Rock Club Membership
Idaho Rocks & Gems Rock Club Membership Benefits
All Memberships include:
Our NEW phone application available in the Apple/Google stores
Access to claims 24×7 to rockhound at your own convenience
Planned rock trips every Sunday
Access to cabochon machines after an introductory class
Access to Craig for a wealth of information
Free Membership sticker or key dongle
Periodic sales and access to the “free” pile
Idaho Rocks & Gems Rock Club Rules and Liability Waiver
It is our goal to bring the joys of rockhounding , cutting , polishing of lapidary rocks , crystals and minerals to young and old. Our club does not do meetings. We just do outings. Coming on rock trips are free! A membership will add access to the yearly trip schedule and detailed location of claims and sites locations that you can visit anytime you wish. In addition there are other perks for using our shop equipment.
Membership for one year is $25 per individual or $35 per couple or family (no tax). One year is from the day you sign up to the same day next year. You will need to renew on or before this date.
Trips are listed under the featured tab on Idaho Rocks & Gems Facebook page or scroll down to find recently posted trips. Membership perks include guided rockhounding trips on at least a monthly basis, when possible, weather permitting.
Free use of one of our cabochon/polishing machines for 1 hr per week after you have taken our cabochon/polishing class for $35. Extra hours are $8 or $50 for a prepaid 10 hr punch card.
As a new member of Idaho Rockhounders Club, I agree to hold harmless Idaho Rocks & Gems LLC and any of their employees, friends or family from any type of injury or death to myself or members of my family. I further agree to be responsible to follow all BLM and Forest Service rules including on private property when doing rockhounding or gold mining activities.
You can cut your rocks at Idaho Rocks & Gems 608 North Orchard in Boise Idaho 83706. $1 an inch for anything small up to 4 inches on our tile saws and $2 an inch for bigger rocks for our oil saw.
Remember the Rock Club Rules:
No commercial hounding allowed, you keep what you find and we encourage you to cut and polish and you can sell what you create.
Absolutely no sales of slabs or rough is allowed.
Must be kind and courteous to all club members.
No sharing of club locations or club claims allowed.
30 lb limit per day of material allowed for collection.
Fill in any holes I or a family member digs
Do not leave trash lying anywhere about
Do not drive in areas that are not already a road or specified trail for driving on.