10 General rules of rockhounding:

1. Stay off of any claims or other areas that you do not have permission to collect on

2. Be extra careful around mine shafts/dumps

3. Let someone back home know where you are going

4. Stay within any limits on collecting

5. Do not collect anything that is illegal to collect

6. Pack out what you pack in/Leave it better than you found it

7. Fill in any holes you dig

8. Do not drive where you are not supposed to

9. Respect other people and their property

10. To report illegal collecting or vandalism call: 1-800-722-3998