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Jalama Beach agates

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
FossilsFossils

Also reported: travertine pebbles.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Remote county park beach where Monterey Formation cliffs feed agate and travertine to the tide line

Known beachcombing locality in Central Coast guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

surf, wind, long drive out

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