South Platte River
Prospecting Colorado Skim Bars
November 2, 2018 · 4 comments
Many of the waterways of Colorado are gold bearing and carry flood gold downstream during high water seasons. As many placer gold prospectors quickly learn, flood gold accumulates …
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Prospecting at Middle Fork RV Resort
July 2, 2017 · 4 comments
Stay at Middle Fork RV Resort in FairPlay, Colorado and you’ll get to park your RV on dredge tailings. Most importantly, the resort allows those staying there to dig virgin dirt …
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Dudley's Bar prospecting tips (& nearby)
July 8, 2016 · 4 comments
Dudley’s bar is upstream from Big Bend (see my other post on Big Bend) a bit. This part of the South Platte is just down stream of the confluence with Clear Creek and due to some …
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Finding spots to dig in town (metro Denver)
May 28, 2016 · 11 comments
Digging in the city means participating in recreational gold prospecting as a guest of a local government, parks & rec district or similar organization. While the tools of …
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Mile High Bar prospecting tips
March 13, 2016
Exit 210C off of northbound I-25 in downtown Denver drops you right into Crescent Park on the east side of the highway. Driving a few yards south, you’ll see parking next to the …
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Grant-Frontier Park prospecting tips
March 5, 2016 · 5 comments
Grant-Frontier Park is on the South Platte River just South of Evans Ave (and west of Santa Fe) in central Denver. This has been a popular gold prospecting location since the very …
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Hints for prospecting at "Big Bend"
February 5, 2016 · 17 comments
This is a spot you have to see to believe! Big Bend has good gold and lots of it! It’s officially called Steele Street Open Space Park and is part of the Adams County Open Space …
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Where to start if you want to gold pan in Colorado
November 29, 2015 · 9 comments
Free places to gold prospect in Colorado
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