does anyone know where to go agate hunting in So Cal?

Question

I like to search for agates on the beach, does anyone know where to go in Southern California? I know where to go in Oregon.

Thanks

Answer 1

I am not sure, but I think you need to go through a gate.

Answer 2

You can do a search on www.mindat.org and get a good refeernce. Have fun!!!

Example. here is the part of the results.

Hauser beds (Hauser Geode beds), Wiley Well, Imperial Co., California, USA Agate
Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA Agate (var: Plume Agate)
Agate
Cache Creek, California City, Kern Co., California, USA Agate
Castle Butte, California City, Kern Co., California, USA Agate
Unspecified Chalcedony occurrence, Last Chance Canyon, El Paso Mts, Kern Co., California, USA Agate
Rainbow Ridge, El Paso Mts, Kern Co., California, USA Agate (var: Agate-Jasper)
Red Rock Canyon, Ricardo, El Paso Mts, Kern Co., California, USA Agate
Horse Canyon, Kern Co., California, USA Agate
Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA Agate
Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave District, Kern Co., California, USA Agate
Gem Hill, Rosamond, Rosamond Hills, Kern Co., California, USA

Pay more attentions on mojave desert and Arizona too. It is not far! Good luck!