2025 -- CCGC CLASS and FIELD TRIP CALENDAR
You must be a CCGC member and have signed the release on the application to participate in classes or field trips.
Click here for membership information.
All field trips are free except as noted. All trips with fees must be paid at least 2 days in advance or your spot will be vacated and filled from wait list. No fees or memberships will be accepted at the door.
Click here for membership information.
All field trips are free except as noted. All trips with fees must be paid at least 2 days in advance or your spot will be vacated and filled from wait list. No fees or memberships will be accepted at the door.
August 7th (Friday)
Topaz Mountain
Consider this your invite. If you are interested in going please email me (Kim) at [email protected] ASAP. This trip has a fee to the owner; $25 per person/family or 1 bag, and we get to go through the tailings pile. If anyone wants to carpool we can meet at the Walmart and go from there.
Topaz Mountain
Consider this your invite. If you are interested in going please email me (Kim) at [email protected] ASAP. This trip has a fee to the owner; $25 per person/family or 1 bag, and we get to go through the tailings pile. If anyone wants to carpool we can meet at the Walmart and go from there.
Friday, August 14, 2026
New Hope Amethyst Claim
READ ALL GUIDELINES THOROUGHLY FOR THIS FIELD TRIP
Trip Leader/Contact information: Curtis Eulert, email: curtis at eulert.name
To sign up for this trip, send an email to curtis at eulert.name. Be sure to specify which date you are signing up for. Priority will be given to those who have never been to the claim. Please state if you’ve never been to the claim, or the last time you were at the claim when you sign up.
Required Fee: $5.00 payable in advance only (no fees collected at site). If you have not paid by 6:00 PM two days prior to the trip, your spot will be declared vacant and the next person on the wait list will be offered your spot. Payment can be made via cash, check, or Credit Card at the member meeting on June 8, by credit card by calling the CCGC phone number (719-792-4332), or by check via USPS as long as it is received before the deadline above. Fees for cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.
Due to restrictions from one of the ranchers land we must cross, this field trip is limited to 3 high clearance, 4WD vehicles that can carry at least 4 passengers plus driver or approximately 13 attendees, not counting drivers. All attendees will need to ride in one of the 3 vehicles allowed. Please state if you have a vehicle that meets the requirements when you sign up.
Car parking/meeting lot for sign-in and carpooling: From US Hwy 50, turn on CO Hwy 9 North, go ½ mile, park in the wide spot on left of road. Parking area is accessible by any vehicle.
Time/Place to meet/Sign-in: Meet at 9:00 AM, We will Leave the Hwy 9 meeting/parking place (see below) at 9:15 AM promptly after trip/safety briefing. All vehicles must enter the claim together. Travel time to claim is approximately 15 minutes.
Time to Leave Claim/Sign-out: leave at 2:00 PM, all vehicles must leave together from claim. IF YOU CANNOT STAY UNTIL 2:00 PM DO NOT ATTEND THIS FIELD TRIP.
Collectables: amethyst crystals both single and cluster groups, other possible associated minerals include: smoky quartz, carbonatite, unakite, epidote, calcite. Amethyst consumption is limited to 5 pounds per person, a scale will be available.
Hazards: rattlesnakes, cacti, lightning, dehydration
Terrain: relatively flat with gently sloping mountainsides – Piñon/Juniper forest along with Cholla cactus.
Difficulty: Easy walking/hiking
Elevation: approx. 6500-7500’
Equipment Suggested: Regular rock picks/hammer (large and small), pry bar, shovels, hand spade and 3-prong hand rake as well as something to carry your finds/newspaper to wrap your treasures. Also suggested are: 1st aid kit, sunscreen, bug spray especially if cacti are blooming, hat, hiking boots, gloves and safety goggles. Safety glasses/goggles are required if you are using rock picks and chisels.
Water Availability: none, bring plenty of fluids and a snack/lunch.
Facilities: none
NHAC Description & Guidelines
The intent of the NHAC claim is to provide an area for all Club members, but especially those with minimal experience, to collect minerals with a reasonable expectation of finding worthwhile specimens. Please abide by the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies' Code of Ethics, Cañon City Geology Clubs Field Trip Rules and Field Trip Safety guidelines. See our website: canoncitygeologyclub.com
New Hope Amethyst Claim FIELD TRIP RULES and DECORUM
Guidelines
New Hope Amethyst Claim
READ ALL GUIDELINES THOROUGHLY FOR THIS FIELD TRIP
Trip Leader/Contact information: Curtis Eulert, email: curtis at eulert.name
To sign up for this trip, send an email to curtis at eulert.name. Be sure to specify which date you are signing up for. Priority will be given to those who have never been to the claim. Please state if you’ve never been to the claim, or the last time you were at the claim when you sign up.
Required Fee: $5.00 payable in advance only (no fees collected at site). If you have not paid by 6:00 PM two days prior to the trip, your spot will be declared vacant and the next person on the wait list will be offered your spot. Payment can be made via cash, check, or Credit Card at the member meeting on June 8, by credit card by calling the CCGC phone number (719-792-4332), or by check via USPS as long as it is received before the deadline above. Fees for cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.
Due to restrictions from one of the ranchers land we must cross, this field trip is limited to 3 high clearance, 4WD vehicles that can carry at least 4 passengers plus driver or approximately 13 attendees, not counting drivers. All attendees will need to ride in one of the 3 vehicles allowed. Please state if you have a vehicle that meets the requirements when you sign up.
Car parking/meeting lot for sign-in and carpooling: From US Hwy 50, turn on CO Hwy 9 North, go ½ mile, park in the wide spot on left of road. Parking area is accessible by any vehicle.
Time/Place to meet/Sign-in: Meet at 9:00 AM, We will Leave the Hwy 9 meeting/parking place (see below) at 9:15 AM promptly after trip/safety briefing. All vehicles must enter the claim together. Travel time to claim is approximately 15 minutes.
Time to Leave Claim/Sign-out: leave at 2:00 PM, all vehicles must leave together from claim. IF YOU CANNOT STAY UNTIL 2:00 PM DO NOT ATTEND THIS FIELD TRIP.
Collectables: amethyst crystals both single and cluster groups, other possible associated minerals include: smoky quartz, carbonatite, unakite, epidote, calcite. Amethyst consumption is limited to 5 pounds per person, a scale will be available.
Hazards: rattlesnakes, cacti, lightning, dehydration
Terrain: relatively flat with gently sloping mountainsides – Piñon/Juniper forest along with Cholla cactus.
Difficulty: Easy walking/hiking
Elevation: approx. 6500-7500’
Equipment Suggested: Regular rock picks/hammer (large and small), pry bar, shovels, hand spade and 3-prong hand rake as well as something to carry your finds/newspaper to wrap your treasures. Also suggested are: 1st aid kit, sunscreen, bug spray especially if cacti are blooming, hat, hiking boots, gloves and safety goggles. Safety glasses/goggles are required if you are using rock picks and chisels.
Water Availability: none, bring plenty of fluids and a snack/lunch.
Facilities: none
NHAC Description & Guidelines
The intent of the NHAC claim is to provide an area for all Club members, but especially those with minimal experience, to collect minerals with a reasonable expectation of finding worthwhile specimens. Please abide by the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies' Code of Ethics, Cañon City Geology Clubs Field Trip Rules and Field Trip Safety guidelines. See our website: canoncitygeologyclub.com
New Hope Amethyst Claim FIELD TRIP RULES and DECORUM
Guidelines
- You MUST be a current member of the CCGC to participate in this field trip and sign a Release of Liability form as well as agreement not to sell amethyst in any form (raw, finished in jewelry, etc)
- This visit is at YOUR OWN RISK. The CCGC will not be liable for injuries or loss of property.
- All CHILDREN must be under Parent/Guardian supervision at all times.
- We allow HAND DIGGING ONLY. No explosives or power tools of any kind can be used.
- All holes must be refilled or left protected before you leave. Anyone who digs must be available for reclamation.
- All parking will be in a designated area only.
- Please pick up all TRASH, even if it is not yours.
- Visits to the NHAC is by scheduled field trips only. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RETURN ON YOUR OWN.
- Respect ranchers’ property: to access the NHAC, we must cross two private ranches using their ranch roads. We (and they) require that all participants enter at the same time and leave at the same time.
- Kit Kederich must be in the lead car and will open and close all gates. Be careful to watch for livestock and domestic animals, do not drive faster than 15 mph on ranch roads.
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Upcoming Field Trip Schedule - Additional Trips will be added beyond June soon
Do not try to sign up at this time. Email will be sent to club members announcing each trip and sign ups. Once they are announced, the details will be posted above. All field trips are free except as noted. All trips with fees must be paid at least 2 days in advance or your spot will be vacated and filled from wait list. No fees or memberships will be accepted at the door.
July
7/10/2026 (Fri) - Sand Gulch Fluorite
7/11/2026 (Sat.) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
7/11/2026 (Sat.) - Hartsel - Blue Barite - CANCELLED
7/16/2026 (Thur) - Crampton Mountain off County Rd 21A (Jasper/petrified wood.
7/25/2006 (Sat) - Marshall Pass - CANCELLED
August
8/7/2026 (Fri) - Topaz Mountain ($25 fee per person)
8/8/2026 (Sat) - Smokey Hawk Mine ($25 fee per person) - CANCELLED
8/14/2026 (Fri) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
September
9/11/2026 (Fri) - Indian Springs Trace Fossils ($15 per person fee)
9/19/2026 (Sat) - Amrize Quarry near Florence
9/26/2026 (Sat) - Trinidad Lake - KT Boundary
October
10/3/2026 (Sat) - Indian Springs Trace Fossils ($15 per person fee)
10/17/2026 (Sat) - Royal Gorge Ranch & Resort
November
11/7/2026 (Sat) - Wire wrap class - get your gifts ready for Christmas
December
No Classes or Field Trips
July
7/10/2026 (Fri) - Sand Gulch Fluorite
7/11/2026 (Sat.) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
7/11/2026 (Sat.) - Hartsel - Blue Barite - CANCELLED
7/16/2026 (Thur) - Crampton Mountain off County Rd 21A (Jasper/petrified wood.
7/25/2006 (Sat) - Marshall Pass - CANCELLED
August
8/7/2026 (Fri) - Topaz Mountain ($25 fee per person)
8/8/2026 (Sat) - Smokey Hawk Mine ($25 fee per person) - CANCELLED
8/14/2026 (Fri) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
September
9/11/2026 (Fri) - Indian Springs Trace Fossils ($15 per person fee)
9/19/2026 (Sat) - Amrize Quarry near Florence
9/26/2026 (Sat) - Trinidad Lake - KT Boundary
October
10/3/2026 (Sat) - Indian Springs Trace Fossils ($15 per person fee)
10/17/2026 (Sat) - Royal Gorge Ranch & Resort
November
11/7/2026 (Sat) - Wire wrap class - get your gifts ready for Christmas
December
No Classes or Field Trips