Whiskey Bridge (Brazos River) — Rockhounding in Burleson County, Texas
Whiskey Bridge exposes the Stone City beds of the Eocene Crockett Formation, widely regarded as the most fossiliferous marine outcrop in Texas, with well over 200 identified species. Collectors routinely recover Eocene snails such as Turritella, clams, small corals, and tusk shells from the bluff below the State Highway 21 bridge. The Brazos River bed here is state-owned navigable land open to the public. Reported finds include fossil snails, fossilized shells, coral, scaphopods. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
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Map showing Whiskey Bridge (Brazos River) in Burleson County, Texas
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Burleson County
- State
- Texas
- Coordinates
- 30.62670, -96.54390
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 Whiskey Bridge (Brazos River)
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- Fossil Snails
- Fossilized ShellsEncyclopedia →
- CoralEncyclopedia →
- Scaphopods
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Whiskey Bridge (Brazos River).
- Creek beds & hill slopes between Caldwell & SomervilleBurleson County, Texas · 20 mi awayPetrified Wood, Agatized Wood
- Nails Creek ParkLee County, Texas · 24 mi awayTektites
- Gibbons creekGrimes County, Texas · 29 mi awayTektites
- N of CrossMadison County, Texas · 32 mi awayPetrified Wood
- Broad area around BediasGrimes County, Texas · 37 mi awayTektites, Black Diamond, Fire Pearl
- Rabb's CreekFayette County, Texas · 44 mi awayPetrified Wood, Opalized Wood
- Colorado River at SmithvilleTop pick in TexasBastrop County, Texas · 55 mi awayPetrified Palm Wood, Petrified Wood, Agate
- E of AustinTravis County, Texas · 66 mi awayAgatized Wood, Petrified Palm Wood
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