Where to hunt for rocks in Michigan

How to use this map

Tap a pin for a park's rocks and rules, or a region for its geology story. 76 spots in 7 regions; the region lines are approximate county groupings made for this site.

Rock hunting map

57 spots on the map. Tap a pin for its rocks and rules, pick a rock to light up where it is listed, or tap a region for its geology story.

F.J. McLain State Park Eagle River beach Agate Beach, Toivola Little Girl's Point County Park Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (Union Bay shoreline)Baraga State Park Bete de Gris Beach Green Park Grand Marais public beach J.W. Wells State Park Picnic Rocks waterfront Middle Beach at Presque Isle Park Little Presque Isle Muskallonge Lake State Park Brimley State Park Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Rivermouth unit Straits State Park Mouth of Two Hearted River State Forest Campground Petoskey State Park Fisherman's Island State Park Wilderness State Park Leelanau State Park Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park Bayfront Park Antrim Creek Natural Area Christmas Cove Park Omena Beach Headlands International Dark Sky Park Mt. McSauba Recreation Area Haserot Beach Rockport State Recreation Area P.H. Hoeft State Park Thompson's Harbor State Park Negwegon State Park Harrisville State Park Tawas Point State Park Cheboygan State Park Onaway State Park Sturgeon Point State Park Partridge Point public access site Fort Gratiot County Park Lakeport State Park Port Crescent State Park Albert E. Sleeper State Park Bay City State Park Lighthouse Beach Bird Creek Park (Port Austin beach)Frankfort public beach Orchard Beach State Park Ludington State Park Charles Mears State Park Duck Lake State Park Muskegon State Park Van Buren State Park Deerlick Creek Park Grand Mere State Park Summit Township Park

State land, 25 lb limit
Local park, local rules
No collecting
Owner not confirmed

Pins are approximate; check the land manager's map before you go.

Spots without a pin (19)

No authoritative source gives a location for these, so they are on their region pages but not on the map.

Calumet Township Waterworks Park: The township page gives only its office addresses, with no park address or map point.
Hunter's Point Park: Grant Township's park page and ordinance give no address or map point.
Pebble Beach, Marquette: Named only in state agency text; no land manager page gives its location.
McCarty's Cove (including North McCarty's Cove): The Marquette Fire Department beach page lists the name only, with no address or map point.
South Beach: The Marquette Fire Department beach page lists the name only, with no address or map point.
Clark Lambros' Beach Park: The DNR news release names the park but gives no address or map point.
Lakeview Park: The city page says only "Along US Hwy 2", with no street address or map point.
Ludington Park and Municipal Beach (Aronson Island): The Escanaba parks page gives no address or map point.
Magnus Park: The city page links to a map search, not to a fixed point, and gives no park street address.
Elk Rapids Day Park: The Antrim County page gives only the county office address.
Van's Beach: The Leland Township plan and ordinance name it but give no address or map point.
Peterson Park: Leelanau Township gives 10001 E. Peterson Park Rd., but the US Census Bureau geocoder finds no match for that address.
Reynolds Street beach (access site): A street-end access site; the township page gives no address or map point.
North Street beach (access site): A street-end access site; the township page gives no address or map point.
Zorn Park Beach: The city page says only "on Bay Street just West of the Central Business District", with no street number or map point.
Veterans Memorial Park beach: The village page gives no address or map point.
Mich-e-ke-wis Park: The city page gives only the city hall address.
Lakeside Beach (Lakeside Park): The Port Huron page names the beach but, unlike Lighthouse Beach, gives no address.
Rocky Gap County Park: The Berrien County park page gives no address or map point.

Where the pins come from

Each pin is a point from an official source: the facility points a Michigan DNR park page maps, a USGS GNIS feature point, a map link on the land manager's page, or a US Census Bureau geocoder match of the address the land manager publishes.