Oelrichs — Rockhounding in Fall River County, South Dakota
The grassland south and east of Oelrichs is a long-recognized Fairburn agate area, also producing jasper, cone-in-cone calcite, and agatized wood. It sits in the same southwestern South Dakota agate belt as Fairburn and Ardmore, with badlands erosion continually exposing fresh material at the surface. Reported finds include fairburn agate, jasper, calcite, agatized wood. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
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Map showing Oelrichs in Fall River County, South Dakota
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Fall River County
- State
- South Dakota
- Coordinates
- 43.12561, -103.16692
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 Oelrichs
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Oelrichs.
- OelrichsOglala Lakota County, South Dakota · 15 mi awayAgate
- ArdmoreTop pick in South DakotaFall River County, South Dakota · 17 mi awayFairburn Agate, Agatized Wood, Jasper
- OglalaOglala Lakota County, South Dakota · 17 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- Buffalo GapCuster County, South Dakota · 28 mi awayFairfield Agate
- Parker PeakFall River County, South Dakota · 32 mi awayAgatized Wood, Silicified Wood
- Cheyenne RiverTop pick in South DakotaCuster County, South Dakota · 34 mi awayFairburn Agate
- PringleCuster County, South Dakota · 37 mi awayFairhill Agate
- FairburnTop pick in South DakotaCuster County, South Dakota · 38 mi awayFairburn Agate, Agatized Wood, Yellow Jasper
Across the state line from Oelrichs
Oelrichs is close enough to the South Dakota border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- ChadronDawes County, Nebraska · 19 mi awayChalcedony, Blue Chalcedony
- OrellaDawes County, Nebraska · 21 mi awayFairburn Agate, Jasper, Carnelian
- Little BadlandsSioux County, Nebraska · 28 mi awayVertebrate Fossils
- Whiteclay (Fairburn area)Sheridan County, Nebraska · 29 mi awayFairburn Agate, Jasper, Chalcedony
- Crawford (Fairburn area)Dawes County, Nebraska · 31 mi awayFairburn Agate
- WhiteclaySheridan County, Nebraska · 32 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
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