El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral Society
Gem and mineral society founded in 1955 in Lakeside and based in El Cajon since 1958, to study and collect gems, minerals and fossils. Meets on the second Friday of each month at 7 PM at the Heritage of the Americas Museum on the Cuyamaca College campus, 12110 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon. Field trips to places like the Hauser Geode Beds and Opal Hill, a new lapidary workshop, the Rock Feast display at the San Diego County Fair and the Rock & Gem Round-Up show at the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds every November.
Prospect on your own near El Cajon
16 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 112 miles away.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Other clubs and places nearby
- San Diego Mineral & Gem SocietyClub · 12 mi
- Palomar Gem & Mineral ClubClub · 26 mi
- Treasure Seekers of San Diego (GPAA)Club · 27 mi
- Vista Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 34 mi
- Pala Chief MinePay-to-dig · 45 mi
- Fallbrook Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 48 mi