Family / Group Adventures
Gold Panning Adventure
Come with your family or group and pan for gold at a real gold mining camp located on a shady, gold bearing creek in the heart of the Motherlode. Meet us at the old livery in historic Jamestown. You can't miss the claim jumper hanging in front of our store.
We recommend a 3 or 5 hour expedition. Gold has always been found on guide escorted expeditions of 2 hours or more and times passes quickly when you're finding gold!
( Average 5 pans per hour )
Sluice Box & Gold Panning
The next step up from gold panning is using the sluice box. After panning a while you will soon appreciate using the Sluice Box. It is much more effective in finding gold. Best of all the water does the work for you!
( Average 100 pans per hour )
BONANZA
On this highbanking adventure you move even more material because we move the sluice box to your site and pump the water to you. This technique yeilds even more gold, and all the gold you find is yours to keep!
( Average 1000 pans per hour )
The Drywasher
Coming Soon.
Electronic Prospecting
Are you an expert or a metal detecting guru? Do you know everything about the metal detector and how it works? Have you have found some nuggets and want to learn something new? If so, then this 3-day trip is for you. In 15 hours we'll teach you how to find the "float" in the stream bed and retrace it back to it's source. Everything you need to know to become a knowledgeable "pocket hunter" is included in this trip.