Mendocino Coast Gem & Mineral Society

Club with field trips for members

Based in Fort Bragg, California.

Gem and mineral society in Fort Bragg with its own clubhouse and lapidary shop at 17300 Franklin Road, off Simpson Lane. Members meet for a potluck dinner on the third Tuesday of each month at 6 PM; the clubhouse and shop are open Tuesday 5 to 9 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 2 PM. The club runs local field trips, classroom presentations and a monthly newsletter, Mendo Coast Gems, and hosts the free Gem & Mineral Show at Fort Bragg Town Hall during Paul Bunyan Days every Labor Day weekend (September 4-7 in 2026). Its mission covers geology, mineralogy, paleontology and lapidary.

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Prospect on your own near Fort Bragg

1 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 223 miles away.

There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.

Open the gem and mineral map around Fort Bragg →See the nearest open land on the fossil and meteorite map →

Prospecting and collecting rules in California →

Other clubs and places nearby

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Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem SocietyClub · 86 mi
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (Tower House, Clear Creek)Free public dig · 106 mi
Nor-Cal Gold Prospectors (GPAA Redding)Club · 107 mi
Shasta Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 107 mi
Shasta Miners and Prospectors AssociationClub · 107 mi

Where to buy gear nearby

Chapman's Gem & Mineral Shop & MuseumShop · 81 mi
Honan's Mining SuppliesOnline shop · 110 mi
The Miner's CacheShop · 111 mi
Adventures in ProspectingShop · 119 mi