Delaware · New Castle · Ready
C&D Canal — St. Georges Fossil Spoils
C&D Canal — St. Georges Fossil Spoils is a Ready rockhounding record in New Castle, Delaware. The recorded activity or material is Cretaceous marine fossils, belemnites, bivalve steinkerns, shells and occasional shark material. The recorded manager or operating context is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Philadelphia District / C&D Canal. 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.
What is C&D Canal — St. Georges Fossil Spoils?
C&D Canal — St. Georges Fossil Spoils is a Ready rockhounding record in New Castle, Delaware. The recorded activity or material is Cretaceous marine fossils, belemnites, bivalve steinkerns, shells and occasional shark material. The recorded manager or operating context is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Philadelphia District / C&D Canal.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Cretaceous marine fossils, belemnites, bivalve steinkerns, shells and occasional shark material. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at C&D Canal — St. Georges Fossil Spoils?
Ready. Current Delaware Geological Survey guidance identifies dredge spoils west of St. Georges on the north side of the C&D Canal as a good fossil-collecting locality, states USACE has jurisdiction, permits small-scale collecting for private collections and prohibits collecting fossils for sale. Current Aug. 24, 2026 USACE weekday construction closure is near Summit Bridge and is modeled separately as an access gate; collectors must stay out of any posted active-work or closed placement area.
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 C&D Canal — St. Georges Fossil Spoils. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: C&D Canal north side west of St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Philadelphia District / C&D Canal.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-24. Evidence and management context: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Philadelphia District / C&D Canal. Current named Delaware collecting program passes authority, footprint, access, rights and source gates; specimen coordinates remain suppressed. Program or rule context: CD_CANAL_SMALL_SCALE_PRIVATE_FOSSIL_COLLECTING.
Program or rule context: CD_CANAL_SMALL_SCALE_PRIVATE_FOSSIL_COLLECTING
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for C&D Canal — St. Georges Fossil Spoils. 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 24, 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.