most clubs run monthly outings to private land and hard-to-find spots not on any public map.Swap Meets
Trade specimens with other collectors, find deals on tools, and sell your extras at club swap meets.Expert Knowledge
Members include geologists, lapidary artists, and experienced collectors who share decades of knowledge.