Sacramento Mineral Society
Club with field trips for members
Based in Sacramento, California.
Mineral society organized in 1936, which held its 90th annual Gem, Jewelry, Mineral and Rock Show in October 2026. Monthly educational meetings at 7 PM, with Junior Rockhounds at 6 PM, at the Sacramento County Cooperative Building, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento; dates are on the club's calendar and Facebook events. A fully stocked lapidary workshop, classes in beading, wire wrap, chain mail and mineralogy, and members-only field trips shared with eight sister clubs.
sacramentomineralsociety.org ↗
Around here, the land is mostly private
Within 50 miles of Sacramento our maps show no open public land to prospect. That is exactly why a club matters here: clubs have the landowner permissions, the leases and the know-how.
Nearest open public land on our gem and mineral map: about 70 miles away.
Other clubs and places nearby
- River City Prospectors (GPAA Sacramento)Club · 14 mi
- Roseville Rock RollersClub · 15 mi
- El Dorado County Mineral & Gem SocietyClub · 26 mi
- South Fork American River at Greenwood Creek (BLM)Free public dig · 29 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkFree public dig · 30 mi
- Gold Country Treasure Seekers (Placerville)Club · 30 mi