Wyoming · Sweetwater · Research only
Whitehorse Creek WSA — Rockhounding
Whitehorse Creek WSA — Rockhounding is a research-focused rockhounding record for Sweetwater, Wyoming. It is associated with Common rocks and mineral specimens. The recorded research or management context is Bureau of Land Management — Rock Springs Field Office. Use this entry to understand locality and geological context, then resolve the exact parcel, ownership, access, mineral rights, safety and removal authority before treating any occurrence as a collecting site.
What is Whitehorse Creek WSA — Rockhounding?
Whitehorse Creek WSA — Rockhounding is a research-focused rockhounding record for Sweetwater, Wyoming. It is associated with Common rocks and mineral specimens. The recorded research or management 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 and mineral specimens. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Whitehorse Creek WSA — Rockhounding?
Research only. The current BLM Whitehorse Creek WSA page describes badlands study, photography and bird watching but no longer names rockhounding. A prior named-activity signal is therefore tombstoned rather than treated as continuing collection authority.
Use this entry to understand locality and geological context, then resolve the exact parcel, ownership, access, mineral rights, safety and removal authority before treating any occurrence as a collecting site.
Where is this record located?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Whitehorse Creek WSA — Rockhounding. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: Whitehorse Creek 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. Source-drift downgrade: research explainer only until BLM again provides site-specific collecting authority or another controlling primary source resolves the activity scope. Program or rule context: NONE.
Program or rule context: NONE
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Whitehorse Creek 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.