Table of Contents
Acknowledgments x
Introduction xi
How to Use This Guide xvi
How to Pan for Gold xix
Map Legend xxxi
Part I Southern California 1
1 Potholes 3
2 Julian 7
3 Trabnco Canyon 11
4 Holcomb Valley 14
5 Lytle Creek 17
6 San Gabriel River 20
7 Big Tujunga 22
8 Saugus 26
9 Piru Creek 29
10 La Pauza 33
11 Kern River 36
12 Randsburg 39
Honorable Mentions 43
Part II Mother Lode 44
Southern Region 45
13 Briceburg 46
14 Bagby 50
15 Bonanza 52
16 Knights Ferry 54
17 California Gold Panning 56
18 Gold Prospecting Adventures 59
19 Columbia State Historic Park 61
20 Italian Bar 64
21 Camp Nine 67
22 Mokelumne River 69
23 Roaring Camp 73
24 Kennedy Mine 75
25 Sutter Creek 77
26 Pi Pi Campground 79
27 Hangtown's Gold Bug Park & Mine 82
Northern Region 84
28 Marshall Gold Discovery Park 85
29 China Bar 89
30 Confluence 91
31 Mammoth Bar 93
32 Cherokee Bar 96
33 Oxbow Dam 98
34 Michigan Bluff 100
35 Yankee Jim's 102
36 Mineral Bar 104
37 Gold Run 106
38 Empire Mine State Historic Park 108
39 Bridgeport 111
40 Highway 49 Crossing 114
41 Purdon Crossing 116
42 Edwards Crossing 118
43 Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park 120
44 Washington 123
45 Alleghany 125
46 Joubert Hydraulic Pit 129
47 Convict Flat 131
48 Downieville 133
49 Union Plat 135
Honorable Mentions 137
Part III Northern Sierras 139
50 Butte Creek 141
51 Poker Flat 145
52 Rich Bar 148
53 Plumas Eureka State Historic Park 151
Part IV Klamath-Trinity 153
54 Reading's Bar 155
55 Beegum Creek 159
56 Carrier Gulch 162
57 Forest Glen 165
58 Sterner Flat 167
59 Pigeon Point 171
60 Helena 173
61 Big Flat 176
62 Orleans 178
63 Salmon River 181
64 Happy Camp 183
65 Smith River 186
Honorable Mentions 190
Part V Northeastern California 191
66 Dogtown 191
67 Bodie State Historic Park 197
Honorable Mention? 199
Appendix A Modern Tools 200
Appendix B Bibliography 208
Appendix C Websites 213
Appendix D Clubs and Organizations 217
Index 221
About the Author 223
