Glass Beach, CA
Yes this is glass not sand covering this beach. Glass Beach is located in Fort Bragg off of Highway 1 along the California coast. My parents told me about this location a few years ago and we made this a stopping point on our way down Highway 1 going back towards San Francisco.
The beach is actually made up of glass that has been pounded and smoothed by the waves over many years. Up until 1967 the people of Fort Bragg dumped all of their trash into the ocean next to their city. The glass was broken and smoothed by the waves over the years until it covered the seashore.
We had some trouble finding the actual dumping location when we first got to the beach. We went to the shoreline and did see a lot of glass, but there was also more sand. After asking about 10 people, I finally found a local that lead me to the right location for Glass Beach. The beach is in a cove to the left of the parking lot and it truly is covered with tons of glass. It was an interesting place to visit.
Glass Beach, CA
Yes this is glass not sand covering this beach. Glass Beach is located in Fort Bragg off of Highway 1 along the California coast. My parents told me about this location a few years ago and we made this a stopping point on our way down Highway 1 going back towards San Francisco.
The beach is actually made up of glass that has been pounded and smoothed by the waves over many years. Up until 1967 the people of Fort Bragg dumped all of their trash into the ocean next to their city. The glass was broken and smoothed by the waves over the years until it covered the seashore.
We had some trouble finding the actual dumping location when we first got to the beach. We went to the shoreline and did see a lot of glass, but there was also more sand. After asking about 10 people, I finally found a local that lead me to the right location for Glass Beach. The beach is in a cove to the left of the parking lot and it truly is covered with tons of glass. It was an interesting place to visit.