Dale's rock, gem, and fossil shop has been a hidden teasure to me for the last 10 years that I have been going to the Imperial Valley basin. But not any more. If you are ever in the area do yourself a favor and stop by Dale's shop. What makes Dale's shop cool besides Dale being a nice person is that it is on the road to the Imperial Valley sand dunes (Glamis) if you are coming in from highway 10. This same road is also the way you could be driving to Quartzite from San Diego. Also this shop is near the Opal Hill fire agate mine and Hauser Geoge beds. My wife and I were celebrating our 12 wedding anniversary in true "rock hound" style and happened upon Dale's shop on a Sunday. There was an open sign facing the main street and on open gate. Dale gave us a nice welcome and is very informative about local rock, gems, and fossils and also local area's for collecting. The prices are very fair there.
When we were leaving Dale pointed out his cactus garden that was in bloom which was nice. read more