Discover 10 Arizona Rockhounding Destinations Where You Can Legally Keep Your Found Treasures

Twenty-five pounds. That’s how much rock you can often haul home in a single day from certain public collecting areas in Arizona, and it’s completely allowed. A few of these sites were set aside by land managers for one simple purpose. Regular folks get to hunt fire agate, quartz crystals, geodes, and even ancient sea fossils. A couple of private digs also let you pay, grab a shovel, and keep whatever turns up. I love that idea. Most parks politely ask you to leave the pebbles where