Molten granite formed the Pioneer Mountain Range in southwest Montana about 72-million years ago.As the granite cooled, water ...

The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Jet, Okla. opens for crystal-digging season April 1 - Oct. 15. Visitors can dig up and keep crystals found on the 11,200-acre salt flat for free.

Crystal digging season debuts at State park by: Terré Gables/KFOR Posted: Apr 1, 2023 / 12:30 PM CDT Updated: Apr 4, 2023 / 02:39 PM CDT ...

Crystal digging is allowed April 1 through mid-October each year. “As soon as we reopen, we’ll put the word out to everyone,” Brock said.

It's almost crystal digging season in Oklahoma. Starting April 1, you can enjoy the 11,200-acre salt flats and collect the state crystal of Oklahoma free at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service re-opens the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Selenite Crystal Dig Area. The area will open to digging at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 25. The re-opening will ...

The Selenite Crystal Digging Area is open for crystal digging April 1 through October 15 from sunrise to sunset. During this time and in specific areas, anyone can dig for free selenite crystals ...

“Crystal Digging is a great, free activity for people of all ages to collect unique hourglass crystals and see wildlife,” said Melissa Robell, Visitor Services Specialist at Salt Plains ...

For many, that first trip into a quartz mine, bucket and tools in hand begins a lifelong love of digging. Think of a 20-foot high wall thick with shimmering crystals spiking out in all directions.

It's important to know the free crystal digging is only allowed in the "dig area," which you can get to by driving one mile past the gate at 66003 Garvin Road in Cherokee, OK.