Field Trips *2008*

Rock-hounding expeditions are typically scheduled on a monthly basis and generally involve 2 to 8 vehicles with 3 to 20 people traveling 1 to 10 hours to remote locations where either free access is allowed or the Conejo Gem and Mineral Club has been given rights or privileges to collect material following "hand collecting" codes of conduct.  Some trips suggest an overnight stay in a nearby hotel or campsite and can be a fun weekend for the family.  Guests are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a member.  All trips are FREE, and you may elect to camp out overnight or stay in a nearby motel if an overnight stay is scheduled.  We also welcome daylight collectors who want to just spend a few hours at the site during the day even if the outing is a 2 or 3 day trip. 

Schedule of upcoming Field Trips

Month Location Date Possible Finds
January To be scheduled To be determined To be determined
February To be scheduled To be determined To be determined
March Kingstone Mtns. CA March 8th 2008 Quartz Crystals, Amethyst Crystals
March Ant Hill, Bakersfield, CA March 22nd 2008 Shark teeth fossils
April Orange Butte, Arizona April 15-18, 2008 Float Fire Agate
April Jalama Beach, CA April 26th 2008 Agate, Petrified Whale Bone, Fish Fossils
May Jade Cove, CA May 4-5, 2008 Neprhite Jade, Serpentine, Abalone Shells
May Borchard Park, Newbury Park, CA May 17-18, 2008 Our Annual Show-Pageant of a Thousand Gems
June Somis Fossils, CA To be determined Sand Dollar, Scallop, Clam Fossils
July Kanan Road, CA To be determined Agate, Saginite, Chalcedony
July Old Meadows Park, CA To be determined Our Annual Picnic in the park (food, games & fun)
August Greenhorn Mtns. CA To be determined Rose Quartz, Epidote, Garnets, Tungsten
August Hillcrest Center, Thousand Oaks, CA To be determined Ice Cream Social (replaces regular meeting lecture)
September San Gabriel Mtns. CA To be determined Gold Panning, Placer Gold
October Arkansas To be determined Quartz Crystals, Diamond Mine
October Trona Gem O Rama To be determined Pink Halite, Hanksite
November Basin Road, CA To be determined Jas-Agate, Saginite
November Our Club's Annual Silent Auction @ 7:30pm A Variety of cut slabs, crystals, books, gems, spheres, etc..
November Wiley's Well Thanksgiving weeknd Geodes, Nodules, Chalcedony, Petrified Iron Wood, Agate
December Hillcrest Center, Thousand Oaks, CA 12-4pm End of year Christmas party (food, gifts, fun)
December Ant Hill, Bakersfield, CA To be determined Shark Teeth Fossils

These are Tri-club field trips, with our club, Oxnards & Ventura, which allows for a greater variety of sites to visit, and the benefits of other peoples experiences. If you decide to go on a field trip, please contact Robert Sankovich, rmsorca@adelphia.net or Mike Miller. Sometimes field trips can be canceled due to weather or other circumstances, if we don't know your going we won't be able to notify you.

There will be a flyer, map and usually sample specimens at the club meetings. Field trips are a great way to get to know other members and make new friends.

Attending the monthly general meeting, or reading the bulletin and contacting the Field-Trip Chairman are two ways to "sign up" for and confirm an upcoming outing.

Click here for photos from our last Field Trip in March 2004 to Central California beaches to look for jadeite, whalebone, and other interesting finds.