Little Badlands — Rockhounding in Sioux County, Nebraska
Little Badlands is a mapped rockhounding spot in Sioux County, Nebraska. Reported finds include vertebrate fossils. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Little Badlands in Sioux County, Nebraska
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Sioux County
- State
- Nebraska
- Nearest road
- Interpretive Loop
- Coordinates
- 42.85766, -103.58635
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 Little Badlands
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- Vertebrate FossilsEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Little Badlands.
- OrellaDawes County, Nebraska · 7 mi awayFairburn Agate, Jasper, Carnelian
- MontroseSioux County, Nebraska · 9 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Fossils
- Crawford (Fairburn area)Dawes County, Nebraska · 14 mi awayFairburn Agate
- Crawford (jasper area)Dawes County, Nebraska · 15 mi awayFairburn Agate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Sioux CountySioux County, Nebraska · 19 mi awayChalcedony, Celestite, Fossils
- Dawes CountyDawes County, Nebraska · 27 mi awayChalcedony, Celestite, Fossils
- ChadronDawes County, Nebraska · 29 mi awayChalcedony, Blue Chalcedony
- Agate Fossil BedsSioux County, Nebraska · 30 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Chalcedony
Across the state line from Little Badlands
Little Badlands is close enough to the Nebraska border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- ArdmoreFall River County, South Dakota · 12 mi awayFairburn Agate, Agatized Wood, Jasper
- OelrichsFall River County, South Dakota · 28 mi awayFairburn Agate, Jasper, Calcite
- Parker PeakFall River County, South Dakota · 38 mi awayAgatized Wood, Silicified Wood
- OelrichsOglala Lakota County, South Dakota · 43 mi awayAgate
- Buffalo GapCuster County, South Dakota · 44 mi awayFairfield Agate
- OglalaOglala Lakota County, South Dakota · 46 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
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