Beach Area Florence: Agate & Jasper Rockhounding in Lane County, Oregon
- Minerals reported
- 5
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Best months
- Year-round
Beach Area Florence is a mapped rockhounding spot in Lane County, Oregon. Reported finds include agate, jasper, petrified wood, moonstone, grossularite garnet. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual rockhounding
- County
- Lane County
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest road
- Oregon Coast Highway
- Postcode
- 97498
- Coordinates
- 44.26724, -124.10860
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 Beach Area Florence
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 53°F in winter to 64°F in summer.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, YACHATS station (4 mi away).
Geology at Beach Area Florence
This spot sits on surficial deposits; Beach deposits, mapped as gravel, sand, and dune sand that formed within roughly the last 3 million years. Petrified wood typically travels as tough float, and worked gravels like these are exactly where weathered pieces tend to collect.
- Mapped unit
- surficial deposits; Beach deposits
- Age
- 3 Ma to present (Quaternary)
- Rock types
- gravel, 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 Beach Area Florence
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Beach Area Florence.
- Neptune Beach (Cummins Creek)Lane County, Oregon · 0 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Neptune State Park (Gwynn Creek)Lane County, Oregon · 0 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Strawberry HillsLane County, Oregon · 1 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Bob Creek State Wayside (Bob's Creek)Lane County, Oregon · 2 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Petrified Wood
- Beach Area YachatsLincoln County, Oregon · 3 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- Yachats Ocean Road State ParkLincoln County, Oregon · 3 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Stonefield Beach State Park (Tenmile Creek)Lane County, Oregon · 3 mi awayAgate, Jasper
- Smelt Sands State ParkLincoln County, Oregon · 4 mi awayAgate, Jasper
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