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RedJeep
Explorer
Jan 20, 2016

Dry camping Oregon for Rock Hounding locations

Hi. I live in Portland, Oregon. Previously, I took my kids rock hounding at Richardson Rock Ranch near Madras. It was fun, but we couldn't camp at the dig site. I'd like to find an Oregon site where ...
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amandasgramma
Explorer
Jan 20, 2016
Look up "Glass Buttes, Oregon". Between Bend and Burns. It's on Blm or fed land. You need the map once you leave the highway. You can camp for a ways up to the hill but need the 4x4 to get up there. The obsidian is amazing...mahagony, silver sheen gold sheen and rainbow obsidian.

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