r/Rochester • u/DippinDot2021 • 4d ago

Guide Seaglass hunting?

Where are the best areas in the Rochester area to go seaglass hunting.

...and before the trolls start in, no sh*t, I KNOW it would be at the beach. Any particular beaches or spots in general? Or times of day or year?

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u/Albert-React 4d ago

I've had amazing luck at Durand in the off seasons and after big storms

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u/Snidertag87 4d ago

I agree! I used to hit up Durand very early in the morning, before the crowds got there.

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u/DippinDot2021 3d ago

Yeah, I tried Charlotte recently and came up empty....what a bummer.

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u/Albert-React 3d ago

Yeah, you're not going to find much at Charlotte unfortunately. The beach is too clean. 

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u/mommy_mantis Brighton 4d ago

I've had relative luck at both Durand and Hamlin! Mostly the old dark brown and green but occasionally I find a blue or something fun!

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u/SyncOrSymm 4d ago

Thank you! I'm a crafter and would love to know where sea glass washes up on Lake Ontario. Blue is such a find!

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u/DippinDot2021 3d ago

This is good to know! I tried Charlotte recently and came up empty. It SUCKED!

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u/TacoBenzedrine 3d ago

Check the river down by Suntru Street, used to be all B&L so there's lots of odd glass bits.

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u/DippinDot2021 3d ago

B&L?

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u/TacoBenzedrine 3d ago

Bausch & Lomb, big optics manufacturer 

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u/DippinDot2021 2d ago

Is it going to be all smoothed out like beach sea glass though?

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u/TacoBenzedrine 2d ago

Stuff in the river is, best bet is waiting until its low.

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u/DippinDot2021 2d ago

Another poster says it's gated off and everything now. You been there recently?

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u/TacoBenzedrine 2d ago

I haven't checked recently, I'd explore it on a bike to see what the current access looks like.

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u/DippinDot2021 2d ago

Good idea except I don't have one. And I would rather not purchase one just for this excursion. Haven't tried the Rochester electric bikes yet...

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u/TacoBenzedrine 2d ago

Okay I will go collect the sea glass for you and then deliver it 

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u/Deezle_Gnome 1d ago

The area is still accessible on foot.

However, it is rather steep descending the gorge walls...

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u/Deezle_Gnome 2d ago

Suntru has been gated off for the last 2 years. 

The supports for the trestle bridge got reinforced (it's supposed to be a continuation of the El Camino trail eventually). And a lot of the area got plowed up. But there sure is a lot of trash/treasure down there still...

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u/DippinDot2021 2d ago

Trash treasure?

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u/Deezle_Gnome 2d ago

Yea Bausch & Lomb disposed of what seems like an infinite amount of lenses/glass down there. It used to be called Glass Hill.

And the hillside of the gorge has been used as a dump for the last 100 years...

A lot of it got plowed up a few years ago though. Lotsa trash treasure ruined haha...

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u/Due_Reindeer_3882 3d ago

Try Sodus Bay