Crater Lake and the Red Woods vacation

[xto]

Howdy Guys,

The Wife and I are headed south to Crater lake, Oregon Caves, Redwoods and then north up the 101. Does anyone have any ideas where a neat spot would be to detect? I have never done any beach work, so I am looking forward to that at least.

We will have about 10 days, 4 of which will be for MD.

Thanks

xto

 

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[Jeffro]

What are your interests? Old forts? Gold nuggets? Ghost towns? Mining camps? Shipwrecks? etc. I have a gang of leads, but you'll need to do your own research. General search areas I have; specifics, not many but some.

 

[rvbvetter]

Born in Crescent City in 53 and lived there to 63 and had many a fun times at Crater Lake. One of my folks favorite destinations. I always had a great time feeding peanuts to the chipmunks there, and my folks would let me get one of the miniature knives with scabbard each trip.
I don't see why the beaches at Crescent City couldn't be holding some goodies. The stretch of beach between town and the fishing boats dock, was a popular and at times crowded place at night with many large driftwood fires up and down the beach and everybody roasting marshmellows and hotdogs. The beach was fairly flat making it easy for the waves to wash things up. As a kid I use to run up and down it finding glass japanese fishing net balls that always washed up. Some to big around for me to carry.
Any where there in the redwoods could be good, unless the park has a regulation against it.
Also you might try up at Gasque Park. It and the sand beaches of the Smith River were very popular then and one of my favorites. And the Smith River was the first and only place I ever drowned. So watch the kids please. I was lucky. They brought me around.
It's all great sight seeing around there and you might even bring home some silver.
But if you find a couple Roy Rogers cap guns with real genuine imitation pearl handles. Their mine dang it!! They came off me in the river.
I'm sure you'll have a great time. Enjoy HH

 

[silverswede]

If you go up near the little towns of Oreck (sp) and Klameth(sp) look around I was there on a job several years ago. Saw numerous sites that made me say "I sure wish I'd brought the detector" The area's had tidal waves, floods, shipwrecks, and billions of tourists. Let us know when you get back.

 

[Burdie]

Good luck on your vacation and hunts. Burdie

 

[Jeffro]

The Brother Jonathan was discovered off the point at Crescent city back in 1999, could be some goodies on the beach there from that wreck. There are Forts, indian villages, gem and mineral areas, all up the coast Hwy. Fort Miner was a civilian fort located on the north side of the Rogue River a few miles inland from where it hits the ocean. A little closer to sea from there is an old indian village.