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Central Oregon Rockhounding

Maury Mountain Agate Oregon

Maury Mountain Agate Bed – Rockhounding for Moss Agates

2025-01-11
Eagle Rock Plume Agate oregon rockhounding

Eagle Rock – Home to Unique Eagle Rock Plume Agate

2024-12-17
Oregon Fischer Canyon Rockhounding

Fischer Canyon: Calcite, Jasper, and Petrified Wood in the High Desert

2024-11-13
Glass Butte and Little Glass Butte Oregon Rockhounding Obsidian

Glass Butte and Little Glass Butte: The Best Places to Find High-Quality Obsidian

2024-10-27
Dendritte Butte Oregon Rockhounding

Dendrite Butte: Limb Casts Rockhounding Area in Oregon

2024-09-08
Congleton Hollow Oregon Rockhounding

Congleton Hollow: A Place to Collect Limb Casts in Oregon

2024-09-07
Bear Creek Rockhounding Oregon Petrified Wood SIte

Bear Creek Rockhounding for Petrified Wood in Oregon

2024-08-29
White Fir Thundereggs

White Fir Springs: A Jasper Thunderegg Bed in Central Oregon

2023-07-24
Whistler Springs Thundereggs

Whistler Springs: A Premier Thunderegg Deposit in Central Oregon

2022-12-25
Lucky Strike Thunderegg - Oregon

Lucky Strike Mine: A Premier Pay-To-Dig Thunderegg Site

2022-12-25
Priday Polka Dot Agate Mine

Polka Dot Agate Mine: Home to Distinctive Agates and Giant Thundereggs

2022-12-25
Richardson Rock Ranch Thundereggs

Richardson’s Rock Ranch: Discover the World-Famous Thundereggs

2022-12-25

Recent Posts

Gardiner Travertine in Montana: The picture "Gardiner Travertine in Montana – rock slab by dirt road" features a flat white slab of travertine with a chunk of rock resting on top, set on a rocky, arid hillside overlooking a dirt road and distant mountain ranges under a partly cloudy sky.

Gardiner Travertine Deposits: Traces of Ancient Hot Springs

Stinkingwater Petrified Wood – Clear Creek Rockhounding in Eastern Oregon: The picture "Stinkingwater Petrified Wood – Clear Creek hand holding petrified wood" features a close-up of a hand holding a rough piece of tan and reddish petrified wood, with a blurred dry landscape in the background.

Stinkingwater Petrified Wood Rockhounding for Unique Golden Oak

Moonstones at Moonstone Beach can be seen and photographed, but not taken

California Coast Rockhounding: Collect Safely and Legally

Taft Beach and Siletz Bay Rockhounding Area in Oregon: The picture "Taft Beach coral agate close-up" displays a close-up of a yellowish, textured coral agate resting on a piece of driftwood, with the sandy beach and sparkling water softly blurred in the background.

Taft Beach Rockhounding – Siletz Bay’s Hidden Treasures

Lost Creek Rockhounding in Oregon: The picture "Lost Creek agates and basalt" shows several yellow and white agates along with a red stone resting on wet sand among shiny black basalt rocks.

Lost Creek – Rockhounding and Beachcombing near Newport




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