Glass Beach is an unusual beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort
Bragg, California that is abundant in sea glass created from years of
dumping garbage by the residents near the coastline. Glass Beach is a
unique beach, not because it was made by man, but because of the way
nature has reclaimed a garbage dump, and how time and the pounding surf
have corrected one of man's mistakes.
Beginning in 1949, the area around Glass Beach became a public dump.
Fort Bragg residents threw whatever household garbage they had over the
cliffs above and into what is now Glass Beach. They discarded lot of
glass, appliances, and even cars. By the early sixties, some attempts
were made to control what was dumped, and dumping of any toxic items was
banned. Finally in 1967, the North Coast Water Quality Board realized
what a mistake it was and closed the area.
Now, over 30 years later, nature has reclaimed this beach. Years of
pounding waves have cleansed the beach, wearing down the discarded glass
into the small, smooth, colored trinkets that cover the beach today.
You'll still see the occasional reminder of it earlier life, such as a
rusted spark plug, but for the most part what you'll see is millions of
pieces of glass sparkling in the sun.
In 2002, the California State Park system purchased the 38-acre Glass
Beach property, and after cleanup it was incorporated into MacKerricher
State Park. The area is now frequently visited by tourists. Though not
officially permitted, many still scour the beach for interesting curios
and glass to take home as souvenirs.
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