Graveyard point is a very large area along the border of Idaho and Oregon west of Marsing Idaho and South of Nyssa. The vast area is rich in agates and you can simply walk along picking them up ... usually there are 2-3 nice agates every 5 feet or so.
If you get up towards the rocky areas on the south bluffs you can find seams of agates running through rock. Sometimes the rock around the seam is soft and crumbly - sometimes not.
The agate found at Graveyard point varies. Most found on the surface (in the areas we've been) are cloudy and weathered (cracked) seam agates and have plumes. Most are not the kind of stuff that you'd want to make jewelry from - but very nice in the yard. There are also a lot of variations in color, agates derived from eroded thunder eggs, and jaspers of many types. Every now and again you'll find a little clear agate on the surface or tucked away in the sagebrush, only to find that it is 1 foot or more and solid clear with nice plumes after digging it out (fun fun fun!). The dirt is very soft and easy to dig.
The roads are dirt and not maintained. 4x4 is recommended to get close to the good stuff, but we took a minivan and walked. Be very careful when driving - and don't go off the beaten path in your car - the dirt is soft and you can get stuck. Also... since there are so many broken seam agates around, you can puncture tires. Make sure you have a spare if you go.
Here are some pictures taken from our trip.
Jordan (and Henry) pointing out seam of agate in the ground.
Nice wide open spaces...
There is more than rocks...
