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Dugway Geode Beds Rockhounding Site Guide (Utah)
A 5-page printable PDF for Utah's Dugway Geode Beds: what you can find, the land-status rules for where you're standing, the published route, and the safety notes for a remote west-desert site with no gas on the route and no water at the beds.
Price: $5.99 · 5-page PDF, US Letter · instant download
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What's inside
- Page 1: what you can find (quartz geodes lined with clear, amethyst and rose quartz, solid banded geodes and surface pieces), the geology in 30 seconds, and where BLM and the Utah Geological Survey say to dig
- Page 2: land status and rules: BLM casual collecting, nearby state sections and when you need a Trust Lands permit ($25, bought separately from the state, not included), mining claims, the Proving Ground and Fish Springs refuge, how much you can take, tunneling, tools, selling and artifacts, with color-coded verdicts, plus a step-by-step MLRS claim check
- Page 3: getting there by the route BLM and UGS publish (SR-36 and the Pony Express Road), road and GPS warnings, agency-published coordinates marked "verify before you go", season, camping, fuel, water and maps
- Page 4: tools to bring and leave home, desert and pit safety, what to do if you see something that looks like ordnance, checklists and a trip log
- Page 5: who to call and 21 numbered sources, each with its link and the date it was checked
What it isn't
No secret GPS pins or "honey hole" directions, and no promise of finds. The only coordinates are the general points that BLM and the Utah Geological Survey publish themselves. Where a public source didn't confirm something, the guide says so and tells you who to ask.
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Not legal advice. Facts come from public BLM, Utah Geological Survey, U.S. Army, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Utah tourism sources, checked October 18, 2026. Rules, closures and mining claims change; verify with BLM Fillmore Field Office (or Trust Lands for a state section) before you collect. Independent; not affiliated with any agency.
Free overview first: Dugway geode beds land status. The whole state: the Utah Field Guide. Another west-desert site: the Topaz Mountain Site Guide. For the kids in the back seat: the Rockhound Kids Coloring Pack.