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Details: According to a post on this website: "Whistler Springs
What: Agate
Agency: Ochoco National Forest
Directions: Go east on US 26 to milepost 49. Turn left of Road 27 for about 6
miles. There are some narrow, winding sections, which can be marginal in wet
weather. Turn left on Road 2700-050, Whistler Springs Campground. For a
gentler, longer route, from US 26, turn left on Road 27 for 0.8 miles, right on Road
2730 for 11.2 miles, left on Road 2730-200 for 5 miles to Road 27. Cross the
road to Whistler Springs Campground.
Tools: Rock hammers, picks and shovels only.
CAUTION: Mill Creek Wilderness bounds the southern end of the agate area.
Watch for the Mill Creek Wilderness boundary signs. "
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Tags: Whistler Springs, Whistler Springs Campground, agate, Whistler Springs agate, Prineville, Oregon, US 26, highway 26, 26