Is it illegal to take glass from Fort Bragg?

Glass Beach is a beach adjacent to MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California, named from a time when it was abundant with sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town. It is illegal to collect glass at this state park.



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Take the time to stroll along the shoreline and search for colorful glass fragments. Remember, however, that collecting glass from the beach is prohibited to preserve its natural beauty and protect the ecosystem.

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Access the digital replica of USA TODAY and more than 200 local newspapers with your subscription. On all beaches located within U.S. state parks, it is illegal to collect sea glass. If caught, one might be fined upwards of $500. On other beaches, it is legal unless indicated otherwise.

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It is illegal to remove any glass from Glass Beach, but this hasn't stopped people from taking what seems like a harmless amount. Over the years visitors have pilfered it piece by piece and depleted the beach of its namesake glass. Sea glass is still abundant, but nothing like it used to be.

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All Bermuda's public beaches are either parks or nature reserves, which means that visitors are not allowed to remove anything including sand and rocks. Bermuda's corals are also protected by law, and the Bermuda National Parks Act prohibits the taking of sea glass from any area zoned as a park or nature reserve.

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Naturally produced sea glass (genuine sea glass) originates as pieces of glass from broken bottles, broken tableware, or even shipwrecks, which are rolled and tumbled in the ocean for years until all of their edges are rounded off, and the slickness of the glass has been worn to a frosted appearance.

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Glass Beach is a popular attraction in Fort Bragg, California, where the beach is covered in small pieces of smoothed glass. The glass comes from the fact that this area was a dumpsite for trash in the early to mid-1900s, and over the years, the ocean flattened and broke down the glass to what it is today.

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Here are a few beaches we visited where we found a lovely treasure trove of sea glass.
  • Pentewan Beach, Cornwall. [Image credit: beachesincornwall.co.uk] ...
  • Lulworth Cove, Dorset. For better or for worse, the weather was pretty awful when we went to Dorset. ...
  • Leysdown Beach, Isle of Sheppey. ...
  • Seaham Beach, Seaham.


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