Where to hunt

Eastern Upper Peninsula

Quiet Lake Superior shoreline east of Grand Marais.

Spots (5)

Open a card for its rocks, land and rules.

State parks and state land (DNR) (5)

25 lb per year on state land

Muskallonge Lake State Park

Luce County

State land (DNR)

Rocks, land and rules

The DNR says rock collectors come to this park's Lake Superior shoreline to pick rocks, especially agates.1 EGLE also names Muskallonge State Park, north of Newberry, as a favorite agate place.2

Rules: State park land (DNR). The state limit applies: no more than 25 pounds of rocks, mineral specimens and invertebrate fossils per person per year.3

Brimley State Park

Chippewa County, Brimley

State land (DNR)

Rocks, land and rules

A DNR state park on a Lake Superior bay.4 Which rocks turn up here is not yet in our checked sources.

Rules: State park land (DNR). The state limit applies: no more than 25 pounds of rocks, mineral specimens and invertebrate fossils per person per year.3

Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Rivermouth unit

Chippewa County, near Paradise

State land (DNR)

Rocks, land and rules

A river mouth, not an open-lake beach.5 Which rocks turn up here is not yet in our checked sources.

Rules: State park land (DNR). The state limit applies: no more than 25 pounds of rocks, mineral specimens and invertebrate fossils per person per year.3

Straits State Park

Mackinac County, St. Ignace

State land (DNR)

Rocks, land and rules

The DNR describes "a small amount of rocky shoreline ... along Lake Huron".6 Which rocks turn up here is not yet in our checked sources.

Rules: State park land (DNR). The state limit applies: no more than 25 pounds of rocks, mineral specimens and invertebrate fossils per person per year.3 This spot is the park's own DNR shoreline only. The Mackinac Bridge Authority shoreline next to the park is not DNR land, so the state park rules above do not cover it.6

Mouth of Two Hearted River State Forest Campground

Luce County, about 31.5 miles from Newberry

State land (DNR)

Rocks, land and rules

Lake Superior shore at the campground. The DNR says: "Visitors can cross the Two Hearted River via a suspension bridge on the west side of the campground to reach the shores of Lake Superior."7 Rocks on the Michigan Geological Survey rockhounding map: unakite, chert, granite, quartz, rhyolite, amygdaloidal basalt, hematite, epidote, gneiss, Jacobsville sandstone, chalcedony, Yooperlite, Omar, Mary Ellen jasper, jaspilite, Lake Superior agate, jasper, banded iron formation and Kona dolomite.8

Rules: State forest campground (DNR). The state limit applies: no more than 25 pounds of rocks, mineral specimens and invertebrate fossils per person per year.3

Good to know

  • Lake Superior agates: where to look and how to spot one is in the agate guide.

Sources (8)

  1. Michigan DNR, Muskallonge Lake State Park. https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/parks/muskallonge (checked October 21, 2026)
  2. Michigan EGLE, Rockhounding. https://www.michigan.gov/egle/public/learn/geology/rockhounding (checked October 21, 2026)
  3. Michigan Administrative Code, R 299.921 to R 299.933, State Land Use Rules (Department of Natural Resources). https://ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us/AdminCode/DownloadAdminCodeFile?FileName=R+299.921+to+R+299.933.pdf (checked October 21, 2026)
  4. Michigan DNR, Brimley State Park. https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/parks/brimley (checked October 22, 2026)
  5. Michigan DNR, Tahquamenon Falls State Park. https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/parks/tahquamenonfalls (checked October 22, 2026)
  6. Michigan DNR, Straits State Park. https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/parks/straits (checked October 22, 2026)
  7. Michigan DNR, Mouth of Two Hearted River State Forest Campground. https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/sfcampgroundsa-m/mouthoftwoheartedriver (checked October 22, 2026)
  8. Michigan Geological Survey (Western Michigan University), Michigan Rockhounding Map, linked from MGS Rockhounds. https://mgs.wmich.edu/education-and-outreach/corekids/mgs-rockhounds/ (checked October 21, 2026)

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