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TENNESSEE LOCAL FIELD REGION

Great Smoky Mountains Protected Rocks Rockhounding Guide

NPS national park rocks and fossils are not casual collecting targets.

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LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP

Great Smoky Mountains Protected Rocks local map

Explore nearby Tennessee records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

36records within 42 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
General fossil reference; not Coon Creek species. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
General fossil reference; not Coon Creek species

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

Mapped leads in Great Smoky Mountains Protected Rocks

The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.

Research28.8 mi

Asbury Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

USA Rockhounding

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A map marker helps you investigate a place. It does not replace current land ownership, posted rules, permits, claims, closures, or local restrictions.

Metal detecting

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