Gold panning is a fun activity to do with your kids, family, and loved ones. If you're looking for one of the best places for gold panning, there is no other than El Dorado, which holds the Gold Rush history and is filled with many places to pan gold. The following also discusses some of the best places to visit in El Dorado if you enjoy gold panning. Read on:
Mother Lode Country
Mother Lode, approximately 1 to 4 miles wide and 120 miles long and stretches from Georgetown through Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties and then south to Mormon Bar in Mariposa County, spurred the Gold Rush. So it is no surprise that gold panning is a popular activity here. It offers a unique way for individuals of all ages to spend time on a beautiful stretch of river. Lucky panners enjoy mining on most forks and creeks flowing into the American and Cosumnes Rivers.
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park offers living history activities that take place on the second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the picnic area behind the museum. It is a great place to learn about Gold Rush history, experience what it was like to be a miner in Coloma and what tools were used to find gold, visit with the carpenter as he makes items to use in the mines, and more.
Pi Pi Campground
The Cosumnes River in northern California has been a reliable gold producer for several years, and miners have been working in and around the Cosumnes since the early days of the California Gold Rush in the mid-1800s. PiPi Campground resides along the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes River in the Eldorado National Forest and is one of the open locations where people can hope to find some gold. If you love the outdoors and are looking for a place to go camping with the opportunity to hunt for gold, then Pi Pi campground is perfect for you.
These are some places you can visit if you enjoy gold panning. Simultaneously, you can also learn about the Gold Rush history.