Nails Creek Park — Rockhounding in Lee County, Texas
Nails Creek Park is a mapped rockhounding spot in Lee County, Texas. Reported finds include tektites. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Nails Creek Park in Lee County, Texas
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Lee County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest road
- Channel Loop
- Coordinates
- 30.29532, -96.68228
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 Nails Creek Park
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- TektitesEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Nails Creek Park.
- Creek beds & hill slopes between Caldwell & SomervilleBurleson County, Texas · 5 mi awayPetrified Wood, Agatized Wood
- Rabb's CreekFayette County, Texas · 20 mi awayPetrified Wood, Opalized Wood
- Area surfaces all around SmithvilleBastrop County, Texas · 34 mi awayAgate, Petrified Wood
- Gibbons creekGrimes County, Texas · 42 mi awayTektites
- E of AustinTravis County, Texas · 52 mi awayAgatized Wood, Petrified Palm Wood
- N of CrossMadison County, Texas · 54 mi awayPetrified Wood
- Broad area around BediasGrimes County, Texas · 55 mi awayTektites, Black Diamond, Fire Pearl
- MoultonLavaca County, Texas · 58 mi awayAgate, Petrified Wood
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