Scufflin Acres Farm Amethyst #2 Prospect, Virginia Friday through Sunday, March 14th – 16th, 2014
Official Field Trip of the Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (MAGMA)
No need to pre-register, all MAGMA members are welcome to attend!
Be sure to read this entire trip announcement for conditions, rules and fees for this dig!
The Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (M.A.G.M.A.) invites you to join us for an encore dig at the Scufflin Acres Farm Amethyst site in Virginia. We had a big track hoe at the site prior to the dig to open the area and expose veins of amethyst and quartz crystals. Members found hundreds of specimens of amethyst and smoky quartz, so we decided to do a second weekend for those that could not make the first trip.
Members are welcome to arrive on Friday morning (March 14th) to set up camp and dig. You can camp Friday and Saturday night on the property, no charge. This site is located in a large cow pasture, so plenty of room for camping. If it rains, do not pull into the pasture, you should park outside the gate on the high dry ground, do not block any roadways or driveways. The town of Farmville is nearby and has numerous hotels and motels. It is also within 30 minutes of Lynchburg, Virginia.
All trash (including cigarette butts) must be removed from the property when you leave.
Fees: $25 per person, per day, kids 12 and under are free. Look for James Hall on Friday and Tom Leary on Saturday and Sunday to make payment and fill out a release form.
Address: Use this address for yahoo maps, does not seem to work on mapquest: 261 Scufflin Acres Lane, Prospect, Virginia, 23960
Here are the directions from the Asheville, NC area; Take I-40 E. 157.6 mi- Take the I-40 E/Greensboro/Raleigh exit to stay on Fordham Blvd (I-40 E)- Go for 9.4 mi- Take exit #223/US-29 N/US-70 E/US-220 N/Reidsville. Go for 0.5 mi- Continue on N Ohenry Blvd (US-220 N, US-29 N, US-70 E). Go for 16.0 mi- Continue on US-29-BYP N toward US-29 N/Danville. Go for 16.6 mi- Continue on US-29 N. Go for 7.0 mi- Take the US-29 N/US-58 E/Danville Expressway/Lynchburg/South Boston exit. Go for 0.5 mi- Take ramp onto Danville Expy (US-29 N, US-58 E). Go for 6.9 mi- Take ramp onto S Boston Rd (US-360 E, US-58 E) toward South Boston. Go for 28.8 mi- Turn left onto James D Hagood Hwy (US-360 E, US-501 N). Go for 1.6 mi- Continue on James D Hagood Hwy (US-360 E). Go for 36.8 mi- Take ramp onto Farmville Hwy (US-15) toward US-15 N/Keysville. Go for 17.0 mi- Make a U-turn onto Prince Edward Hwy (US-15 N, US-460 W) toward Lynchburg/Culpeper. Go for 6.6 mi- Turn right onto Simpson Rd. Go for 0.3 mi Turn left onto Scufflin Acres Ln. Your destination on Scufflin Acres Ln is on the left. The trip takes 310.5 mi/499.8 km and 5:07 h. 261 Scufflin Acres Ln, Prospect, VA 23960
I'll get there mid day Friday, hope to see you there
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