Our favorite easy to access spot – This is facing north, after we’ve walked about a mile south down the beach. But if you walk north, to the end there, where the rock jets out –

During a low tide, a severe low tide, you can climb around this rock at the end and –

Come around to the “mystery” beach. Not sure why it’s a mystery, but it is hard to access. Only about an hour a day, twice a day, and not at all low tides. But we’ve been working on going back  – this week we did! It was SUPER cold and windy, the wind coming off the beach whipping the surf into thick whipping cream foam, the foam blowing around all over.  But the view is amazing! We sat on the beach for about a half an hour and found a zip lock baggie full of red/green/white and yellow agates.

The green is hardest to find, there is an inch long one there in the front, Jon found that beauty.

View of Mystery Beach on a less windy day. 🙂

From the closest parking area, it is about a 3/4 or more mile hike to the end, then the climb around the tip, then a half hour to an hour of seclusion on the beach. Walking back with a jingle of agates in your pocket is amazing. 🙂 We are meeting quite a few rock hounds, learning about the beaches in the area. This spot in Lincoln City seems to be good enough for us. Like fishing, it seems that the best hole is always a bit down the road. . . . but this spot is good for us. We are learning so much! Very exciting. 🙂 Hope you get to join us one day!

(Agate, Lincoln City, Yellow, Green, Orange, Carnelian, Agate, Sugar, Rock Hound)