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Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening, Maine: Status, Map & Field Guide

Maine · Oxford · Ready

Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening

Quick answer

Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening is a Ready rockhounding record in Oxford, Maine. The recorded activity or material is gemstones, crystals, fossils and seeded/pay-dirt materials. The recorded manager or operating context is Coos Canyon Rock & Gift. 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.

Readycurrent status
Oxfordcounty / area
YesNear Me eligible
August 30, 2026last reviewed

What is Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening?

Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening is a Ready rockhounding record in Oxford, Maine. The recorded activity or material is gemstones, crystals, fossils and seeded/pay-dirt materials. The recorded manager or operating context is Coos Canyon Rock & Gift.

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

The record lists gemstones, crystals, fossils and seeded/pay-dirt materials. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.

Can I collect at Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening?

Ready. Current operator sells gem-mining bags and provides on-site screening equipment; customers retain the contents/finds. This Ready record is limited to the managed store activity, not the Swift River.

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 Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.

Recorded destination: 472 Swift River Rd, Byron, ME 04275

Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?

The recorded manager or context is Coos Canyon Rock & Gift.

What evidence supports this status?

The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-30. Evidence and management context: Coos Canyon Rock & Gift. Current named Maine collecting program passes authority/access/retention gates. Program or rule context: MANAGED_GEM_SCREENING.

Program or rule context: MANAGED_GEM_SCREENING

How precise is the map marker?

Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Coos Canyon Rock & Gift — Managed Gem Screening. 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 30, 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.

Field-use reminder: never infer collecting rights from proximity, a map marker or a geological occurrence. Verify the exact place, manager, current rule and collecting activity before removing material.