Doty: Agate & Carnelian Rockhounding in Lewis County, Washington
- Minerals reported
- 6
- Elevation
- 320 ft
- Best months
- Year-round
Doty is a mapped rockhounding spot in Lewis County, Washington. Reported finds include agate, carnelian, chalcedony, geode, jasper, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Permission required before collecting
- County
- Lewis County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest road
- Doty Street
- Postcode
- 98539
- Coordinates
- 46.64250, -123.27998
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.
Land & collecting status
Permission required before collecting
Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization.
Access note: Reported as a private residence. No public land of record at this location; nearest state land is over a kilometre away.
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 Doty
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 46°F in winter to 77°F in summer.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, CENTRALIA station (16 mi away).
Geology at Doty
This spot sits on Astoria Formation, Rotalia becki zone (Luisian?), mapped as marine sedimentary rocks that formed roughly 23 to 5 million years ago. Concretions and geodes typically weather out of sedimentary beds like these, standing out as rounded, heavier-or-lighter-than-expected lumps.
- Mapped unit
- Astoria Formation, Rotalia becki zone (Luisian?)
- Age
- 23–5 Ma (Miocene)
- Rock types
- marine sedimentary rocks
- Elevation
- 320 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:
- Washington Geological Survey (DNR)
- Stonerose Interpretive Center, Visit & rules
- BLM Spokane District
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Doty
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Doty.
- Pe EllLewis County, Washington · 5 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Chalcedony
- McCoy Farm near AdnaLewis County, Washington · 7 mi awayCarnelian, Petrified Wood
- Willapa HillsPacific County, Washington · 11 mi awayAgatized Fossil Shell
- LebamPacific County, Washington · 15 mi awayAgatized Fossil Shell, Chalcedony
- Green CreekPacific County, Washington · 16 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Chalcedony
- CentraliaLewis County, Washington · 18 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Chalcedony
- Newaukum River gravelsLewis County, Washington · 20 mi awayGeode, Nodule
- Lucas CreekLewis County, Washington · 24 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Chalcedony
Across the state line from Doty
Doty is close enough to the Washington border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Pacific Ocean beachesClatsop County, Oregon · 47 mi awayBloodstone, Jasper, Agate
- Nehalem River gravelsClatsop County, Oregon · 54 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Jasper
- Clear CreekColumbia County, Oregon · 58 mi awayPlume Agate, Carnelian, Jasper
- Columbia River shoreColumbia County, Oregon · 63 mi awayThomsonite
- Ocean beachTillamook County, Oregon · 73 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Bloodstone
- Wilson RiverTillamook County, Oregon · 74 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Jasper
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