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[fossilman]

The best way to go is to buy this book....It will guide you right to the claims... Private and public....

Gem Trails of Oregon By Garrett Romaine......Worth the buy,I buy all my books on Amazon.com/about $12.00

[rocks2dust]

Gem Trails of Oregon By Garrett Romaine......Worth the buy,I buy all my books on Amazon.com/about $12.00

I agree, that's a very good book to have when planning on exploring a new area's rocks. Has gps coordinates and indicates other possibilities in the general areas. If you buy a used copy on Amazon, Abesbooks or another site, just be aware that there are older Gem Trails editions by other authors which are outdated and contained some errors; best to avoid those.

The BLM also publishes some rockhounding and other maps, which you can pick up at the local offices in the area you are visiting. They show the boundaries between public and private land, so are also quite useful.

[fossilman]

We always hit the local Mom and Pop places too,like cafes and gas stations,etc... They know the areas and people....
Always find someone that puts a lead out for ya'....

[Kaljaia]

"Washington & Oregon Rocks & Minerals" is a great pocket-sized guide to the pacific northwest. Good photos, good ID key, and at least general locations. It might result in a bit of a scavenger hunt for the less common stuff and you will need local maps to navigate from their state-sized pictographs to the specific locations they mention.