Fogarty State Park: Agate & Jasper Rockhounding in Lincoln County, Oregon

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Lincoln County

State

Oregon

Nearest road

Oregon Coast Highway

Postcode

97341

Coordinates

44.83976, -124.05140

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.

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.

Best time to visit Fogarty State Park

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 55°F in winter to 66°F in summer.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, NEWPORT 3N station (11 mi away), adjusted for elevation.

Geology at Fogarty State Park

This spot sits on Astoria Group; Astoria Formation, mapped as sandy siltstone, nodules: sulfide; fossils: fossiliferous fossils; concretions: calcareous, arkosic sandstone, nodules: sulfide; fossils: commonly fossiliferous fossils; concretions: calcerous concretions; mineralogy: carbonaceous, and micaceous that formed roughly 23 to 5 million years ago. 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

Astoria Group; Astoria Formation

Age

23–5 Ma (Miocene)

Rock types

sandy siltstone, nodules: sulfide; fossils: fossiliferous fossils; concretions: calcareous, arkosic sandstone, nodules: sulfide; fossils: commonly fossiliferous fossils; concretions: calcerous concretions; mineralogy: carbonaceous, and micaceous

Elevation

20 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.

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: April 1, 2026

• 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