Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Washington Rockhounding 3
Officially Washington 5
Collecting Regulations 6
Tools and Supplies 9
Top Ten Washington Rockhounding Sites 12
How to Use This Book 13
Map Legend 16
Rockhounding Sites
1 Puget Sound 18
2 Blanchard Hill 22
3 Murdock Beach 26
4 Sol Due River 30
5 Rialto Beach 33
6 The Number Beaches 36
7 Skokomish River 39
8 Iron Springs 44
9 Damon Point 47
10 Wynoochee River 50
11 Satsop River 54
12 Newaukum River 57
13 Chehalis River 61
14 Doty Hills 64
15 Green Creek 69
16 Grays River 72
17 Salmon Creek 77
18 Washougal River 80
19 Rawson Quarry 85
20 Rock Creek 88
21 Lewis River 91
22 East Canyon Creek 94
23 McCoy Creek 98
24 Klickitat Raver 101
25 Wood Gulch 105
26 Snake River-West 107
27 Dixie 111
28 Asotin Creek 114
29 Snake River-East 116
30 Racehorse Creek 119
31 Fossil Creek 122
32 Canyon Creek 125
33 Swift Creek / Rainbow Creek 128
34 Loretta Creek / O'Toole Creek 131
35 Little Deer Creek 134
36 Jordon Creek 137
37 Cascade River 140
38 Walker Valley 144
39 Pilchuck Creek 149
40 Deer Creek 152
41 Sweetwater 154
42 Sloan Creek 157
43 Skykomish River 160
44 Stubbs Hill / Cedar Ponds 163
45 Heather Lake 167
46 Geology Adventures 170
47 Hansen Creek 172
48 Denny Creek 176
49 Greenwater 180
50 Pyramid Creek 185
51 George Creek Cliffs 188
52 American River 191
53 Little Naches 194
54 Timberwolf Mountain 198
55 Icicle Creek 200
56 Douglas Creek 203
57 Rock 'N' Tomahawk Ranch 207
58 First Creek 209
59 Crystal Mountain 212
60 Red Top 215
61 Old Blewett Pass 219
62 Umtanum Creek 221
63 Yakima River 225
64 Gingko Petrified Forest State Park 228
65 Columbia River-Sand Hollow 232
66 Saddle Mountain 236
67 Golden Horn Batholith 239
68 Methow River 244
69 Chewuch River 247
70 Frosty Creek 250
71 Stonerose Interpretive Center 254
72 Columbia River-Kettle Falls 257
73 Winchester Creek 260
74 Pend-Oreille River 264
Appendix A Glossary 266
Appendix B Clubs 268
Appendix C Museums 273
Appendix D Rock Shops 274
Suggested Reading 278
About the Author 279
