Glass Beach

This awesome cove is covered with glass, literally covered with millions of pieces of glass that have been rounded by the rolling waves!!   Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California that is abundant in sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area. I'm not talking the occasional piece of seaglass as you stroll along.   

This awesome cove is covered with glass, literally covered with millions of pieces of glass that have been rounded by the rolling waves!!  In the early 20th century, Fort Bragg residents threw their Locals referred to it as "The Dumps. Fires were lit to reduce the size of the trash pile.

The California State and city leaders closed the area in 1967. Various cleanup programs were undertaken through the years to correct the damage. Over the next several decades the pounding waves cleaned the beach, by breaking down everything but glass and pottery and tumbling those into the small, smooth, colored pieces that cover Glass Beach. Not only is it clean, it is beautiful. 

The beach is now frequently visited by tourists.  Collecting is not permitted on the park's beach, although sea glass can be found on other local beaches outside the park boundary. A Glass Festival is held annually on Memorial Day weekend.