Washington state treasure hunting

[keegah]

Have moved from Florida to Seattle area of Washington state.Anybody know of any potential areas of hunting?Thanks, keegah

 

[Gerry]

What type, land, water where are you located< I am 100 miles North of Seattle near Bellingham.

Gerry

 

[grumpyolman]

I live 150 miles South of Seatlle. If you were a water hunter in Florida you are going to be sorely disappointed with the water hunting here. It exists, but there is significant competition and none of the water sites get re-seeded like they do in Florida. The water it too cold and there is an extremely short 'summer' season inviting people into the water. That's Western Washington. On the other side of the Cascade mountains there are four legitimate seasons and a lot more people hit the water. However, compared to the Atlantic Coast, the water there is cold, and there is no ocean water east of the Cascades until you hit the Atlantic. Lake and river swim beaches are about it.
Land detecting is like anywhere else. Schools, Parks, parking strips, private property with permission. Nothing is as old as one finds on the East Coast. Lots of logging camps from the late 1800s but they require research to locate and if found most are on private property now. However, there are lots of folks who enjoy the hobby and make good finds. Not as spectacular as Florida no matter how you measure it. Jim

 

[rolling stone]

I did the same thing 13 years ago. Went to work for the Boeing co. Go to dash point State park in the Federal way area and the surrounding areas there are other parks.

 

[crazyman]

I live just across the water from Seattle. As Grumpyolman said our salt water beach hunting is a bit different. Mostly minus low tide hunting around fishing/swimming docks. It can be productive if you know where to hunt. Large gold or diamond rings are not common because of the cold water the only people that jump off the docks or venture into the water are mostly younger teens. with smaller cheaper jewelry. Land hunting is like anywhere else. I mostly hunt old lumber mill ghost towns and logging camps which range from the 1850's through early 1900's. Here are some local beach finds.