Borrego Rock and Gem Club (BRAG)
Rock and gem club of Borrego Springs, founded in 2003 under the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association. Meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month from October to May, 2 to 3 PM (third Wednesday in November and December), in the ABDNHA Activity Room, 652 Palm Canyon Drive. Desert field trips on the second Wednesday, leaving from the ABDNHA parking lot in the morning; members collect and study minerals, rocks and fossils, can use a full lapidary shop, and give free geode cutting demos to the public.
Prospect on your own near Borrego Springs
26 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
Nearest open public land on our fossil and meteorite map: about 64 miles away.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Other clubs and places nearby
- Pala Chief MinePay-to-dig · 40 mi
- Palomar Gem & Mineral ClubClub · 42 mi
- Treasure Seekers of San Diego (GPAA)Club · 42 mi
- El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 48 mi
- Vista Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 49 mi
- Fallbrook Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 51 mi
Where to buy gear nearby
- T-Rocks in QuartzsiteShop · 126 mi
- Gem World (Quartzsite)Shop · 126 mi
- Half Fast Mining Co.Shop · 127 mi
- Camel Mining ProductsOnline shop · 128 mi