Information & Websites of Interest
Updated October 2026
Tumbling Resources
General
Visit Isaiah’s Your Tube Channel – OREGON ROCKWORKS
OREGON LIVE Oregon is a Rockhound’s Paradise
How to Make Beads Article from Rock & Gem Magazine
Rockhub, Forums, Online Marketplace, Directory of Services
Rock and Gem Article- Blue Chalcedony
THUNDEREGGS OF OREGON- examples by bed!
A Passion for working fire Obsidian cool pics by Tom Dodge
Determining where to cut your Thunderegg
We encourage you to join your local rock club.
In Central Oregon our club is Central Oregon Rock Collectors.
Individual dues are $20 adults, $5 juniors or $25 for households.
Membership includes participation in club field trips.
CIGARBOXROCK LAPIDARY offers a 10% discount to members of the
The Central Oregon Rock Collectors.
Central Oregon Rock Collectors Club
Not a resident of Central Oregon?
Coming to Central Oregon?
Vist the Historic Peterson Rock Gardens!
Vist the Historic Peterson Rock Gardens!
The Central Oregon ROck Collectors has been very active in the restoration of the Rock Garden
THE JUST PLAIN AMAZING!
Hans Gamma was one of the major picture jasper collectors and the author of “Rock Treasures of Oregon”
THE OFF BEAT
Visit The Living Rock Studio. Located near Interstate 5 911 W. Bishop Way Brownsville, Oregon
The Living Rock is part rock shop, part museum, part ministry and part roadside attraction.
But is well worth the visit!
The phone number is: 541- 466-5814
WORLDWIDE ROCK TUMBLING CONTEST
Every Year The Feather River Lapidary and Mineral Society Holds its Annual World Wide Rock Tumbling Contest
The rock for 2026 is:
Dead Camel Jasper
Winners and Results of the 2026 Contest
Videos on Rockhounding
Whistler Springs and Lucky Strike
Travel Oregon’s Grant’s Getaways with host Grant Mcomie has several great videos for Rock hounds
Understand the geologic events which shaped our landscape and created or deposited the rocks and mineral treasures we love!
The Lake Missoula and Bonneville Floods