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February Field Guides by State

Use February as the timing layer, then choose the exact state route for mushrooms, fossils, or metal detecting instead of guessing from a continent-wide average.

Every state has three category pages in this month, which means the fastest route is now month, then state, then discipline.

States covered

50

one hub page per state for this month

Categories per state

3

mushrooms, fossils, and metal detecting

Visible targets

AmmoniteBelemniteBivalve Shell FossilGastropod Shell Fossil

examples pulled from live month-state guides

Choose a state

Start with the geography, then pick the discipline.

Each state hub bundles the three category routes for February, plus quick links to laws, nearby city pages, and follow-on planning pages.

Southeast Piedmont

Alabama

3 routes
AmmoniteBelemniteBivalve Shell FossilGastropod Shell Fossil
Open February in Alabama

Alaska Boreal

Alaska

3 routes
Mammoth ToothBurn MorelBirch BoleteAspen Bolete
Open February in Alaska

Desert Southwest

Arizona

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteDinosaur Bone FragmentDromaeosaur ToothSauropod Vertebra
Open February in Arizona

Ozarks

Arkansas

3 routes
TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopodSpirifer Brachiopod
Open February in Arkansas

California Coast

California

3 routes
Bivalve Shell FossilGastropod Shell FossilShark ToothMako Shark Tooth
Open February in California

Central Rockies

Colorado

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteAmmoniteBaculiteInoceramid Clam
Open February in Colorado

New England

Connecticut

3 routes
Mastodon ToothAmberSpanish Silver RealeSpanish Cob Coin
Open February in Connecticut

Mid-Atlantic Coast

Delaware

3 routes
AmmoniteBelemniteBivalve Shell FossilShark Tooth
Open February in Delaware

Florida Peninsula

Florida

3 routes
AmmoniteBelemniteBivalve Shell FossilGastropod Shell Fossil
Open February in Florida

Southeast Piedmont

Georgia

3 routes
Shark ToothMegalodon ToothMako Shark ToothSawfish Rostral Tooth
Open February in Georgia

Northern Rockies

Idaho

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteAmmoniteBaculiteInoceramid Clam
Open February in Idaho

Upper Midwest

Illinois

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Illinois

Upper Midwest

Indiana

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Indiana

Upper Midwest

Iowa

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Iowa

Great Plains

Kansas

3 routes
AmmoniteBaculiteBelemniteProductid Brachiopod
Open February in Kansas

Appalachians

Kentucky

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Kentucky

Mid-South Rivers

Louisiana

3 routes
AmmoniteBelemniteBivalve Shell FossilGastropod Shell Fossil
Open February in Louisiana

New England

Maine

3 routes
Mastodon ToothAmberSpanish Silver RealeSpanish Cob Coin
Open February in Maine

Mid-Atlantic Coast

Maryland

3 routes
AmmoniteBelemniteBivalve Shell FossilShark Tooth
Open February in Maryland

New England

Massachusetts

3 routes
Mastodon ToothAmberSpanish Silver RealeSpanish Cob Coin
Open February in Massachusetts

Great Lakes

Michigan

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Michigan

Great Lakes

Minnesota

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Minnesota

Mid-South Rivers

Mississippi

3 routes
AmmoniteBelemniteBivalve Shell FossilGastropod Shell Fossil
Open February in Mississippi

Ozarks

Missouri

3 routes
TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopodSpirifer Brachiopod
Open February in Missouri

Northern Rockies

Montana

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteAmmoniteBaculiteInoceramid Clam
Open February in Montana

Great Plains

Nebraska

3 routes
AmmoniteBaculiteBelemniteProductid Brachiopod
Open February in Nebraska

Desert Southwest

Nevada

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteDinosaur Bone FragmentDromaeosaur ToothSauropod Vertebra
Open February in Nevada

New England

New Hampshire

3 routes
Mastodon ToothAmberSpanish Silver RealeSpanish Cob Coin
Open February in New Hampshire

Northeast

New Jersey

3 routes
TrilobiteBelemniteBrachiopodBryozoan Colony
Open February in New Jersey

Southwest Highlands

New Mexico

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteDinosaur Bone FragmentDromaeosaur ToothSauropod Vertebra
Open February in New Mexico

Northeast

New York

3 routes
TrilobiteBelemniteBrachiopodBryozoan Colony
Open February in New York

Appalachians

North Carolina

3 routes
TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopodSpirifer Brachiopod
Open February in North Carolina

Prairie Lakes

North Dakota

3 routes
AmmoniteBaculiteBelemniteProductid Brachiopod
Open February in North Dakota

Interior Northeast

Ohio

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Ohio

Southern Plains

Oklahoma

3 routes
TrilobiteAmmoniteBaculiteBelemnite
Open February in Oklahoma

Pacific Northwest

Oregon

3 routes
Petrified WoodFossil Leaf ImpressionFossil ConeAmber
Open February in Oregon

Northeast

Pennsylvania

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteBelemniteBrachiopod
Open February in Pennsylvania

New England

Rhode Island

3 routes
Mastodon ToothAmberSpanish Silver RealeSpanish Cob Coin
Open February in Rhode Island

Atlantic Barrier Islands

South Carolina

3 routes
Shark ToothMegalodon ToothMako Shark ToothSawfish Rostral Tooth
Open February in South Carolina

Great Plains

South Dakota

3 routes
AmmoniteBaculiteBelemniteProductid Brachiopod
Open February in South Dakota

Appalachians

Tennessee

3 routes
TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopodSpirifer Brachiopod
Open February in Tennessee

Southern Plains

Texas

3 routes
AmmoniteBelemniteProductid BrachiopodBivalve Shell Fossil
Open February in Texas

Central Rockies

Utah

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteAmmoniteBaculiteInoceramid Clam
Open February in Utah

New England

Vermont

3 routes
Mastodon ToothAmberSpanish Silver RealeSpanish Cob Coin
Open February in Vermont

Mid-Atlantic Coast

Virginia

3 routes
TrilobiteAmmoniteBelemniteOrthocone Nautiloid
Open February in Virginia

Pacific Northwest

Washington

3 routes
Petrified WoodFossil Leaf ImpressionFossil ConeAmber
Open February in Washington

Appalachians

West Virginia

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in West Virginia

Great Lakes

Wisconsin

3 routes
TrilobiteIsotelus TrilobiteOrthocone NautiloidBrachiopod
Open February in Wisconsin

Northern Rockies

Wyoming

3 routes
Elrathia TrilobiteAmmoniteBaculiteInoceramid Clam
Open February in Wyoming
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Why add a February browse page instead of linking straight to deep pages?
Because the useful decision sequence is month, then state, then category. The February browse layer reduces dead-end navigation and makes it easier to compare nearby options before committing to one route.
Does every state have all three February categories?
Yes. TroveRadar currently exposes mushrooms, fossils, and metal detecting for every state in February, which creates a consistent 50-state browse grid for this month.
What should you open after the state hub?
Open the matching category route when you know the discipline, or use the state hub itself if you still need permit context, nearby-city ideas, and the best follow-on pages for the trip plan.