Bonner Springs — Rockhounding in Wyandotte County, Kansas
Bonner Springs is a mapped rockhounding spot in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Reported finds include geode. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Bonner Springs in Wyandotte County, Kansas
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Wyandotte County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest road
- Macgrantwood Street
- Postcode
- 66012
- Coordinates
- 39.07076, -94.86995
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Sources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
Sources: RockHoundR public spot dataset, app land overlays, and local agency review before each trip.
Found at Bonner Springs
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Bonner Springs.
- McLouthJefferson County, Kansas · 20 mi awayLake Superior Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- OttawaFranklin County, Kansas · 35 mi awayFossil Plants
- TopekaShawnee County, Kansas · 37 mi awayLake Superior Agate
- GarnettAnderson County, Kansas · 54 mi awayFossils
- Pony CreekBrown County, Kansas · 76 mi awayCelestite
- StockdaleRiley County, Kansas · 100 mi awayGarnet
- Strong CityChase County, Kansas · 102 mi awayChalcopyrite, Geode
- Yates CenterWoodson County, Kansas · 102 mi awayAmethyst, Quartz
Across the state line from Bonner Springs
Bonner Springs is close enough to the Kansas border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Kansas CityJackson County, Missouri · 20 mi awayAragonite, Barite, Calcite
- Sugar CreekBuchanan County, Missouri · 34 mi awaySeptarian Nodules, Aragonite, Calcite
- Pleasant HillCass County, Missouri · 37 mi awayCalcite, Vivianite
- Grindstone CreekDeKalb County, Missouri · 58 mi awayCalcite
- Walnut CreekJohnson County, Missouri · 60 mi awaySphalerite
- Foster & HumeBates County, Missouri · 66 mi awayAlunogen, Gypsum, Melanterite
