Interested in Rock Hounding?
If you are interested in rock hounding, then our field trips are the place to be. Field trips are usually each month, starting in late Fall and running through early Spring. Most are on Sundays or Mondays and are one day in duration, although we do have some overnight trips. Nearby accommodations are usually available for non-campers. Provisions vary from site to site but normally include a rock hammer, bag, plenty of drinking water, and lunch. Field trips are always fun and usually yield some nice material to work with. Please see our EVENTS page for information on each specific field trip. and please contact us via our contact page if you have questions.
For those that don’t have their own rock hounding tools, for example a rock pick/hammer, we have a few available for sign out for the day at our Lapidary Shop. You can sign them out a few days before the field trip if need be but please remember to return them right after the field trip so that we can let other members have use of them!
As members of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, all club members agree to abide by the AFMS Code of Ethics.
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Past Field Trips
Turquoise Field Trip to Tonapah, NV
Turquoise Mining Adventure Dig for Turquoise in Tonopah Nevada With Elley Knows Rocks and the Lake Havasu Gem and Mineral Society Check out pictures from this epic adventure: (a PDF
April 18 – April 22Jasper and Agate Field Trip
Steve Prather is hosting a field trip out to our Gypsy Jasper spot near Parker AZ Meet up at Bashes Monday am at 8:30… it’s St Patty’s Day so don’t
March 17 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pmField Trip to Red Cloud Mine
Get ready to find Wulfenite!!! Paid dig to 2 sites: $35 red cloud tailings $60 south Geronimo tailings Bring CASH only! IF you need to ride with some one you
March 2 at Red Cloud MineSelenite Field Trip
Golden shore area selenite Meet at Lowe’s parking lot at 8:30am, leaving at 9am Caravan to exit 1 off the 40 heading towards Needles. Most all vehicles can make it
February 23 atJanuary 26, 2025 Field Trip for Calcite Crystals, Havasu Agate and Geodes
Elley Ringo will be leading this field trip. January 26, meet at Lowe’s at 8:30am. Depart for the site at 9:00am. The site is behind the aggregate plant and we
January 26Field Trip for Fire Agates! December 22,2024. (clic for more info!)
The Gem Club’s Vice President, Steve Prather, will be leading a rock hounding field trip to an area out behind Oatman, AZ. We will be looking for fire agates and
December 22, 2024NOVEMBER 17, 2024 FIELD TRIP (click for more information)
On November 17th one of our directors, Elley Ringo, will be leading a field trip to the Jasper agate and gas bubble geode location outside of Parker, AZ. The trip
November 17, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm