New Braunfels — Rockhounding in Comal County, Texas
New Braunfels is a mapped rockhounding spot in Comal County, Texas. Reported finds include petrified wood. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing New Braunfels in Comal County, Texas
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Comal County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest road
- Gruene Place Drive
- Postcode
- 78135
- Coordinates
- 29.72857, -98.10882
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.
State guidance last verified:
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Bureau of Economic Geology — Texas geology
- Big Bend National Park — Rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at New Braunfels
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of New Braunfels.
- Amethyst Hill on Althaus RanchBlanco County, Texas · 45 mi awayAmethyst, Citrine
- E of AustinTravis County, Texas · 49 mi awayAgatized Wood, Petrified Palm Wood
- Peach CreekGonzales County, Texas · 50 mi awayAgate, Petrified Wood
- Erdman FarmKarnes County, Texas · 51 mi awayPetrified Palm Wood, Opalized Wood, Fossils
- Road cut on E side of US 87Gillespie County, Texas · 56 mi awayFossils
- Tessman FarmKarnes County, Texas · 56 mi awayAgatized Palm Wood
- Stream gravels around FredericksburgGillespie County, Texas · 58 mi awayAlmandine Garnet
- MoultonLavaca County, Texas · 60 mi awayAgate, Petrified Wood
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