The Oregon coast is known for all kinds of natural beauty. Seashells, however, are not one of them. But that doesn’t stop crowds from coming to the coast to search the sand for that one special ...

They come in minivans, pickups and SUVs, a steady flow of bouncing families, sun-hardened pairs of men and everything in between descending on in the summer sun of Oregon's high desert 10 miles north ...

An updated version of the Central Oregon Rockhounding Map is now available through a joint effort from the Ochoco National Forest, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, and the Prineville ...

The Pacific Northwest’s complex geologic history makes it a treasure trove for rockhounds of all experience levels! Alison Jean Cole, author of the new book, "A Rockhound's Guide to Oregon & ...