Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost - Chicken, Alaska


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Join the Alaska Gold Rush:

Recreational Gold Mining

Great 'colors' in the gold pan at Chicken, Alaska Click each photo to greatly enlarge it

    In the past century, over 100,000 ounces of gold have been mined on Chicken Creek and its tributaries and there still remains a great deal of gold to be found. In 2007, we opened some of our claims to recreational mining. These claims include virgin ground as well as some ground previously mined by crude methods at least 50 years ago. The claims have produced good gold including some nuggets as large as 3 oz.

    Guests* staying at the Chicken Gold Camp can pan or mine on nearby claims for a daily fee. We allow use of pans, metal detectors, hand sluices, small suction dredges (2” max) and high bankers. It is approximately 2 miles by road to the claims.

Gold panning and sluicing at Chicken, Alaska Rates:

      $15 per day for panning & metal detecting
      $30 per day for hand sluices
      $50 per day for high bankers or suction dredges (max 2½”)

      *Higher rates for non-camping guests apply.

      Prices are subject to change without notice.

We also provide equipment rentals, concentrate cleanup, demonstrations and transportation to the claims as needed.

    Chicken Gold Camp’s claims were opened to recreational mining in 2007 with good results. A few folks cleaned up as much as 3 oz with the highest recovery running around ¼ oz per hour with a high banker. Included in the cleanups were plenty of pickers and some nice nuggets. In addition to gold, one visitor found part of a mammoth tusk.



Family fun - gold panning at Chicken, Alaska
Successful German 'goldwaschen' at Chicken, Alaska

Good fun and gold too - at Chicken, Alaska
Panning and sluicing in the creek at Chicken, Alaska

Gold taken right from the creek - Chicken, Alaska
Panning and sluicing for gold at Chicken, Alaska



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Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost
Box 70
Chicken, Alaska   99732

Phone - Winter: 907-235-6396
Summer (satellite phone): 520-413-1480

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