Whiskey Run Lane: Agate & Jasper Rockhounding in Coos County, Oregon
- Minerals reported
- 4
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Best months
- Year-round
Whiskey Run Lane is a mapped rockhounding spot in Coos County, Oregon. Reported finds include agate, jasper, quartz, petrified wood. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
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- County
- Coos County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest road
- Whiskey Run Road
- Coordinates
- 43.21086, -124.39404
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.
Land & collecting status
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Land status here is not confirmed. Verify with the managing agency before collecting, federal, state, and tribal rules differ.
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.
Best time to visit Whiskey Run Lane
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 55°F in winter to 68°F in summer.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, BANDON 2 NNE station (4 mi away).
Geology at Whiskey Run Lane
This spot sits on surficial deposits; Terrace deposits, mapped as mixed fluvial sediment that formed within roughly the last 3 million years. Sedimentary beds like these are the typical host for petrified and silicified wood, which weathers out as durable float on slopes and in washes.
- Mapped unit
- surficial deposits; Terrace deposits
- Age
- 3 Ma to present (Quaternary)
- Rock types
- mixed fluvial sediment
- Elevation
- 30 ft
Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.
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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 Whiskey Run Lane
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Whiskey Run Lane.
- Merchants BeachCoos County, Oregon · 2 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Coquille River Gravel BarsCoos County, Oregon · 5 mi awayPetrified Wood, Jasper, Agate
- Cape Blanco State ParkCurry County, Oregon · 26 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Sugarloaf Mt.Curry County, Oregon · 27 mi awayNephrite, Serpentine
- Sixes River Recreation AreaCurry County, Oregon · 28 mi awayGold, Agate, Jasper
- Agate BeachCurry County, Oregon · 33 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Port OrfordCurry County, Oregon · 33 mi awayPlatinum
- Elk RiverCurry County, Oregon · 34 mi awayQuartz, Agate, Jasper
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