Wyoming · Sweetwater · Conditional
Honeycomb Buttes WSA — Rockhounding
Honeycomb Buttes WSA — Rockhounding is a Conditional rockhounding lead in Sweetwater, Wyoming. The recorded material or interest is Common rocks/mineral specimens; petrified wood occurrence; fossil turtle material is protected. The recorded manager or evidence context is Bureau of Land Management — Rock Springs Field Office. A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Rights split estate and fossil class trip screen.
What is Honeycomb Buttes WSA — Rockhounding?
Honeycomb Buttes WSA — Rockhounding is a Conditional rockhounding lead in Sweetwater, Wyoming. The recorded material or interest is Common rocks/mineral specimens; petrified wood occurrence; fossil turtle material is protected. The recorded manager or evidence context is Bureau of Land Management — Rock Springs Field Office.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Common rocks/mineral specimens; petrified wood occurrence; fossil turtle material is protected. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Honeycomb Buttes WSA — Rockhounding?
Conditional. Current BLM material explicitly names rockhounding and notes petrified wood and fossil occurrence. The current page does not support the earlier blanket mineral-entry wording, so that unsupported signal is removed; split-estate/state acreage, active rights, and fossil-class rules remain hard trip gates.
A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Rights split estate and fossil class trip screen.
Where is this record located?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Honeycomb Buttes WSA — Rockhounding. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: Honeycomb Buttes WSA, Sweetwater County, WY
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is Bureau of Land Management — Rock Springs Field Office.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-19. Evidence and management context: Bureau of Land Management — Rock Springs Field Office. Conditional named BLM rockhounding page; petrified wood/common fossil rules are material-specific, vertebrate fossils remain protected, and rights/split-estate screening remains required. Program or rule context: HAND_TOOLS_MINIMAL_DISTURBANCE_NO_VERTEBRATE_FOSSILS.
Program or rule context: HAND_TOOLS_MINIMAL_DISTURBANCE_NO_VERTEBRATE_FOSSILS
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Honeycomb Buttes WSA — Rockhounding. 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 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.