Idaho Falls Gem & Mineral Society Events

Calendar, Events, and Schedule

Field Trips 2025 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2024 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2023 (TENTATIVE)

FIELD TRIPS 2023 (TENTATIVE)

May 26-28th – Memorial Weekend at Gibeault’s Place in Moore, Id – Field Trips TBA – Learning Day activities: silver smithing by Kathy Moedl, cabochon by Emily Thomas, wire wrapping by Gloria Gibeault, crystal wire wrapping for kids by Rita Cooper, and an opal inlay technique by Inga Sager

June 24th – Little Wood Reservoir (near Carey, Id) – Arno Metting

July 1st – Pogo Claim, Mt Borah Area – Paul Fullmer

July 8th – Lime Creek – Jason Guzy

July 14-16th – Crystal Park - $5/person – (west of Dillon MT) – Diana McCambridge

Aug 5th – Red Hills – Rita Cooper – Emily Thomas

Aug 26th – McDevitt Creek, near Salmon ID – Kevin Landon

Sept 9th – Agate Mountain Claim – Bill Whittington - Rita Cooper

Sept 15-17th – Challis Hot Springs, near Challis ID

Sept 2nd – Tony’s Rock Yard near Gooding Id – Gloria Jensen

*Field trips are subject to change
*Addition of more dates and locations is also possible

Field Trips 2022 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2021 (TENTATIVE)

May 15, Red Hills

Lead by Bill Schiess
Meet at the Clyde cemetery at 9 AM sharp
Banded agates, dark jaspers, and nodules

May 15 & 16, Bitterroot Gem & Mineral Society

Ravalli County Fairground, First Interstate Center
100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton MT

May 20 – 22, Cache Rock & Gem Club

Cache County Events Center
450 South 500 West, Logan UT

May 27 – 30, Gibeault’s in Moore (field trip locations may change)

Hammond Canyon claim
Carey Little Wood River area
Horn coral areas

TBA, Wonderstone at Hidden Canyon
June 5 & 6, North Idaho Mineral Club

Kootenaia County Fairgrounds, Jacklin Building 25
4056 North Government Way (Kathleen & Gov’t Way) Gates C & D, Coeur d’ Alene, ID

June 17-20, AFMS and RMFMS Gem & Mineral Show

Sublette County Rock Hounds
10937 Hwy 189, Big Piney WY
June 16: The local club will have a Petrified Wood collecting trip to an area north of Farson WY
June 21: There will be a trip to the Blue Forest, about 55 miles to the site
June 22: A trip to a fossil fish quarry. It is a fee site
http://www.amfed.org/show/2021/2021AFMS-RMFMSConventionPacket.pdf

Sept 11th, Tony Funk's Place in Gooding, Idaho

Group to Follow: Maverick gas station on
Broadway and leave promptly at 7:00am
Pot Luck BBQ
Urban Rockhounding will start at 10 a.m. and go till the evening. You can find Grave Yard Point Plume, Regency Rose, Prudent Man, Davis Creek Rainbow, Priday Plume, Pink Limb Cast and much more.

Sept 18 - 19, Challis Bench and Lime Creek

Camping at Challis Hot Springs (make your reservations now sites are already filling up).
Meet up at site #7 at the hot springs, leave at 9:00AM
Colorful jasper

Field Trips 2020 (TENTATIVE )

Field Trips: Because we've not had meetings where you could sign up for field trips, it is absolutely necessary for you to contact the wagon master beforehand if you wish to go on their field trip. If no one contacts the wagonmaster, the field trip might be canceled.

Send an email through the website or a message through the Facebook page to get contact information. If you leave a message, give your name and phone number so you can be contacted with any last minute changes.

June 6, Red Hills

Lead by Bill Schiess and Rita Cooper
Meet at the Howe cemetery at 8 AM sharp
Banded agates, dark jaspers, and nodules

June 27, Wonderstone

Lead by Terry Ryan
Meet at the Dubois rest stop just off the interstate and leaving the rest stop at 9:00 sharp

July 11, Agate Mountain

Lead by Terry Ryan
Meet at the campground near Exit 44, HWY 324, just past the Clark Canyon dam in Montana at 9:00 AM sharp

July 16 – 19, Crystal Park

Lead by Rita Cooper
Camping at Price Creek Campground
Day Trippers meet at the campground group camp site by 10:00 AM.
You will need a screen, shovel, bug spray and water. There is a $5 per vehicle charge for parking

July 25 -26, Little Wood Reservoir by Carey

Lead by Jeff Ring
Day trippers meet in the Little Wood Reservoir parking lot by 10:00 AM
Clear agates great for tumbling

August 15-16, Lime Creek

Lead by Jim Magnan
Camping at Challis Hot Springs
Day trip on Saturday August 15 meet at the Hot Springs by 9:30 AM

August 22, Hammond Canyon

Lead by Terry Ryan
Meet at Pickle’s Place in Arco at 9:00 AM

Calendar, Events, and Schedule

Field Trips 2025 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2024 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2023 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2022 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2021 (TENTATIVE)

Field Trips 2020 (TENTATIVE )

Field Trips 2019

Field Trips 2018

Field Trips 2017

Field Trips 2016

Field Trips 2015

Field Trips 2014