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
- Permission required
- County
- Lee County
- State
- Texas
- Nearest road
- Channel Loop
- Coordinates
- 30.29532, -96.68228
Land & collecting status
Permission required before collecting
Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization.
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
- Whiskey Bridge (Brazos River)Top pick in TexasBurleson County, Texas · 24 mi awayFossil Snails, Fossilized Shells, Coral
- Colorado River at SmithvilleTop pick in TexasBastrop County, Texas · 34 mi awayPetrified Palm Wood, Petrified Wood, Agate
- 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
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