Collection Regulations and Gold Panning GENERAL OVERVIEW In general, visitors are not allowed to take items from national parks. However, parks in Alaska are different than other national parks, and there are some provisions that allow visitors to take certain items. All National … [Read more...]

Sixmile Creek Public Mining Site Alaska By Steve Herschbach June 26, 2018 Sixmile Creek Gold Panning Area Early prospectors named Sixmile Creek because the creek was about six miles up Turnagain Arm from Cook Inlet. Gold was discovered in Sixmile Creek in 1895. In … [Read more...]

Resurrection Creek Public Mining Site Alaska The second discovery of gold on the Kenai Peninsula was on Resurrection Creek in about 1888. The creek has produced an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 oz. of gold since 1895 … [Read more...]

The Petersville Recreational Mining Area The Petersville Recreational Mining Area has been set aside by the state of Alaska so people can experience some of the thrill of prospecting for gold. The site generally has smaller gold but some dredgers have done well at finding larger … [Read more...]

Programs: Recreation: Recreation Activities: Alaska: Gold PanningRecreational Gold Panning and Rockhounding There is still gold in them thar hills! The lure of gold is what brought the miners to Alaska over 100 years ago and is still attracting folks searching for that elusive … [Read more...]

Nome Offshore Mining Information NOTICE Nome Offshore East and West Beach Recreational Mining Areas The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, hereby gives notice that May 31, 2019 will be the deadline for the division to receive offshore … [Read more...]

Jack Wade Creek Gold Panning Area, Alaska By Steve Herschbach July 1, 2018 Jack Wade Creek runs along the Taylor Highway a few miles north of Chicken, Alaska. It has a long mining history. Jack Wade Creek is open to recreational gold panning from one-quarter mile (0.4 km) … [Read more...]

We'd love for you to connect with us online. We occasionally share fun photos of wildlife on the property, group activities, and GOLD!   A short 20-minute drive from Anchorage, Alaska on Seward Highway, one of America's most beautiful scenic byways. *** We … [Read more...]

Independence Mine State Historical Park GOLD! A magic word that time cannot tarnish; a soft metal with the strength to forge history. Gold was the magnet that drew thousands of adventurers to the last frontier. Though most Alaskans recognize that gold played an important part in … [Read more...]

Hatcher Pass Gold Panning Area, Alaska By Steve Herschbach July 1, 2018 In 1986, the Alaska State Legislature created the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area, located approximately fifteen miles north of Palmer on the Little Susitna River. The area is open to a variety of … [Read more...]

Gold Fever Prospecting located on the South Fork of the Forty-mile River near historical Chicken, Alaska. We are a family run operation committed to giving you the greatest All-Inclusive gold prospecting trip you will ever have; definitely an adventure of a lifetime and an … [Read more...]

Detecting for Gold Nuggets at Ganes Creek, Alaska By Steve Herschbach July 1, 2018 Doug Clark of Clark-Wiltz Mining opened the Ganes Creek property near McGrath, Alaska to recreational miners in 2002. The pay-to-mine operation ended in 2012. This page is being left … [Read more...]

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