Montana · Prairie · Ready
Terry Badlands WSA — Rock, Petrified Wood & Common Fossil Collecting
Terry Badlands WSA — Rock, Petrified Wood & Common Fossil Collecting is a Ready rockhounding record in Prairie, Montana. The recorded activity or material is Common rocks, petrified wood, common invertebrate/plant fossils. The recorded manager or operating context is Bureau of Land Management — Montana/Dakotas. 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 Terry Badlands WSA — Rock, Petrified Wood & Common Fossil Collecting?
Terry Badlands WSA — Rock, Petrified Wood & Common Fossil Collecting is a Ready rockhounding record in Prairie, Montana. The recorded activity or material is Common rocks, petrified wood, common invertebrate/plant fossils. The recorded manager or operating context is Bureau of Land Management — Montana/Dakotas.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Common rocks, petrified wood, common invertebrate/plant fossils. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Terry Badlands WSA — Rock, Petrified Wood & Common Fossil Collecting?
Ready. BLM explicitly identifies Terry Badlands WSA for rock and fossil collecting and notes petrified logs. The primary Scenic View Road approach is described, while the Milwaukee Road alternative is currently unavailable. WSA hand-tool/minimal-disturbance rules, fossil-class restrictions and trip-day route/fire conditions remain mandatory.
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?
The map uses named-place or Prairie context for navigation. Resolve the exact site and current field authority before relying on the location for collecting decisions.
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is Bureau of Land Management — Montana/Dakotas.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-19. Evidence and management context: Bureau of Land Management — Montana/Dakotas. Named manager-authorized collecting destination added without exposing a specimen pin. Program or rule context: BLM_WSA_NONMOTORIZED_HAND_TOOLS_COMMON_FOSSIL_AND_PETRIFIED_WOOD_LIMITS.
Program or rule context: BLM_WSA_NONMOTORIZED_HAND_TOOLS_COMMON_FOSSIL_AND_PETRIFIED_WOOD_LIMITS
How precise is the map marker?
The map uses named-place or Prairie context for navigation. Resolve the exact site and current field authority before relying on the location for collecting decisions.
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.