Animal Crossing how to mine a stone

The best way to get rocks is to hit the rocks on the islands that are visited during the Mystery Tours, excursions that you can go on with Nook Miles tickets.

Don't forget to bring axes or shovels to hit the stones. The islands you visit on Mystery Voyages always have 3 rocks where you can get materials, as opposed to 1 or 2 on your own island, so the chance of getting nuggets is higher.

Also, if you hit a rock on your own island, you can only get new materials from it the next day, but the Mystery Tour islands will have fresh rocks every time, so you can get all the materials you want in one day.

By digging two holes behind you while picking up multiple stones from rocks, you can avoid bouncing too much, allowing you to hit the rock multiple times for the maximum amount of materials.

The next best way to get rocks is to hit them with a shovel or axe, or else break them. Sometimes a piece of solid rock can be found next to the rocks. Balloon gifts can also contain a stone, and when fishing, you can catch a stone instead of a fish.

You can get various materials from stones, such as clay, stone, and gold nuggets, but they all have a random chance to drop. Stones have a fairly high chance of falling off. You can even catch stones while fishing. Sometimes what looks like a small fish turns out to be a stone.