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Smoke Hole Resort — Moonshine Gemstone Mining

What is Smoke Hole Resort — Moonshine Gemstone Mining?

Smoke Hole Resort — Moonshine Gemstone Mining is a Ready rockhounding record in Grant, West Virginia. The recorded activity or material is managed gemstone and fossil mining rough with more than 50 gemstone varieties and 30 fossil types. The recorded manager or operating context is Smoke Hole Resort / Moonshine Mining Company.

What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?

The record lists managed gemstone and fossil mining rough with more than 50 gemstone varieties and 30 fossil types. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.

Can I collect at Smoke Hole Resort — Moonshine Gemstone Mining?

Ready. Current operator page says gemstone/fossil mining is seasonal, generally April 1 through October 31, and describes the resulting specimens as keepsakes. August 29 falls inside the current general season. This is enriched commercial mining rough, not a native field-collecting locality.

Ready means the current evidence supports the modeled activity, but visitors should still recheck current posted rules, closures, hours, fees, claims, collecting limits and site-specific notices before travel.

Where is this record located?

Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Smoke Hole Resort — Moonshine Gemstone Mining. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.

Recorded destination: 8290 N Fork Highway, Cabins, WV 26855

Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?

The recorded manager or context is Smoke Hole Resort / Moonshine Mining Company.

What evidence supports this status?

The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-29. Evidence and management context: Smoke Hole Resort / Moonshine Mining Company. Current named West Virginia managed collecting attraction passes the present manager, access and retention gates; it is clearly labeled as managed mining material rather than native field collecting. Program or rule context: SMOKE_HOLE_MANAGED_GEMSTONE_FOSSIL_SLUICE.

Program or rule context: SMOKE_HOLE_MANAGED_GEMSTONE_FOSSIL_SLUICE

How precise is the map marker?

Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Smoke Hole Resort — Moonshine Gemstone Mining. 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 29, 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.