Panning and gold detecting in fremont???, Was looking for a good place this weekend? Options

[Troy#1]

Hello everyone Iam new to this forum and gold prospecting in general but just bought a bunch of gear and live in canon city CO, was looking for a little help in the search of ether a good ghost town for my new ATgold or a good sluice area for this time year for my new Keene A52? Plan on joining the CP yearly once I recover from the 1300 spent on gear! Thanks in advance really like reading some of these posts.

[Caveman]

Yes. This info is for Clear Creek. There is also open panning in the city of Golden, but limited to stream sluices and pans. Stop by Gold-n-Detectors for more information on the laws and regs there. There is no prospecting in the city of Wheatridge period. Arvada also allows prospecting on Clear Creek and Ralston Creek, but check with their Parks and Recreation for current regulations. As far as I understand, there is open prospecting in Adams County along Clear Creek, but limited to non-motorized equipment in the open space. I usually run a battery powered power sluice there. All digging is limited to the high water mark for the day in all these areas, and all holes must be backfilled when you leave. Golden has extra regs on where you can dig, so again, check at Gold-n-Detectors. Rule of thumb is to stay at least 100 ft away from bridges and over-passes. Hope this helps.

Good Luck!