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Glass Beach (9th Street)

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: Thick tumbled glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Well-known Bay Area sea-glass beach on the strait.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.
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Port Costa wharf frontage2 km away · Tidal mudflat
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Old wheat-port waterfront2 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Benicia Arsenal fringe / Army Point (do not dig)2 km away · Tidal foreshore
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