Gold Prospecting Adventures

World Famous!
GOLD PROSPECTING ADVENTURES LLC

OUR family has been teaching the art of prospecting in one form or another for over three generation. Our guides are family, or seasoned prospectors this insures every individual enjoys a remarkably genuine and comprehensive gold rush experience. No other prospecting company can stake that claim! We’re located right on main St in Jamestown California, the one with the man hanging out in front you seen it on all the Travel, History and news videos around the world. Our goal here is to provide you with enough information so you may do this on your own wheather we use a mason jar for fanning crevises or electronnic prospecting from the novice to professional there is always something to learn. In a few hours we will be able to get you to be able to use the gold pan and sluice box and give you a pretty good idea on where and why gold is depositing where it does. The longer you work an area the more pleasurable & rewarding it will become. Prospecting is one of the greatest and most enjoyable hobbies; it is a wonderful teaching aid for children. From the novice to the seasoned we will open doors you never knew existed. Prices include guides, gold prospecting tools and equipment needed. You just need to show up and leave the rest to us. We have a wonderful spot for picnics with one of the longest & legitamate claims on beautiful” Woods Creek”. No other Prospecting Co. can stake that claim!


School Programs

2 hour Adventure
2 hours of gold panning including living history, prospector guides, gold pans, vials and boots for wading in the water and a choice of our many additional options that you may add to enhance your gold prospecting adventure.

1 hour Adventure
1 hour of gold panning including living history, prospector guides, gold pans, vials and boots for wading in the water and a choice of our many additional options.

Two-Day Adventures

Two-Day Overnight Adventure
2 hours of gold panning includes Living History, prospector guides, gold pans, vials and boots for wading in the creek, a visit from a Storyteller, a personal guide to assist with your agenda and provide a Historic tour of your choice (see field trip options #2). Overnight lodging, cabin and dormitory-style rooms with modern lavatories, hot showers, dinner, breakfast, and a sack lunch to go. Swimming pool, volleyball, basketball, and tennis courts, nature hike, amphitheater with fire pit, and a wagonette ride.

(Minimum Required)

Two-Day Overnight Camp Out
2 hours of gold panning including living history, prospector guides, gold pans, vials and boots for wading in the creek, and a camp out Under the Stars like the 49ers did. You stay at a beautiful campground tucked away on the Tuolumne River at 4,300 feet. Bring your own sleeping bags, fishing gear, and meals. There is no electricity but we do provide modern lavatories and hot showers. Enjoy the great outdoors; create a nature hike, play in the meadow, or swim in the river. Take a moment to review the additional options that you may add to enhance your gold prospecting adventure. A guide will meet you at the river camp location, if you wish.

(Minimum Required 25)

Small Group Two-Day Overnight Adventure
2 hours of gold panning includes Living History, prospector guides, gold pans, vials and boots gold for wading in the creek, a visit from a storyteller, a personal guide to oversee your agenda and provide a Historic tour (see options 2). Overnight lodging, cabin and dormitory-style rooms with modern lavatories, hot showers, dinner, breakfast, and a sack lunch to go. Swimming pool, volleyball, basket ball, and tennis courts, nature hike, amphitheater with fire pit, and a wagonette ride.

(Minimum Required)


" additional time allows for more gold acquired"