The rockhounding area lies down this dirt road off of Highway 267.
The track to the rockhounding area is accessible by most standard cars.
Once in the area, just park, get out, and look around.
Nevada has a reputation for being empty, though there are areas of interest all over if you know where to look.
Apache tears are generally clustered around each other across the landscape - like these black stones on the ground.
Some of the finer stones have a black opaque quality when held up to the light.
A selection of Apache tears found on this trip.
An example of the Apache tear stones.
A very clear example of the obsidian stone.