Washington State Fossil Sites and Collecting Localities (fossilspot.com)

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
-AdamsWAarea exposuresPliocenefish,reptile,mammal bonesWA0001
-ClallamWA55 km W of Port Angeles on N side of Olympic Peninsula in exposures from Twin Rivers to Neah Bay in Concretions in clayOligoceneTurricula, Aforia, Galodea, Nautiloidea, Acmaea, pelecypods, Pecten, MiopleionaWA0012
Agate BeachClallamWAOligocene??WA0002
Clallam BayClallamWATeredo Wood along seafront 8 to 30 km W?WA0003
Clallam BayClallamWAon Right side of bay neat navigation lightmarine vertebrates and invertebrates - PectenWA0004
Neah BayClallamWAOligocene??WA0005
Neah BayClallamWAin Limestone concretionsEoceneTwin RiverCrabs - BranchioplaxWA0006
Port AngelesClallamWAat Agate Beach Fossils. Fee in 1970sfossilsWA0007
Sequim BayClallamWAon N side of Olympia PeninsulaPleistocenevertebratesWA0008
Slip Point(Clallam Bay)ClallamWAMioceneClallamCetacean bonesWA0009
Twin Post OfficeClallamWA2.5 km W in bluffOligoceneTurricula, Aforia, Galodea, Nautiloidea, Acmaea, pelecypods, Pecten, MiopleionaWA0010
West Twin RiversClallamWAvertebrate fragments in concretions in sea cliffs to W.OligocenevertebratesWA0011
WileyClarkWA5 km S on Antanum RidgePetrified WoodWA0013
Castle RockCowlitzWA30 km NEPetrified drift woodWA0014
Castle RockCowlitzWA5 km W on Arkansas CreekEocenePectenWA0015
Cowlitz RiverCowlitzWAin mudstones at 'Big Bend'mollusks-Polinices, Turritella, Murex, Siphonalia, Galeodea, Ficopsis;cephalopods-AturiaWA0016
Inman[?]CowlitzWA2 km N of old Polson Logging Co. Store on Coal CreekEocene Uppertypical faunasWA0017Can't identify a town of Inman in Cowlitz County. Coal creek runs North from near Longview (46.1778N,123.0307W) for about 20km to 46.2800N,123.0857W. The only town shown by USGS is Coal Creek46.1778N,123.0307W, 46.2800N,123.0857W approximate
PalisadesDouglasWA6 km SWPetrified WoodWA0018
CurlewFerryWAIn hills above Kettle River N or White Creek 6 km N on WA4A.Triassicfossils.WA0019
RepublicFerryWAEoceneKlondike Mountainplant fossilsWA0020
RepublicFerryWAat Stonerose center (Small fee. 3 specimen limit)Eocene-Oligoceneplant fossilsWA0021
-FranklinWAarea exposuresPliocenefish, reptile, mammal bonesWA0028
Lake KahlotusFranklinWANorth of Lake.PleistoceneRingoldDelight Fauna--Large mammal, fish, amphibian, and reptile fauna.WA0022
PascoFranklinWAin Columbia river bluffs upstreamPliocenefish,reptile,mammal bonesWA0023
PascoFranklinWAon Columbia River bluffs upstream.Pliocene-PleistoceneRingoldRingold-Delight faunas Large mammal, fish, amphibian, and reptile fauna.WA0024
Ringold FlatFranklinWAPliocene (Blancan)Ringoldmammals:UrsusWA0025
White BluffsFranklinWARingoldMammal FossilsWA0026
White BluffsFranklinWAAt White Bluffs general fieldPliocene (Blancan)Ringoldmammals:UrsusWA0027
Blue LakeGrantWAIn lava flow near Coulee CityMioceneMold of a RhinocerasWA0029
MattawaGrantWAPetrified WoodWA0030
MazamaGrantWAabout half way between Mazama and WinthropFossil FernsWA0031
Saddle MountainsGrantWAMiocenePetrified walnutWA0032
SmyrnaGrant?WAAlong Saddle Mountain 15 km SE to 15 km SWPetrified WoodWA0033
AberdeenGrays HarborWAon E side of town on S side of 'Think-of-me Hill'Miocene Uppertypical faunasWA0034
AberdeenGrays HarborWAon bluff on Wishkah River in bluff on Grand Forks RoadMiocenepelecypods,gastropodsWA0035
Cape ElizabethGrays HarborWAMiocene Uppertypical faunasWA0036
HoquiamGrays HarborWA2 km ?N on road to Copalis in road cut on WMiocene Upperpelecypods,gastropodsWA0037
HoquiamGrays HarborWAin bluff in back of Lincoln SchoolMiocene UpperScutella (poorly preserved)WA0038
Lankner CreekGrays HarborWAalong creekOligocenetypical faunasWA0039Lankner is at 46d54.73mN, 123d19.26mW. Lankner Creek might be the small, nameless creek to its West46d54.73mN, 123d19.26mW. approximate
Lankner[?] CreekGrays HarborWAin several bluffs 5 km to 8 km upstream from RR crossingOligocenetypical faunasWA0040Lankner is at 46d54.73mN, 123d19.26mW. Lankner Creek might be the small, nameless creek to its West46d54.73mN, 123d19.26mW. approximate
MontesanoGrays HarborWA2 km W in bluff on Chehalis Logging Co roadMiocene Lowergood fossilsWA0041
MontesanoGrays HarborWAon E branch of Clemens in exposures along logging road in nw1/4 s28t17nr7wMiocene Lowerpelecypods,gastropodsWA0042s28t17nr7w
OakvilleGrays HarborWA16 km W in area streambeds and road cutssilicified clams and pelecypods.WA0043
Otter P.O.[?]Grays HarborWA11 km N in Wynoochee River banksMiocene UpperinvertebratesWA0044Otter doesn't have a ZIP code and doesn't show up on USGS Maps. The mouth of the Wynoochee River is at 46.9618N, 123.6091W46.9618N, 123.6091W conjecture
Point GrenvilleGrays HarborWA1.5 km N in area exposuresMiocene UpperfossilsWA0045
PorterGrays HarborWACliffs and cuts on WA12 in sandstone/mudstoneOligocenegastropods, crabs, invertebratesWA0046
PorterGrays HarborWAin cuts and cliffs in sandstone-mudstone beds along WA12Oligocenecrabs,mollusksWA0047
Silvia CreekGrays HarborWAin conglomerate along creek s32t18nr7wMiocene Upperpelecypods, gastropodsWA0048s32t18nr7w
South ElmaGrays HarborWA6.5 km W in Chehalis River bank at Milepost 37Miocene UpperTypical fossilsWA0049
South ElmaGrays HarborWA7 km W in RR cut at culvert 38EMiocene UpperTypical fossilsWA0050
Whidbey Island in Puget SoundIslandWAon W sidePleistocenevertebrate remainsWA0051
Oak BayJeffersonWAN half in cliffOligocenetypical faunasWA0052
Columbia City-SeattleKingWA6 blocks W of city hallOligocenetypical faunasWA0053
Georgetown-South SeattleKingWAin RR cut S of Seattle Brewing CoOligocenefossilsWA0054
IssaquahKingWATiger Mountain Claim-Bob Jacksonsmall pieces of amberWA0055
Lake SammamishKingWA2 km WOligocenefossilsWA0056
SeattleKingWA300 meters S of Alki Point in shalesOligocenepelecypods, gastropodsWA0057
Restoration PointKitsapWAon N sideOligocenetypical fossilsWA0058
EllensburgKittitasWANW on Middle fork of Teanaway River in sandstone cliffsoak and ash fossilsWA0059
EllensburgKittitasWAin large area half way between Ellensburg and NachesPetrified WoodWA0060
VantageKittitasWAPlants CeltisWA0061
VantageKittitasWAAt Gingko Petrified Forest State ParkPetrified Gingko, Redwood, Maple, Douglas Fir, Oak logshttp://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0803.htm
BickletonKlickitatWARegional exposures 10 km W and to NPetrified WoodWA0062
-LewisWAMioceneWilkesMammalian coprolitesWA0070
Gries RanchLewisWAtype locality of Gries Ranch bedsOligoceneGries Ranchmarine fossilsWA0063
Lincoln Creek StationLewisWAat bridge over Lincoln CreekOligocenefossilsWA0064
Lincoln Creek StationLewisWAin RR cut 1 km WOligocenefossilsWA0065
Pe Ell StationLewisWANW at Chehalis River bridge NE of power stationTertiaryfossilsWA0066
VaderLewisWAIn sandy shales 2 km E in sandy shales along Cowlitz RiverEocene UpperfossilsWA0067
VaderLewisWAat ledge above junction of Olequa and Stillwater Creeks s32t11nr3wEocene UpperfossilsWA0068s32t11nr3w
VaderLewisWAin banks of Olequa and Stillwater CreeksTertiaryfossils in sandstones and shales.WA0069
TwispOkanoganWAN of road junction about 6 km EAmmonitesWA0071
Gray's RiverPacificWA4 km up Hull CreekOligocenetypical faunasWA0072
Gray's RiverPacificWA4.8km below(?) junction with Blaney Creek in dark tuffaceous shaleOligocenetypical faunasWA0073
Green CreekPacificWAin exposures 1 km up from Willapa RiverOligocenefossilsWA0074
KnapptonPacificWAin bluff on N bank of Columbia River behind Knappton Lumber Co millOligocenefossilsWA0075
Leban StationPacificWAat Northern Pacific RR bridgeOligoceneinvertebratesWA0076
NasellePacificWA4 km E in bank of Naselle RiverOligocenefossils.WA0077
Nemah P.O.PacificWA6.5 km E at bridge over Nemah River in shales interbedded with basaltfossilsWA0078
RaymondPacificWAalong Willapa River E and W of LebanSilicified clam fossilsWA0079
Willipa HillsPacificWAin road cuts on old logging roads and other area exposures in shales,siltstones and concretionsOligoceneLincoln Creekplants, crustacea, petrified woodWA0080
-Pend OreilleWAIn Middle Cambrian limestoneCambrianMetaline LimestoneTrilobites-Bathyuriscus, Elrathia, Elrathina, Kootenia, Ogygopsis, Olenoides, Pagetia, Poliella, Ptychoparella, Albertella?WA0081
Metaline FallsPend OreilleWAdistorted trilobites in Limestone.WA0082
Metaline FallsPend OreilleWAin quarries of Lehigh Portland Cement Co 1 km SE.Cambriantrilobites and brachiopods.WA0083
Sucia IslandSan JuanWACretaceousCedar DistrictCephalopods DesmophyllitesWA0084
Clear LakeSkagitWA9 km W of Eastern Washington University at USAF Recreation AreaCambrian MiddletrilobitesWA0085
Cathcart StationSnohomishWA1 km N in RR cutOligocenefossilsWA0086
Clear Lake Military Recreation AreaSpokaneWACambrian MiddleTrilobites-Amecephalus, Glossopleura, ZacanthoidesWA0087
OpportunitySpokaneWAto SMioceneLatahFossil plantsWA0088
SpokaneSpokaneWAarea road cutsMioceneLatahFossil plantsWA0089
AddyStevensWAnearby in type section of Addy QuartziteCambrian LowerAddy QuartziteNevadia, OlenellusWA0090
RiceStevensWA4 km E of McKern Road on King Road.Ordoviciangraptolites - Phyllograptus, DidymograptusWA0091
Helsing JunctionThurstonWA2 km EEoceneChuckanutfossilsWA0092
TonoThurstonWA16 km NE of Centralia. Area deposits to EPetrified WoodWA0093
Elochoman RiverWahkiakumWAin W bank of River s35t10Nr5w and 100 meters S in nodulesMiocene LowerArcaWA0094s35t10Nr5w
Fossil CreekWahkiakumWAin S10t6wr10N,s11t6wr10n near a log damOligocenefossilsWA0095S10t6wr10N,s11t6wr10n
Lewis-CowlitzWahkiakumWAin Lower Cowlitz River-Willapa Hills region. Cowlitz Fm (Olequa creek member).EoceneCowlitzWell known megafaunas mollusksWA0096
McDonald CreekWahkiakumWA3 km above Middle fork of Wilson CreekOligocenefossils.WA0097
Skamokawa RiverWahkiakumWA3 km up Middle fork from junction with main riverOligocenefossilsWA0098
Wilson CreekWahkiakumWAin bluff on branch in s36t10nr6wOligocenetypical faunasWA0099s36t10nr6w
BellinghamWhatcomWA11 km S on WA11 in sandstone,mudstone,shaleEoceneChuckanutgood plant fossils -- palm,horsetail,deciduous trees,sequoia.WA0100
BellinghamWhatcomWA12.5lm S of Bellingham on WA11Eoceneplants-palms, horsetails, leaves, Sequoia needles, petrified woodWA0101
BellinghamWhatcomWAAlong Chuckanut Drive S of Bellingham about 1-3 km N of Oyster Bar Restaurant in road cutsEoceneChuckanut?palms, ferns, leavesWA0102
BellinghamWhatcomWABurrard,Kitsilano to N and contemporaneous Chuckanut Formation to S.Cretaceous-EoceneBurrard|ChuckanutCretaceous and Eocene plants. Chuckanut floras include palms, Metasequoia, Glyptostrobus, Willow, Planatus, and many ferns,horsetailsWA0103Planatus is a species name,not a genus?
BellinghamWhatcomWAin banks of Olequa and Stillwater CreeksTertiaryfossils in sandstones and shales.WA0104
Maple FallsWhatcomWABurrard, Kitsilano to N and contemporaneous Chuckanut Formation to S.Cretaceous-EoceneBurrard|ChuckanutCretaceous and Eocene plantsWA0105
Maple FallsWhatcomWASilurian- Lower Devonian corals in Doaks[?] Quarry N of border in BCSilurian-Devonianbryozoa, brachiopodsWA0106This possibly should to be listed as British Columbia, but Maple Falls is some distance from the border?
Nooksack RiverWhatcomWAOn Middle Fork,Excellent Fossil Plants fromEoceneChuckanut?WA0107
Racehorse CreekWhatcomWAExcellent Fossil Plants fromEoceneChuckanut?WA0108
BelmontWhitmanWAIn old quarryPetrified woodWA0109
SunnysideYakimaWAPetrified WoodWA0110
SunnysideYakimaWA20 km N at Anderson RanchPetrified WoodWA0111
YakimaYakimaWAAlong Yakima Ridge 10 km to 60 km E of townPetrified woodWA0112
Murks Bay[?][?]WAOn beach accessible via Forest Service trailsmollusks, vertebrate bones, cephalopods-AturiaWA0113Can't identify a Murks Bay in Washington
Warwick[?][?]WA10 km WPetrified woodWA0114Can't identify a town of Warwick,Washington

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