Ona State Park: Agate & Jasper Rockhounding in Lincoln County, Oregon
- Minerals reported
- 4
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Best months
- Year-round
Ona State Park is a mapped rockhounding spot in Lincoln County, Oregon. Reported finds include agate, jasper, petrified wood, fossil. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual rockhounding
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest road
- Oregon Coast Highway
- Postcode
- 97376
- Coordinates
- 44.52143, -124.07322
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 Ona State Park
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 51°F in winter to 64°F in summer.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, NEWPORT 1 SE station (7 mi away).
Geology at Ona State Park
This spot sits on surficial deposits; Beach deposits, mapped as beach gravel, beach sand, and dune sand that formed within roughly the last 3 million years. Reworked sediments like these can carry fossils eroded from older beds upstream, typically as rolled bone fragments, teeth, and shell material.
- Mapped unit
- surficial deposits; Beach deposits
- Age
- 3 Ma to present (Quaternary)
- Rock types
- beach gravel, beach sand, and dune sand
- 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.
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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 Ona State Park
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Ona State Park.
- Seal Rock State Recreation SiteLincoln County, Oregon · 2 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Holly BeachLincoln County, Oregon · 4 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Beach Area NewportLincoln County, Oregon · 5 mi awayAgate, Moonstone, Jasper
- Agate BeachLincoln County, Oregon · 10 mi awayAgate, Moonstone, Jasper
- Moolack BeachLincoln County, Oregon · 13 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Fossil
- Smelt Sands State ParkLincoln County, Oregon · 14 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Beverly Beach State ParkLincoln County, Oregon · 14 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Yachats Ocean Road State ParkLincoln County, Oregon · 15 mi awayAgate, Jasper
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