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Where is a good place in California to go gold panning for a beginner?

I have some gold pans and a portable shovel. I live in California and I am interested in places with camping grounds and nearby water to do some recreational gold panning. …
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Are there any possible telltale signs along a water's edge that it would be a good spot for ...

A friend and myself would like to do some gold panning this summer for the first time. … We are hoping to stay away from the 'tourist like gold panning places!" Hiking and camping, with some added gold panning is our intention. …
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How can I use horsetail as a "indicator plant" to find gold while gold pannig?

How can I use horsetail as a indicator plant to find gold while gold pannig? What are Indicator Plants? Indicator plants are peculiar to a certain place. … can one know the differences between what makes a site possibly gold bearing over one that in simply wet, poorly drained and/or sandy, using horsetail as a plant indicator, while gold panning along a …
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Where is a good place in California to go gold panning for a beginner?

You can visit Columbia, CA (also near Yosemite) to check out a historical state park where they offer gold panning activities. … This might be a fun place to go since you can see a lot of history for the CA gold rush. Link to CA Park website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=552 …
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What kind of mementos, if any, am I allowed to collect from State and National parks in smal...

Kenai Fjords National Park Their web page says the following: Can I mine for gold? Recreational gold panning is permitted in park rivers and streams. … Recreational gold-panning and collection of small rocks is allowed. Visitors may not use metal detectors or hand tools to dig in the ground. Rocks may not be sold. …
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What are lawful wilderness activities in Canada?

Recreational Gold Panning Camping in BC Hiking Foraging Wild Food Stuffs (Stay out of provincial parks, regional parks, private lands and Native Indian Reserves) Stick to Crown Land for foraging. …
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How can I use horsetail as a "indicator plant" to find gold while gold pannig?

The gold you find while panning didn't originate locally. … It's an indicator of one prerequisite for finding gold. You can use it when you learn indicators for other factors involved as well. …
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Where is a good place in California to go gold panning for a beginner?

The American, Yuba, & Klammath rivers have the most gold. A lot of the parks have something in place to allow to do a little panning. … Most of the good places to find gold already have claims filed, so you won't be able pan there without permission. Some of those claims are owned by clubs, so you'll have to join to get access. …
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What are good locations to find wild strawberries?

I tend to make it a multitask day, by picking other berries at the same time and have even done fishing or gold panning where I go on the same day. … It is a gold mine for berries. The only downfall is that there are sometimes bears around. They like berries too. …
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