We love coming to Arkansas to find crystals. We’ve been to all of the mines, and honestly feel that our experiences at Wegner are always superior! We love the crystal forest when time is limited. The phantom mine is amazing! We went this month and found some truly beautiful points and clusters. Our guide, Lance, couldn’t have been more helpful and nice. He made a great trip even more memorable! Thank you, Lance!

For the public dig, you will not be in the active pits. An excavator pulls the material out and they dump it into areas in the woods for you to dig through. This makes it easy for kids and those less inclined to hard labor to find stuff. You get two hours to dig on site. We found a decent amount of very clear single crystals but few intact clusters and nothing over 1.5 inch (diameter) due to the excavator destroying most of the material as it digs it up. It would be nice to dig in an undisturbed vein but you have to pay far more for a private dig. Overall it is a nice place for families and young kids to find some nice single crystals. The people are very friendly and make it a nice experience for younger ones. For a serious crystal hunter on a budget there are better mines for the money though.

I had the best time going to the Crystal Forest Mine. Our driver, Doug, was very friendly, and knowledgeable. He showed me a good place to get started and helped by picking up a few as he can't across them. I stayed for 4 hours but would've stayed longer if the weather was better. I met some great people and can't wait to come back and try the Phantom Mine as well.

Very pretty views up and down the mountain. The ride up was soooo much fun and our tour guide, Doug, was so sweet and funny. Made the experience even better than it was already. We dug out our own crystals, got a ton of really cool ones! Definitely worth the price, it's really cheap for what you get to do. We kept everything we found if we could carry it, one of them was just short of a foot long and half a food wide. 100% would recommend to anyone.

Doug, our guide took the time to show us the different parts of the mine and where different types of crystals could be found. One area had mostly clear beautiful points. Another area of tailings had great clusters. He was very kind and helpful. I also appreciated that he drove the truck slowly so our crystal’s would all be protected. I’ve been to several mines in Arkansas and it didn’t get better than this. No matter what you do you will leave with many pounds of quartz. The ladies who work in the crystal shop were also very sweet and answered all my questions. I’ll be back!!!

Such a fun experience! Found beautiful crystals and clusters. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Chris took us up to the mine and was very informative giving the group recommendations where to look and dig for crystals. Will definitely come back!!

I took my kids here in October 2023, and had a great time (minus the daddy long leg spiders) but it didn’t stop me from raving about it to my parents! So we just went today and it did not disappoint! We had an AMAZING GUIDE, Chris! I met him on the first trip and he was very friendly then. He even remembered me and was very helpful while we were mining! He’s just the best!

Fun for the whole family! Get there early-when they open-to assure a spot in the truck to the digging site. The gift shop has the most beautiful crystals I’ve ever seen although they are not all native. The workers were very kind, especially Chris! He made sure we found a good spot to dig for our own crystals. Remember to bring gloves, buckets and tools as you will be digging for at least 2 hours.

We reserved a spot on the Phantom Mine trip and glad we did. They fill up fast, especially on the weekends. Prepare to ride in the back of an open bed truck on bench seats. It is quite a ride through the tall pines that takes nearly an hour. We had quite the adventure! Cannot say enough good things about the young man who took us up to the pit area. He was personality plus. Very knowledgeable and carried some pretty big rocks for us. Lance obviously enjoys what he does!! Found a few of the phantom crystals. Great experience for a couple of 70 year olds. Take hand digging tools, gloves, 5 gal. buckets for rocks and water. We could do this again!!

Wegner Crystal Mine is amazing! We did the Phantom Mine. We found a lot of beautiful crystals! Our driver and guide, Lance, was very hospitable, helpful and sweet! He needs a large raise! We will be going back really soon!