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Mount Apatite Park
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Mount Apatite Park
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This 325-acre wooded park is best known by rock hounds for yielding crystals of tourmaline and quartz. An extensive network of forested trails link abandoned quarries, gleaming slag piles, steep ledges, and giant boulders. Rock hounds have known about this area for over 150 years, when the first discoveries of gem-quality tourmaline were found. Today, amateurs may still search the mine tilling for apatite, tourmaline, and quartz specimens (special rules apply).
The park is open year-round from dawn until dusk. Park brochures, which include a trail map, park rules, and other park information, are available at the Auburn Parks & Recreation Department office. Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The park is located on Stevens Mills Road, Auburn.
