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Pebble Beach, Crescent City CA
Agate stretch
Agate beach or gravel, tidal Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Agates and jasper
Petrified wood
Sea glassAlso reported: moonstones.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Jon Sullivan (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: gravel beaches along Pebble Beach Drive toward Point St. George, promoted by Del Norte County itself for agate hunting
Visit Del Norte County publishes an agate hunting guide for these beaches; active local collecting community
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sneaker waves are a real killer on this coastSlick rocks, cold water
Keep exploring nearby
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