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Washington
Port Townsend WA
Glass Beach, McCurdy Point town dump
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea glass
Sea pottery
Agates and jasperAlso reported: quartz, fishing floats, scrap metal.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Teerui (Public domain).
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Why this spot
The town tipped its garbage over the 100 ft McCurdy Point bluff onto the beach; glass and pottery have been tumbling in the Strait since.
Beachcombing Magazine: 3 mi walk from North Beach to McCurdy Point, jewelry-grade glass and pottery, scrap metal on the beach; Peninsula Daily News 2004 covers the dump historyView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Incoming tide traps walkers against sheer cliffSharp scrap metal, long remote walk
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.