carmanlr Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I just moved to the Portland area and I'm trying to find somewhere to look for fossils nearby. When I say nearby I wouldn't mind driving an hour or so. I just want to find something close enough that I can drive there and spend most of the day looking and then head home. I'm not looking for any specific kind of fossils. And I don't mind looking on the Oregon side or the Washington side. I went to a creek a few days because I found a list that said I might be able to find petrified wood. When I arrived it didn't look like a place where I would find anything and sure enough I left empty handed. So if anyone knows of any places that would be wonderful. I haven't made to any of the beaches out here either so if anyone knows the best beach to find fossils that would be nice also. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Welcome from Washington! You're in a good location to find cool stuff. I haven't ventured to the Oregon side, but many rivers, creeks and beaches have agate, petrified wood and fossils of all types in both states. Brush up on some rules about collecting on state owned, DNR and BLM lands. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnr.wa.gov%2F&ei=ifr7UcmaLKSniQKcuoDoBQ&usg=AFQjCNFIZ8fbLY3ln6nQuv7Pz9X6_hSP1Q&sig2=KWFJqhYFTvZFzbTqjsS8bg&bvm=bv.50165853,d.cGE https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blm.gov%2For%2F&ei=rfr7UdjRCeahiQKI8YDYBg&usg=AFQjCNGX5SI0hxHyKdOmIoHL7zuxK-kE7w&sig2=dGm3kEP4MnmyCLE95a64kA Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoat Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Hey Carmanlr, Welcome to the forum from Portland. Glad to see another collector from Portland! I have found that a lot of the websites that say where fossils are in Oregon are not well maintained and have bad or out of date information.. Are you familiar with NARG? They are a local fossil club that has lots of great info on Oregon fossils. I believe a few members are on here. Here is a link to their site. http://www.narg-online.com/ PM me an i will give you a few spots to check out. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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