Club Meetings
General Meeting
When: third Monday of each month
Time: 7:00pm
Everyone is welcome to attend the monthly general meetings. Presentations will be announced monthly so check back often find out what we will be learning about.
Board Meeting
When: first Monday of each month
Time: 7:00pm
Current Santa Lucia Rockhounds club members are welcome to attend any board meeting.
Meeting Location
Templeton Community Building
601 Main St. – Templeton
AFMS Member
The AFMS is a non-profit educational federation of seven similar regional organizations of gem, mineral and lapidary societies.
CFMS Member
The CFMS represents Mineralogical and Lapidary clubs in California, Nevada, and Hawaii.
Santa Lucia Rockhounds
We are a a non-profit organization founded in 1992. Our club rock is the Biconoid. Biconoids are the core of Thundereggs found in the Templeton area.
Rockhound of the Year & Founders Award!
During the July 2026 meeting, our very own Caleb Willis was presented the Santa Lucia Rockhounds Founders Award by last year’s recipients, James and Kathy Behrmann. It was a doubly special night for Caleb as he was also named Rockhound of the Year and received his certificate from Kim Noyes.
Founders Award
Each year, the past recipient of the Founders Award gets to select the next year’s winner. It is a special event for our club and a proud moment for the member who is chosen.
CFMS Rockhound of the Year
The California Federation of Mineralogical Societies’ award recognizes club members who have made outstanding contributions through service, leadership, education, and dedication to the rockhounding hobby. It is one of the highest honors a club member can receive.
AFMS Rockhound of the Year
The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies’ award honors individuals who have shown exceptional dedication, leadership, and service to the mineral, gem, and fossil hobby. This national recognition celebrates those whose contributions have made a lasting impact on their club, federation, and the rockhounding community.
Field Trips
A few times a year the club gets out as a group to look at the local geology and collect minerals and fossils. Past field trips have been to locations for sharks’ teeth, fossil shells, jasper, agate, thunderers, etc. Other trips have been to museums or to look at geologic features on the San Andreas fault and at Estero Bluffs. Field trips are for club members only!
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