🪨 Petrified Wood
Ancient wood turned to stone. Arizona's Petrified Forest and Washington's Ginkgo Petrified Forest are world-famous.
Best Places to Find Petrified Wood
Sucker Creek
Jordan Valley, Oregon · BLM Land
BLM area in eastern Oregon known for beautiful agate, jasper, and petrified wood deposits. Popular rockhounding destination.
Petrified Forest National Park
Holbrook, Arizona · National Park
World-famous petrified wood deposits. Collecting is prohibited (National Park), but the park offers spectacular views and educational exhibits. Collec...
Petrified Forest BLM Area
Holbrook, Arizona · BLM Land
BLM land outside Petrified Forest National Park where limited petrified wood collecting is permitted for personal use. Check current BLM regulations.
Little Missouri River Agates
Medora, North Dakota · Public Land
River gravels and badlands exposures for agate, petrified wood, and chalcedony in the Little Missouri River valley.
Nebraska River Gravel Pits
Scottsbluff, Nebraska · Public Land
Platte River and Niobrara River gravels produce prairie agates, chalcedony, and petrified wood. Good after rain when fresh material is exposed.
Ginkgo Petrified Forest / Saddle Mountain
Vantage, Washington · State Park
One of the world's most diverse petrified wood deposits — 50+ species including ginkgo. Collecting prohibited inside park, but nearby BLM land permits...
White River Agate Beds
Maupin, Oregon · BLM Land
BLM area along the White River in north-central Oregon. Known for agate and petrified wood deposits.
Homedale / Owyhee Jasper
Homedale, Idaho · BLM Land
The Owyhee region produces some of the world's finest jasper including Morrisonite, Willow Creek, and Bruneau jasper. World-class lapidary material.
Lawton Area Agates
Lawton, Oklahoma · Public Land
Southwest Oklahoma gravel pits and creek beds producing agate and petrified wood specimens.
Mississippi Petrified Wood Beds
Forest, Mississippi · Public Land
Mississippi Petrified Forest — privately owned but public area for viewing. Collecting on nearby public gravel pits for petrified wood.
Louisiana Gravel Pit Agates
Pollock, Louisiana · Public Land
Central Louisiana gravel pits for colorful agate and petrified palm wood. The Kisatchie National Forest area is a good hunting ground.
Texas Petrified Wood Beds
Post, Texas · Public Land
West Texas exposures and gravels for petrified wood. The Texas state rock. Some specimens show beautiful agatized detail.
Kisatchie National Forest Petrified Wood
Natchitoches, Louisiana · USFS Land
Kisatchie National Forest for petrified wood and petrified palm wood. Also creek beds for colorful agate pebbles from ancient stream deposits.
Mississippi Petrified Forest
Flora, Mississippi · Fee Dig
Privately owned petrified forest with 30+ million-year-old logs. Self-guided tours. Nearby gravels contain petrified wood specimens for collecting.
North Dakota Petrified Wood Beds
Amidon, North Dakota · Public Land
Slope County badlands for petrified wood and agate. The Little Missouri River gravels produce beautiful specimens.
Caldwell Bluff Petrified Wood
Caldwell, Nebraska · Public Land
Bluff exposures in north-central Nebraska for petrified wood and agate in the Ash Hollow Formation.