Ocean beach — Rockhounding in Tillamook County, Oregon
Ocean beach is a mapped rockhounding spot in Tillamook County, Oregon. Reported finds include agate, jasper, bloodstone, moonstone. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Ocean beach in Tillamook County, Oregon
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Tillamook County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest road
- Great Dune Trail
- Postcode
- 97130
- Coordinates
- 45.69355, -123.93990
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Sources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- BLM Oregon/Washington — Rockhounding & mineral material
- Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI)
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department — beach collecting rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Ocean beach
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Ocean beach.
- Nehalem River gravelsClatsop County, Oregon · 23 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Jasper
- Pacific Ocean beachesClatsop County, Oregon · 32 mi awayBloodstone, Jasper, Agate
- Clear CreekColumbia County, Oregon · 32 mi awayPlume Agate, Carnelian, Jasper
- Bob Straub State ParkTillamook County, Oregon · 35 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Bloodstone
- Columbia River shoreColumbia County, Oregon · 56 mi awayThomsonite
- Agate BeachTop pick in OregonLincoln County, Oregon · 71 mi awayAgate, Moonstone, Jasper
- Beach Area NewportLincoln County, Oregon · 76 mi awayAgate, Moonstone, Jasper
- Willamette RiverBenton County, Oregon · 87 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Bloodstone
Across the state line from Ocean beach
Ocean beach is close enough to the Oregon border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Long BeachPacific County, Washington · 46 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Quartz
- Ocean ParkPacific County, Washington · 55 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Quartz
- KelsoCowlitz County, Washington · 58 mi awayAgate
- LebamPacific County, Washington · 63 mi awayAgatized Fossil Shells, Chalcedony
- Green CreekPacific County, Washington · 64 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Chalcedony
- Brush PrairieClark County, Washington · 66 mi awayGold
