3/8" Crushed Stone in Oregon
Winter-saturated clay can rut a driveway in Oregon. 3/8" Crushed Stone provides a firm, smooth-looking finish for paths, patios, and drive surfaces.
- Size: Approximately 3/8 inch
- Type: Angular crushed stone
From $394.00 for 1 ton, delivery included
Larger loads cost less per ton: 500 tons is $23,675.00 ($47.35 per ton). Pick any quantity below for a delivered price.
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“Needed a narrow drainage strip along our place near Newport where coastal rain pooled against the siding. One ton of three eighths inch stone solved it in an afternoon. Clean, angular, no mud tracked onto the deck since.”
Gary Z. · Verified Buyer
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Everything You Need to Know About 3/8" Crushed Stone
Size and Grading
- Size
- Approximately 3/8 inch
- Type
- Angular crushed stone
For a patio, garden walk, or driveway that already has dependable support, 3/8" Crushed Stone creates a neat exposed layer with a smoother feel than coarser aggregate. Its angular pieces settle together under compaction, helping the surface stay firm for regular walking and vehicle traffic. It works well where a refined appearance matters without changing the drainage and support work beneath it.
Willamette Valley clay can stay wet through the winter, so the surface stone should not be expected to correct a soft driveway or poorly graded patio area. Shape the site for runoff and establish a draining base before placing this material. In drier ground around Central Oregon, the same sequence still helps keep a path or drive surface orderly. Compact the stone after placement to bring the angular pieces together and form an even walking or driving finish.
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Material: 3/8" Crushed Stone
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Common Uses
Walkways & Patio Surfaces
At 3/8-inch, this material makes an even surface for garden paths, side-yard routes, and patios. It packs down firmly and keeps the area looking tidy.
Driveway Top Dressing
Finish a driveway by placing 3/8-inch crushed stone on top of a larger-stone base. The smaller material works into gaps between the base rock, leaving a smoother-looking driving surface.
Pipe & Utility Bedding
Install 3/8-inch crushed stone around pipes, conduits, and utility runs. The small, consistent pieces fit around uneven forms and create steady support.
Decorative Ground Cover
Cover planting beds, tree rings, and border areas with 3/8-inch crushed stone. The small aggregate leaves landscape spaces looking orderly and finished.
Why Choose 3/8" Crushed Stone
Smooth, Refined Surface
Small 3/8-inch pieces make a gentler surface than larger aggregate. Use it on paths, patios, and places used by bare feet.
Excellent Compaction
Compacting 3/8-inch crushed stone draws its small pieces into a dense layer. That layer helps reduce shifting caused by foot traffic and weather.
Versatile Sizing
Fine screenings are smaller, while standard crushed stone is larger. The 3/8-inch size fits between them for finish work, utility bedding, and decorative areas where coarser rock is not suitable.
Clean, Professional Appearance
Uniform 3/8-inch pieces and an angular texture give projects a clean, orderly finish.
Frequently Asked Questions About 3/8" Crushed Stone
Customer Reviews
Walkway strip turned out better than we hoped
My wife and I finally tackled the drainage strip we'd been putting off for two years outside Cottage Grove, where the neighbor's downspout cut a little channel toward our fence during the rainy months. We ordered two and a half tons of three eighths inch crushed stone, laid landscape fabric, then filled and raked it level over a Saturday afternoon. Oregon Rock Supply dropped the pile at the top of the driveway like we asked so we could wheelbarrow it in stages. Six months and one soggy winter later, the water just disappears into the stone instead of carving a path toward the house.
Curtis B. · Cottage Grove, OR · Verified Buyer
Solid choice for paver bedding on this job
Used three eighths inch stone as the bedding layer under a flagstone walkway for a customer outside Roseburg, screeding it out to a consistent quarter inch before setting stone. It leveled out clean and hasn't settled unevenly after a full winter of Umpqua Valley rain. Would have given full marks but the load ran a little dustier than the batch we got last year, which meant an extra rinse before we could screed it properly.
Lauren D. · Roseburg, OR · Verified Buyer
Great for dog run projects this spring
Put in a dog run for a client outside Silverton using three eighths inch crushed stone over a base layer, since the client's two labs kept turning the yard to mud every wet Willamette Valley spring. Ordered two tons and it packed in tight enough that digging isn't much of an option for the dogs anymore. Client's already asked about a second smaller run for a puppy she's bringing home this fall.
Sandra M. · Silverton, OR · Verified Buyer
Simple fix for the side yard drainage strip
Needed a narrow drainage strip along our place near Newport where coastal rain pooled against the siding. One ton of three eighths inch stone solved it in an afternoon. Clean, angular, no mud tracked onto the deck since.
Gary Z. · Newport, OR · Verified Buyer
3/8" Crushed Stone has 4 verified customer reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.
