Texas · Fannin · Conditional
Ladonia Fossil Park — North Sulphur River Designated Public Fossil Park
Ladonia Fossil Park — North Sulphur River Designated Public Fossil Park is a Conditional rockhounding lead in Fannin, Texas. The recorded material or interest is Cretaceous marine fossils and fossil-hunting material exposed in the North Sulphur River. The recorded manager or evidence context is City of Ladonia / Upper Trinity Regional Water District. A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Current retention and fossil class confirmation.
What is Ladonia Fossil Park — North Sulphur River Designated Public Fossil Park?
Ladonia Fossil Park — North Sulphur River Designated Public Fossil Park is a Conditional rockhounding lead in Fannin, Texas. The recorded material or interest is Cretaceous marine fossils and fossil-hunting material exposed in the North Sulphur River. The recorded manager or evidence context is City of Ladonia / Upper Trinity Regional Water District.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Cretaceous marine fossils and fossil-hunting material exposed in the North Sulphur River. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Ladonia Fossil Park — North Sulphur River Designated Public Fossil Park?
Conditional. Current permanent fossil park and exact public-use footprint are documented, including the upstream mitigation-area exclusion and weather/flood risks; current personal-retention/fossil-class rule still needs explicit manager confirmation before collect-now.
A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Current retention and fossil class confirmation.
Where is this record located?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Ladonia Fossil Park — North Sulphur River Designated Public Fossil Park. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: 2242 FM 904, Ladonia, TX 75449
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is City of Ladonia / Upper Trinity Regional Water District.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-19. Evidence and management context: City of Ladonia / Upper Trinity Regional Water District. Program or rule context: MUNICIPAL_FOSSIL_PARK_DAWN_TO_DUSK_MITIGATION_AREA_EXCLUDED.
Program or rule context: MUNICIPAL_FOSSIL_PARK_DAWN_TO_DUSK_MITIGATION_AREA_EXCLUDED
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Ladonia Fossil Park — North Sulphur River Designated Public Fossil Park. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
What should I verify before going?
- Current land ownership and the exact parcel or managed activity footprint.
- Posted closures, seasonal restrictions, opening hours, fees and permit requirements.
- Mining claims, mineral rights, private-property boundaries and road or trail access.
- Whether the material and collecting method you intend to use are actually allowed.
- Current safety conditions, including weather, fire, water, tides, unstable workings, traffic and other site-specific hazards.
When was this information last checked?
The recorded review date is August 19, 2026. Treat that date as the evidence snapshot used for this classification. Conditions can change after review, so field decisions should use the newest posted rules and manager information.
Is a map pin the same as collecting permission?
No. A map pin answers a navigation or geographic-context question. The status and evidence answer the permission question. Exact coordinates, public destination addresses and approximate county or regional context are deliberately kept separate so geographic precision is not confused with legal authority.