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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 jasperAgates and jasper
Petrified woodPetrified wood
Sea glassSea glass

Also 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

More spots in this area.

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