Imagine a place where the ground sparkles with crystals of quartz and pyrite. And the land owners are friendly, so you can pick up all you want. Our Spruce claim is a crystal collector's paradise.

You can climb into a crystal cavern or learn the techniques to collect those fabulous minerals seen in museums. We provide tools and instructions to help you extract beautiful pyrite and quartz crystals, including doubly terminated, scepters, and phantoms.

Access to Spruce requires a strenuous hike: 1,000 feet elevation gain in one-half mile. That's about the energy equivalent of taking the stairs to the 30th floor of an office building. Our "office" is at 3,000 feet in a beautiful mountain valley. You'll hike through an old growth forest, with many stops to admire the view (and catch your breath!).

If you are overweight, short of breath, acrophobic, or have knee or back problems, choose another trip. If you have any doubt of your ability to hike to Spruce, go to a high rise building and stairclimb to the 30th floor in 40 minutes. This is how you will feel when you reach the collecting area at Spruce. You´ll need to have enough energy left to swing a hammer! We hike in and out as a group, so the slowest person determines group speed.

Road access to our trailhead is via a rocky logging road. High clearance vehicles (7 inch minimum) are recommended. 4WD is not necessary.

We offer two types of trips to Spruce:

Spruce Tour:
We organize the group: $150/person.

• All day trip, approximately 6 hours on site.
• Meet at Spruce trailhead at 9a.m. (27 miles from North Bend, WA)
• Group size: up to 8
• Minimum age: 18 years
• Fitness level required: do not book unless you are fit!

Spruce Groups:
You organize the group: $1100/day

• All day trip, approximately 6 hours on site.
• Meet at Spruce trailhead at 10 a.m. or after
• Group size: up to 10
• Minimum age: 18 years
• Group must all depart locality together
• Available Wednesdays in August only

See Group Trips.

Click here to register.

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