Stories in Stones
Dealer: sells gear built by other companies
Started in 1974 after its owners bought 257 acres of Kern County fossil beds
Shop with a storefront
In Angels Camp, California.
What they sell: Gold pans & classifiers · Mineral specimens · Fossils · Petrified wood
Ships nationwide.
Earth science shop on Highway 49 in Angels Camp, with the same owners since it began in 1974: first in Carlsbad, in Murphys from 1981 and in Angels Camp since 2001. It sells classified mineral specimens, from beginner pieces to large amethyst geodes, fossils, petrified wood, shells, butterflies and jewelry, and also gold panning equipment.
Where to use your gear near Angels Camp
532 gold spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
9 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 135 miles away.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Clubs and places nearby
- Goldrush Originals (gold panning tours, Angels Camp)Pay-to-dig · 0 mi
- Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 4 mi
- California Gold Panning (guided digs on Woods Creek, Jamestown)Pay-to-dig · 11 mi
- Roaring Camp Mining Company (Mokelumne River)Pay-to-dig · 22 mi
- Mother Lode Mineral Society of CaliforniaClub · 38 mi
- Stockton Lapidary & Mineral ClubClub · 39 mi
Other shops and gear makers nearby
- 49er Detector SalesShop · 25 mi
- Proline Mining EquipmentOnline shop · 31 mi
- Valley Detector SalesShop · 36 mi
- Placerville HardwareShop · 48 mi
Access
Storefront at 1249 S Main St, Angels Camp. Open 7 days a week, 10 am to 5 pm. No online store: the shop ships orders made by phone or video call.