Where to Find Petoskey Stone in Michigan

Michigan has 39 mapped collecting spots that report petoskey stone, spread across 20 counties. The largest share sits in Leelanau County with 7 spots. 30 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible, and 5 are fee-dig sites.

Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.

Standout petoskey stone spots in Michigan

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Rockport Recreation Area
Alpena County
Rockport State Recreation Area opens a 300-acre former limestone quarry whose floor is scattered with Devonian fossils about 400 million years old, including Petoskey stones, Favosites honeycomb coral, brachiopods, and crinoids.
Drummond Island (Pudding Stone)
Chippewa County
Drummond Island is one of the best places in Michigan to find pudding stone, a striking metaconglomerate of red jasper pebbles set in white quartzite that glaciers carried south from Ontario.
Petoskey Beaches (Little Traverse Bay)
Emmet County
Little Traverse Bay in Emmet County is the most reliable place in Michigan to find Petoskey stones, the state stone, which are fossilized Hexagonaria colonial coral that show their honeycomb pattern best when wet.
Charles Mears State Park Beach
Oceana County
Charles Mears State Park puts almost 2,000 feet of Lake Michigan beach within easy reach in Pentwater, where wave-sorted gravel turns up Petoskey stones and other glacially transported Great Lakes specimens.

Best counties for petoskey stone in Michigan

Ranked by the number of mapped petoskey stone spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every petoskey stone spot we track in Michigan

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Harrisville State Park	Alcona County	Granite Chert Quartz Chain Coral Horn Coral Petoskey Stone Puddingstone Yooperlite	44.6475, -83.2976	Paid / fee
Negwegon State Park	Alcona County	Puddingstone Petoskey Stone Granite Gneiss Quartz Gowganda Tillite Charlevoix Stone	44.8551, -83.3246	Paid / fee
Sturgeon Point Lighthouse	Alcona County	Granite Chert Fossil Limestone Quartz Petoskey Stone Puddingstone	44.7127, -83.2727	Paid / fee
Rockport Recreation AreaOld Grade Road	Alpena County	Petoskey Stone Fossilized Coral Brachiopod Crinoid Stem Pyrite Horn Coral Favosites Cladopora +5 more	45.2013, -83.3949	Public
Antrim Creek Natural Area	Antrim County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Horn Coral Fossil Chain Coral Beach Glass	45.1791, -85.3787	Public
Elk Rapids Day Park	Antrim County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Elk Blue Unakite Chert Cold Water Agate	44.8982, -85.4185	Public
Elk Rapids Sandbar	Antrim County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Elk Blue Unakite Chert Cold Water Agate	44.8981, -85.4185	Check locally
Wilcox-Palmer-Shaw Preserve	Antrim County	Chert Quartz Granite Basalt Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Unakite Cold Water Agate	44.9248, -85.3986	Public
Singing Bridge Public Access	Arenac County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Gneiss Granite Puddingstone Horn Coral Fossil Jasper +9 more	44.1432, -83.5686	Public
Frankfort Public Beach And Playground	Benzie County	Granite Chert Quartz Chain Coral Horn Coral Frankfort Green Petoskey Stone Unakite	44.6324, -86.2458	Check locally
Grace Road BeachGrace Road	Benzie County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone	44.6048, -86.2292	Public
Point Betsie Lighthouse	Benzie County	Petoskey Stone Chert Chain Coral Granite Unakite Crinoid Brachiopod Horn Coral +5 more	44.6913, -86.2553	Public
Rocky Gap Park	Berrien County	Petoskey Stone Unakite Quartz Crinoid Lightning Stone Charlevoix Stone Horn Coral Chain Coral +4 more	42.1344, -86.4660	Public
Beach (Petoskey area 2)Lake Shore Drive	Charlevoix County	Petoskey Stone Fossil	45.2296, -85.3862	Permission
Fisherman's Island State Park	Charlevoix County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Lake Superior Agate Yooperlite	45.3080, -85.3102	Paid / fee
Lake Michigan Public AccessMichigan Avenue	Charlevoix County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone	45.3257, -85.2540	Public
Burt Lake BeachWest Burt Lake Road	Cheboygan County	Petoskey Stone Fossil	45.5368, -84.6894	Public
Drummond Island (Pudding Stone)	Chippewa County	Pudding Stone Jasper Conglomerate Petoskey Stone	45.9986, -83.7880	Public
Bayfront Park (West)	Emmet County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Horn Coral Brachiopod Slag	45.3763, -84.9647	Public
Magnus Park	Emmet County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Brachiopod Horn Coral Slag	45.3727, -84.9752	Public
Petoskey Beaches (Little Traverse Bay)Little Traverse Wheelway	Emmet County	Petoskey Stone	45.3700, -85.0016	Public
Maple Bay Natural Area Parking	Grand Traverse County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Slag Beach Glass	44.8465, -85.4470	Public
Torch Lake BeachM 26	Houghton County	Fossil Petoskey Stone	47.1501, -88.4560	Public
Tawas Point State Park	Iosco County	Quartz Granite Gneiss Puddingstone Petoskey Stone Jasper Brachiopod	44.2544, -83.4480	Paid / fee
Christmas Cove Beach	Leelanau County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Stromatoporoid Fossil	45.1689, -85.6327	Public
Empire Beach	Leelanau County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Unakite Chert Lake Superior Agate Yooperlite	44.8120, -86.0681	Check locally
Hidden Beach	Leelanau County	Leland Blue Petoskey Stone Unakite Quartz Granite Jasper Chert Charlevoix Stone +7 more	45.0196, -85.7645	Public
North Beach	Leelanau County	Petoskey Stone Unakite Stromatoporoid Charlevoix Stone Horn Coral Stromatolite Granite Quartz +6 more	45.0260, -85.7596	Public
Onomonee Road Beach	Leelanau County	Charlevoix Stone Stromatolite Stromatoporoid Fossil Chert Petoskey Stone	45.1130, -85.6755	Public
Peterson Park	Leelanau County	Petoskey Stone Chert Unakite Charlevoix Stone	45.1539, -85.6467	Public
Van's Beach	Leelanau County	Leland Blue Petoskey Stone Unakite Quartz Granite Jasper Chert Charlevoix Stone +7 more	45.0223, -85.7625	Public
Arcadia Beach Natural AreaLake Street	Manistee County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Coral Fossil	44.4939, -86.2414	Public
Old Facefull	Manistee County	Quartz Unakite Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone	44.4276, -86.2466	Public
Summit Park	Mason County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Agate Fossil	43.8560, -86.4321	Public
Charles Mears State Park BeachNorth Lakeshore Drive	Oceana County	Petoskey Stone Agate Fossil	43.7343, -86.4729	Public
Lakeside Park	Saint Clair County	Petoskey Stone Unakite Puddingstone Cold Water Agate	43.0198, -82.4302	Public
Lake Huron Roadside Park	Sanilac County	Puddingstone Gowganda Tillite Stinkstone Quartz Charlevoix Stone Horn Coral Brachiopod Petoskey Stone	43.4042, -82.5392	Public
Deerlick Creek Park	Van Buren County	Fossil Lightning Stone Unakite Petoskey Stone Jasper Beach Glass Horn Coral Cold Water Agate +4 more	42.3725, -86.2923	Public
Pilgrim Haven Natural Area	Van Buren County	Lightning Stone Quartz Unakite Horn Coral Crinoid Chert Petoskey Stone Cold Water Agate +2 more	42.3527, -86.2987	Public

Before you go

Read the petoskey stone identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Petoskey Stone in the encyclopedia.

Petoskey Stone in Michigan FAQ

Where can you find petoskey stone in Michigan?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Leelanau County, Antrim County, and Alcona County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many petoskey stone spots are mapped in Michigan?+

39 spots across 20 counties. The RockHoundR app keeps the same spots on an offline map with public land overlays, geology layers, and your saved finds.

Is it legal to collect petoskey stone in Michigan?+

Hand collecting of common rocks and minerals in small amounts for personal use is generally allowed on BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are closed to collecting. 30 of the 39 mapped spots here sit on land marked public, and 5 are fee-dig operations where you pay for access and keep what you find. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt petoskey stone in Michigan with the map in your pocket

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Standout petoskey stone spots in Michigan

Rockport Recreation Area

Drummond Island (Pudding Stone)

Petoskey Beaches (Little Traverse Bay)

Charles Mears State Park Beach