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Black Hills Rockhound Area
Safford Field Office 711 14th Ave
Safford, AZ 85546
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What's Near Black Hills Rockhound Area

Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Best Western Desert Inn £50 0.2 mi 0.3 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Super 8 Safford £40 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Days Inn Safford £40 0.8 mi 1.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Quality Inn & Suites £77 0.9 mi 1.5 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Econo Lodge £33 1.1 mi 1.8 km 3 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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Super Wok 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Jerry's Restaurant 0.3 mi 0.5 km 3 of 5 stars
El Coronado 0.9 mi 1.5 km 3 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
Thing to Do Distance Rating
Discovery Park 2.1 mi 3.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Roper Lake State Park 5.4 mi 8.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Kachina Mineral Springs Spa 5.6 mi 9.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 5 attractions in Safford
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Traveller Description:
From the intersection of Highway 70, east of Safford, travel 10 miles north on Highway 191 to Black Hills Rockhound Area. Follow the dirt road 2 miles...... more » From the intersection of Highway 70, east of Safford, travel 10 miles north on Highway 191 to Black Hills Rockhound Area. Follow the dirt road 2 miles to the center of the rockhound area. « less
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Attraction type: Geological formation, Landmark/point of interest, Nature trail
Address: Safford Field Office
711 14th Ave Safford, AZ 85546
Tel: (928) 428-4040

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“Great place for rockhounding”
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5 of 5 stars
rockpuppy
southeast Arizona
25 Feb 2009
1
person found this review helpful

If you're looking for jewelry-grade fire agate, you'll probably find very little. However, the agate in the area is beautiful. If you don't have a rock tumbler, this would be the time to invest in one because the agate is very striking when tumbled. I see rock-hounders who dig for agate, but there is so much on the surface that... more

“Neat Place to Hunt for Rocks”
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5 of 5 stars
va_traveler_Richmond
richmond
26 Apr 2007
1
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Great Fire Agates found here. Be careful of the rapid changing weather. more

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Black Hills Rockhound Area Address

Safford Field Office, 711 14th Ave, Safford, AZ 85546
Tel: (928) 428-4040