Fort Lauderdale BeachFloridaState ParkFossil onlyMiddle Miocene–Pleistocene (~2.6–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
St. Augustine / Vilano BeachFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene–modern (~0–5 Ma)Hotspot rating
Peace River Fossil AreaFloridaRiver / WadeFossil onlyMiocene–Pleistocene (~2–17 Ma); Ice Age mammalsHotspot rating
Brohard Paw Park Beach (Venice)FloridaPublic BeachFossil onlyMiocene–Pliocene (~3–23 Ma)Hotspot rating
Suwannee River — State Park AccessFloridaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene–Miocene limestone with Pleistocene vertebrate materialHotspot rating
St. Andrews State Park BeachFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Cape San Blas / St. Joseph PeninsulaFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Fort De Soto Park BeachFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Caladesi Island State ParkFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Grayton Beach State ParkFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Bahia Honda State Park BeachFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Crandon Park Beach, Key BiscayneFloridaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Suwannee River State Park AccessFloridaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene–Miocene limestone with Pleistocene vertebrate materialHotspot rating
Santa Fe River — O'Leno State Park AccessFloridaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene–Miocene limestone with Pleistocene vertebrate materialHotspot rating
Withlacoochee River — Public AccessFloridaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene–Miocene limestone with Pleistocene vertebrate materialHotspot rating
Sebastian Inlet / Melbourne BeachFloridaState ParkFossil + ModernPliocene–modern; Pleistocene shell bedsHotspot rating
Cumberland Island National SeashoreGeorgiaState ParkFossil onlyMiocene–Pliocene (~3–17 Ma)Hotspot rating
Jekyll Island — Sharktooth BeachGeorgiaState ParkFossil onlyMiocene–Pliocene (~3–17 Ma)Hotspot rating
Sapelo Island — Nanny Goat BeachGeorgiaState ParkFossil onlyMiocene–Pliocene (~3–17 Ma)Hotspot rating
Savannah River — Augusta Public LandingsGeorgiaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Flint River — Albany AccessGeorgiaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Hilton Head Island BeachSouth CarolinaState ParkFossil onlyEocene–Pliocene (~3–40 Ma) — wide age rangeHotspot rating
Edisto BeachSouth CarolinaState ParkFossil onlyEocene–Pliocene (~3–40 Ma) — wide age rangeHotspot rating
Isle of Palms / Sullivan's IslandSouth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil + ModernMiocene–modernHotspot rating
Pawleys Island / Huntington Beach State ParkSouth CarolinaState ParkFossil onlyMiocene–Pliocene (~3–17 Ma)Hotspot rating
Botany Bay Plantation Beach (Edisto)South CarolinaState ParkFossil onlyEocene–Pliocene (~3–40 Ma) — wide age rangeHotspot rating
Lowcountry Rivers — Public LandingsSouth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Edisto River — Givhans Ferry State ParkSouth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Cooper River — Public LandingsSouth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Ashley River — Bacons Bridge LandingSouth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Wando River — Public LandingsSouth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Waccamaw River — Conway Riverwalk AccessSouth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Sunset BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil onlyCretaceous (~66–100 Ma) material mixed with MioceneHotspot rating
Ocean Isle BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil onlyCretaceous (~66–100 Ma) material mixed with MioceneHotspot rating
Holden BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil onlyCretaceous (~66–100 Ma) material mixed with MioceneHotspot rating
Oak Island / Caswell BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil onlyCretaceous–Pliocene; wide age rangeHotspot rating
Caswell BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil onlyCretaceous (~66–100 Ma) material mixed with MioceneHotspot rating
Bald Head Island BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil onlyCretaceous (~66–100 Ma) material mixed with MioceneHotspot rating
Fort Fisher State Recreation AreaNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil + ModernOligocene–modern; Cretaceous material occasionalHotspot rating
Kure BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil + ModernOligocene–modern; Cretaceous material occasionalHotspot rating
Carolina BeachNorth CarolinaPublic BeachFossil + ModernOligocene–modern; Cretaceous material occasionalHotspot rating
Aurora Fossil Museum Dig PileNorth CarolinaMuseum Dig PileFossil onlyLower Miocene–Early Pliocene (Pungo River, Yorktown, Chowan River formations)Hotspot rating
Cape Fear River — Lock & Dam #1 AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Cape Fear River — Lock & Dam #1North CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Cape Fear River — Elizabethtown AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Cape Fear River — Tar Heel AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Cape Fear River — Navassa AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Upper Cape Fear River — Raven Rock State ParkNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Northeast Cape Fear River — Castle Hayne AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Black River — Beatty's Bridge AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Neuse River — Kinston AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Tar River — Greenville Town Common AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Trent River — New Bern AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Pamlico River — Washington Waterfront AccessNorth CarolinaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous Peedee, Eocene Castle Hayne and Miocene–Pliocene material reworked into river gravelHotspot rating
Cape Hatteras National Seashore / Outer BanksNorth CarolinaState ParkFossil + ModernPleistocene–modern (barrier island system)Hotspot rating
Fort Macon / Atlantic Beach (Crystal Coast)North CarolinaState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene–modernHotspot rating
Virginia Beach (Oceanfront)VirginiaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPleistocene–modern (barrier island system)Hotspot rating
Cape Charles BeachVirginiaState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Kiptopeke State Park BeachVirginiaState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Assateague Island — Virginia BeachVirginiaState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
James River — Chippokes State Park ShorelineVirginiaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Rappahannock River — Public LandingsVirginiaRiver / WadeFossil onlyOligocene through Pleistocene river-reworked materialHotspot rating
Westmoreland State Park (Fossil Beach)VirginiaState ParkFossil onlyEocene–Miocene (~17–34 Ma; Nanjemoy & Calvert Formations)Hotspot rating
York River State Park — Fossil BeachVirginiaState ParkFossil onlyPliocene (~3–6 Ma; Yorktown Formation)Hotspot rating
Chincoteague / Assateague Island National Seashore (VA side)VirginiaState ParkFossil + ModernPleistocene–modernHotspot rating
Assateague Island National SeashoreMarylandState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Ocean City BeachMarylandState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Calvert Cliffs State Park BeachMarylandState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Flag Ponds Nature Park BeachMarylandState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Bayfront Park / Brownie's BeachMarylandState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Sandy Point State Park BeachMarylandState ParkFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Chesapeake Group: Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys formations)Hotspot rating
Chesapeake Beach / North BeachMarylandPublic BeachFossil onlyMiocene (~8–17 Ma; Calvert & Choptank Formations)Hotspot rating
Cape Henlopen State Park BeachDelawareState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Rehoboth BeachDelawareState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Dewey BeachDelawareState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Bethany BeachDelawareState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Fenwick Island State ParkDelawareState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Slaughter BeachDelawareState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Delaware Seashore State ParkDelawareState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Cape May BeachNew JerseyState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Sunset Beach, Cape May PointNew JerseyState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Wildwood BeachNew JerseyState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Ocean City BeachNew JerseyState ParkFossil + ModernModern beach with dredge-reworked Miocene materialHotspot rating
Long Beach Island (Ship Bottom)New JerseyState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Island Beach State ParkNew JerseyState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Sandy Hook (Gateway NRA)New JerseyState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Seaside Heights BeachNew JerseyState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Robert Moses State Park BeachNew YorkState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Fire Island National SeashoreNew YorkState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Ditch Plains, MontaukNew YorkState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Orient Beach State ParkNew YorkState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Hither Hills State Park BeachNew YorkState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Smith Point County Park BeachNew YorkState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Ponquogue Beach, Hampton BaysNew YorkState ParkModern onlyModern shells, bone and beach glassHotspot rating
Hammonasset Beach State ParkConnecticutState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Silver Sands State ParkConnecticutState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Ocean Beach Park, New LondonConnecticutState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Meigs Point, HammonassetConnecticutState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Sherwood Island State Park BeachConnecticutState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Rocky Neck State Park BeachConnecticutState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Narragansett Town BeachRhode IslandState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Misquamicut State BeachRhode IslandState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Second Beach, MiddletownRhode IslandState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Crescent Beach, Block IslandRhode IslandState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Scarborough State BeachRhode IslandState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
East Matunuck State BeachRhode IslandState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Cape Cod National Seashore (Nauset)MassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Race Point Beach, ProvincetownMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Coast Guard Beach, EasthamMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Crane Beach, IpswichMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Horseneck Beach State ReservationMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Aquinnah (Gay Head) BeachMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Surfside Beach, NantucketMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Front Beach, RockportMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Nantasket Beach, HullMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Sandy Neck Beach, BarnstableMassachusettsState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Hampton Beach State ParkNew HampshireState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Jenness State Beach, RyeNew HampshireState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Wallis Sands State BeachNew HampshireState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Sand Beach, Acadia National ParkMaineState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Crescent Beach State ParkMaineState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Pine Point Beach, ScarboroughMaineState ParkModern onlyModern glacial-outwash beach materialHotspot rating
Gulf Shores / Orange BeachAlabamaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Dauphin Island Public BeachAlabamaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Fort Morgan BeachAlabamaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Gulf State Park BeachAlabamaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Alabama Point Beach, Orange BeachAlabamaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional reworked Miocene–Pliocene materialHotspot rating
Tombigbee River — Epes Public AccessAlabamaRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous marine and Pleistocene mammal material in river gravelHotspot rating
Biloxi / Gulfport BeachMississippiPublic BeachModern onlyModern shells and bone fragmentsHotspot rating
Front Beach, Ocean SpringsMississippiPublic BeachModern onlyModern shells and bone fragmentsHotspot rating
Long Beach WaterfrontMississippiPublic BeachModern onlyModern shells and bone fragmentsHotspot rating
Elmer's Island Wildlife RefugeLouisianaState ParkModern onlyModern shells and driftwoodHotspot rating
Cypremort Point State Park BeachLouisianaState ParkModern onlyModern shells and driftwoodHotspot rating
McFaddin Beach (Sea Rim area)TexasPublic BeachFossil onlyPleistocene (~10,000–2.5 Ma reworked)Hotspot rating
Galveston Island BeachTexasPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional Pleistocene materialHotspot rating
Padre Island National SeashoreTexasState ParkModern onlyModern shells and beached marine materialHotspot rating
Brazos River — Public Access BarsTexasRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous marine and Pleistocene mammal material in river gravelHotspot rating
Crystal Beach, Bolivar PeninsulaTexasPublic BeachFossil onlyPleistocene (~10,000–2.5 Ma reworked)Hotspot rating
Surfside BeachTexasPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional Pleistocene materialHotspot rating
Matagorda Bay BeachTexasPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional Pleistocene materialHotspot rating
Mustang Island State Park BeachTexasState ParkModern onlyModern shells and beached marine materialHotspot rating
South Padre Island BeachTexasState ParkModern onlyModern shells and beached marine materialHotspot rating
Rockport BeachTexasPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional Pleistocene materialHotspot rating
Goose Island State Park ShorelineTexasPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional Pleistocene materialHotspot rating
Sargent BeachTexasPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional Pleistocene materialHotspot rating
Bryan Beach, FreeportTexasPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern shell beach with occasional Pleistocene materialHotspot rating
Trinity River — Public AccessTexasRiver / WadeFossil onlyCretaceous marine and Pleistocene mammal material in river gravelHotspot rating
Sharktooth Hill (Ernst Quarries, guided)CaliforniaGuided TourFossil onlyMiddle Miocene (~15–16 Ma)Hotspot rating
Capitola / Santa Cruz BeachesCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Torrey Pines / Blacks BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Rio del Mar / Aptos BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Seacliff State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Moss Beach / Fitzgerald Reserve areaCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Half Moon Bay State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Pescadero State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Bolinas BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Limantour Beach, Point ReyesCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Ocean Beach, San FranciscoCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Stinson BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Glass Beach, Fort BraggCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Trinidad State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Moonstone Beach, CambriaCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Pismo State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Jalama Beach County ParkCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Carpinteria State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
San Buenaventura State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Zuma Beach, MalibuCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Santa Monica State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Manhattan BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Huntington State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Corona del Mar State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Doheny State Beach, Dana PointCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
San Onofre State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Carlsbad State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Swami's Beach, EncinitasCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
La Jolla ShoresCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Coronado BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Imperial BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Laguna Beach — Main BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Thousand Steps Beach, Laguna BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Crystal Cove State Park BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Newport BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Seal BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Long Beach City BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Hermosa BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Redondo BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Venice BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Surfrider Beach, MalibuCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Point Dume State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
El Matador State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Leo Carrillo State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
San Clemente State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Oceanside BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Del Mar City BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Cardiff State Beach, Solana BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Mission Beach, San DiegoCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Pacific Beach, San DiegoCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Ocean Beach, San DiegoCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Silver Strand State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
East Beach, Santa BarbaraCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Goleta Beach County ParkCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Refugio State BeachCaliforniaState ParkFossil + ModernEocene cliff formations (~45 Ma) above a modern beachHotspot rating
Avila BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Morro Strand State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Montaña de Oro State Park BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Carmel BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Del Monte Beach, MontereyCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Marina State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Natural Bridges State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Main Beach, Santa CruzCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Davenport BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Baker Beach, San FranciscoCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Muir BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Drakes Beach, Point ReyesCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Dillon BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Doran Regional Park Beach, Bodega BayCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Salmon Creek BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Goat Rock Beach, JennerCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Manchester State BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
MacKerricher State Park BeachCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Centerville Beach, FerndaleCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Samoa Dunes Beach, EurekaCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Clam Beach County ParkCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Gold Bluffs Beach, Prairie CreekCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
South Beach, Crescent CityCaliforniaPublic BeachFossil + ModernPliocene Purisima Formation (~2–7 Ma) reworked onto modern beachHotspot rating
Beverly Beach / NewportOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Cape Kiwanda, Pacific CityOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Agate Beach, NewportOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Yachats State Recreation AreaOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Heceta Beach, FlorenceOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Fossil Point / Cape Arago areaOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Harris Beach State ParkOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
South Beach State ParkOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Oceanside Beach State Recreation SiteOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Devils Punchbowl / Otter RockOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Waldport / Governor Patterson BeachOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Battle Rock Beach, Port OrfordOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Bastendorff Beach, CharlestonOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Hug Point State Recreation SiteOregonState ParkFossil + ModernMiocene Astoria Formation (~15–20 Ma)Hotspot rating
Ocean Shores / Damon PointWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Long Beach PeninsulaWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Westhaven State Park, WestportWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Pacific Beach State ParkWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Kalaloch Beach, Olympic NPWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Ruby Beach, Olympic NPWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Rialto Beach, Olympic NPWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Alki Beach, SeattleWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Twin Harbors State Park BeachWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Grayland Beach State ParkWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Ocean City State Park BeachWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Second Beach, La PushWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Waikiki Beach, Cape DisappointmentWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Owen Beach, Point DefianceWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Birch Bay State Park BeachWashingtonPublic BeachModern onlyModern beach with agates and driftwoodHotspot rating
Bishop's Beach, HomerAlaskaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern beach below Tertiary coal-bearing bluffs (~up to 60 Ma)Hotspot rating
Kenai North BeachAlaskaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern beach below Tertiary coal-bearing bluffs (~up to 60 Ma)Hotspot rating
Ninilchik BeachAlaskaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern beach below Tertiary coal-bearing bluffs (~up to 60 Ma)Hotspot rating
Homer Spit BeachAlaskaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern beach below Tertiary coal-bearing bluffs (~up to 60 Ma)Hotspot rating
Nome BeachAlaskaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern beach below Tertiary coal-bearing bluffs (~up to 60 Ma)Hotspot rating
Anchor Point BeachAlaskaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern beach below Tertiary coal-bearing bluffs (~up to 60 Ma)Hotspot rating
Clam Gulch State Recreation AreaAlaskaPublic BeachFossil + ModernModern beach below Tertiary coal-bearing bluffs (~up to 60 Ma)Hotspot rating
North Shore Beaches, OʻahuHawaiiPublic BeachModern onlyModern reef shell and coral materialHotspot rating
Kailua Beach Park, OʻahuHawaiiPublic BeachModern onlyModern reef shell and coral materialHotspot rating
Poʻipū Beach Park, KauaʻiHawaiiPublic BeachModern onlyModern reef shell and coral materialHotspot rating
Kāʻanapali Beach, MauiHawaiiPublic BeachModern onlyModern reef shell and coral materialHotspot rating
Hāpuna Beach, Hawaiʻi IslandHawaiiPublic BeachModern onlyModern reef shell and coral materialHotspot rating
Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach, Hawaiʻi IslandHawaiiPublic BeachModern onlyModern reef shell and coral materialHotspot rating
Makapuʻu Beach Park, OʻahuHawaiiPublic BeachModern onlyModern reef shell and coral materialHotspot rating