Where can I collect landscaping rock on public land?

Introduction

by Mark Milligan and William F. Case

Decorative stone public collecting localities.
Material names and locations are as reported by the permitting office.
Permits must be obtained prior to collection of material.
Permitting Office and Phone Number Pit Name or Location Name 7.5 Min Topo Map
(unless otherwise indicated)
Section (S), Township (T), Range (R)
Material Photos*
(click on photo for more photos.)
Cost (royalty & reclamation fee)
BLM - Cedar City (435) 586-2401 Bear Valley Green Flagstone Little Creek Peak
S 34, T32S, R6W
green flagstone Click here. $12.50/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Cedar City (435) 586-2401 Sulphurdale Cinder Crater
S 17, T26S, R7W
red & black cinder Click here. $1.80/ton,
$10.80 minimum
BLM - Cedar City (435) 586-2401 Cedar Canyon Cedar City
S 17, T36S, R10W
shale   $1.82/ton
$10 minimum
BLM - Cedar City (435) 586-2401 Rush Lake Enoch
S 17, T34S, R10W
red cinder Click here. $1.80/ton,
$10.80 minimum
BLM - Salt Lake
(801) 977-4300
West Mountain West Mountain
S 15, T8S, R1E
quartzite ashlar & boulders Click here. $2.50 reclamation fee plus $12.50/ton
BLM - Salt Lake
(801) 977-4300
Kimbell Creek Kimbell Creek
S 23, T13N, R17W
quartzite flagstone & boulders Click here. $2.50 reclamation fee plus $12.50/ton
BLM - Salt Lake
(801) 977-4300
Stansbury Island 21 Staging Area Corral Canyon
S 21, T1N, R6W
quarried quartzite boulders Click here. $12.50/ton
BLM - Salt Lake
(801) 977-4300
Muskrat Station Timpie
S13, T2S, R8W
quartzite & limestone boulders Click here. $2.50 reclamation fee plus $12.50/ton
BLM - Kanab
(435) 644-4600
Bitter Seeps Pipe Spring (Arizona)
S 6, T39N, R3W
flagstone, Moenkopi Fm Click here. $8/ton
$10 minimum
BLM - Kanab
(435) 644-4600
Shinarump Pit Johnson Lakes
S 31, T43S, R4W
sandstone & conglomerate boulders Click here. $8/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Kanab
(435) 644-4600
Red Canyon Wilson Peak
S 21, T35S, R41/2W
volcanic boulders/
rip rap
  $8/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Kanab
(435) 644-4600
Alton Alton
S 31, T39S, R5W
clinker   $8/ton
$10 minimum
BLM - Price/San Rafael
(435) 636-3600
Old Woman Wash Old Woman Wash
S 5, T25S, R13E
red sandstone   $5.57/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Price/San Rafael
(435) 636-3600
Red's Canyon Tomisch Butte
S 18&19, T24S, R9E
red sandstone   $5.57/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Price/San Rafael
(435) 636-3600
San Rafael River Devils Hole
S 19&30, T20S, R12E
red sandstone   $5.57/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Price/San Rafael
(435) 636-3600
Willow Springs Mussentuchit Flat
S 12, T24S, R6E
basalt boulders   $5.57/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Price/San Rafael
(435) 636-3600
Red Seeps Buckhorn Reservoir
S 12, T19S, R9E
"pock-marked rock"   $5.57/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Vernal
(435) 781-4400
West Wrinkles Cowboy Bench
S 15&22, T11S, R15E
"float" stone on surface, Green River Fm  Click here. $13/ton
BLM - Vernal
(435) 781-4400
Buck Canyon Agency Draw NE
S 35, T12S, R21E
"float" stone on surface, Green River Fm Click here. $13/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Topaz Mountain Community Pit Keg Pass & Dugway Pass
S19-35 (except 32), T11S, R10W; S1-18 (except 2), T12S, R10W; Dugway Pass, Dugway Range SW, Topaz Mtn W & E, S1-35 (except 2 & 32), T12S, R11W
gray "lace rock"   boulders = $14/ton
aquarium rock = $20/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Honeycombs Middle Range North
S 6&7, T13S, R15W;
S 1 & 12, T13S, R16W
gray "lace rock"   boulders = $14/ton
aquarium rock = $20/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Red Canyon/Red Wash Burnout Canyon
S 14, T22S, R13W
red "lace rock" Click here. boulders = $14/ton
aquarium rock = $20/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Antelope Point Pinnacle Pass & Antelope Spring
S 24, T25S, R9W
volcanic boulders, cinders   $1.00/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
School Bus Corral Iron Mine Pass
S 5&6, T25S, R12W
iron-coated cobbles Click here. $1.00/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Wheeler Amphitheater Marjum Pass
S 12, T17S, R13W
carbonaceous shale, Wheeler Fm Click here. $3 reclamation fee, plus $15/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Basin Creek Goshute Canyon
S 8&9, T11S, R17W
granite boulders   $4.00/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Lakeview Reservoir Iron Mine Pass
S 29, T24S, R12W
flagstone - quartzite  Click here. $10/ton
BLM - Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
The Cinders Pahvant Butte South
S 3&4, T21S, R6W; S 34 (southernmost 1/8), T20S, R6W
lava rock (basalt)   $10/ton
BLM – Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Topaz/Drum/ Smelter Knolls

Topaz Mtn. West
Topaz Mtn. East
Picture Rock Hills
Drum Mtns. Well
Smelter Knolls E
Lady Laird Peak
S 1,12&13, T13S, R12W; S 4-9,17&18, T13S, R11W; S 5-8, T14S, R10W; S 10&15, T16S, R9W

lace rock (rhyolite)  Click here. $20/ton
BLM – Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Antelope Mountain Antelope Spring & Pinnacle Pass
S 24, T25S, R9W
quartzite & flagstone   $21/ton
BLM – Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Majum Pass Marjum Pass
S 27, T17S, R13W
shale Click here. $13/ton
BLM – Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Lava Ridge Black Point
S 19&30, T23S, R7W
volcanic boulders   $10/ton
BLM – Fillmore
(435) 743-3100
Topaz Pit Smelter Knolls East
S 1, T16S, R9W
landscape boulders   $10/ton
BLM - Dixie
(435) 688-3246
Virgin Flagstone Virgin
S 29, T41S, R12W
hard limey flagstone Click here. $12/ton,
$10/minimum
BLM - Dixie
(435) 688-3246
South of Hurricane Rock Area The Divide
S 22, T43S, R13W
red sandstone landscape boulders Click here. $12/ton,
$10 minimum
BLM - Richfield
(435) 896-1500
Gunnison Gunnison
S 35, T18S, R1E
limestone Click here. $10/ton
BLM - Richfield
(435) 896-1500 or
BLM - Henry Mtn
(435) 542-3461
Capitol Reef Pit Torrey
S 17, T29S, R5E
red sandstone, Moenkopi Formation Click here. $4 reclamation fee, $8.36/ton
Manti-La Sal NF
Sanpete, Ferron & Price RDs
(435) 637-2817 ask for Jeff DeFreest
no designated sites, but a free use permit may be issued for user requested sites 1:126,720 scale; Manti-La Sal NF - Sanpete, Ferron & Price RDs Map various   A no fee permit is required
Manti-La Sal NF - Moab RD
(435) 259-7155
Monticello RD
(435) 587-2041
no designated sites, but a free use permit may be issued for user requested sites 1:126,720 scale; Manti-La Sal NF - Moab & Monticello RDs Map various   A no fee permit is required. Hand collection only.
Fishlake NF
(435) 896-9233
no designated sites, but a free use permit may be issued for user requested sites 1:126,720 scale; Fishlake NF Map various   A no fee permit is required.
Dixie NF
(435) 865-3200
no designated sites, but a free use permit may be issued for user requested sites 1:126,720 scale; Dixie NF - Pine Valley & Cedar City RDs Map, & Powell, Escalante & Teasdale RDs Map various   A no fee permit is required.
Ashley NF
(435) 789-1181
no designated sites, but a free use permit may be issued for user requested sites 1:126,720 scale; Ashley NF - Flaming Gorge & Vernal RDs Map, & Roosevelt & Duchesne RDs Map various   A no fee permit is required. Hand collection only.

* will add photos when available

BLM = Bureau of Land Management
NF = National Forest
RD = Ranger District
FM = Formation
Maps available from:
Natural Resources Map & Bookstore
1594 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
(801) 537-3320 or 1 (888) UTAH MAP (toll free)

Glad You Asked article, Survey Notes, v. 33 no. 2, June 2001

updated June 11, 2009

Dept of Natural Resources Dept of Natural Resources