Twin Creek

📍Mt. Ida, Arkansas

The trickiest part about digging at Twin Creek is finding information about it. Along with the Avatar Mine, Twin Creek is about as rustic as it gets when talking about Arkansas’ famed paid digging quartz mines.

GPS coordinates:

34.49912, -93.56711

Land type:

Private

Digging fee:

It is $25 per day per person, but there are higher priced pocket digs available where the owner will open a pocket for you with a machine and personally guide you.

What can you find?

Twin Creek has been a well-regarded site among serious rockhounds looking to maximize their time and effort. Pocket digs here produce glassy specimens with points on seemingly all sides. Visitors can leave with large individual points, all the way up to big clusters that will take two hands to hold.

Seasonality:

For 2026, it’s believed that this site is by appointment only. Call ahead of time with the number below. They may have Winter availability as well.

Weather by month (using the nearest town):

Road condition notes:

Unpaved, 4×4 and good clearance recommended

Public bathrooms: Unknown

Showers: No

RV hookups: No

Additional information:

Phone number: (870) 867-4945

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