Austin, Texas Area?

[david6789]

Hello all.

As you can see I am super new and yes a noob!

My Son and I love watching all the different Gold rush type shows. I thought that some gold panning and prospecting would be a GREAt father/son activity. But I am not sure where to begin.

So my questions are:

1. Are there placed to Gold Pan in the Austin, texas area?
2. Any experienced panners around this area that could show us the ropes?

Thanks in advance
Dave

 

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Look up Kings Fish Camp in Llano. There are several spots on the LLano river for gold. Also llok into the GPAA Austin or Round Rock chapter. Members have access to claims.

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[IDdesertman]

Pretty limited gold in Texas, Llano's River is the most well-known.

Is there Gold in Texas? Panning and Prospecting for Gold.

 

[austin]

Head out Hwy 71 to Llano and work the river. Go upstream toward Castell. If no luck, go back into Llano and head just south to Sandy Creek. Flour(powder) gold in there. Try any of the creeks up in the Llano uplift area. Fredericksburg north to Llano, over toward Kingsland. You should find something. Main thing is---have fun and if you stop for lunch at Cooper's in Llano, have some for me...

 

[david6789]

Thanks guys! This forum is packed with awesome info! We just joined the GPAA for 3 years. And we are going to join the Round Rock GPAA chapter!

 

[rodoconnor]

Or the Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls ! try Baby'shead Mt near Kingsland.

 

[austin]

Or the Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls ! try Baby'shead Mt near Kingsland.

No fair, no fair, no fair. It is 11:00 pm here and now all I can think about are the pies at the Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls...

 

[david6789]

having trouble locating Baby's Head Mountain on the map?

 

[DizzyDigger]

Welcome David (and son!)...

Spent a week in Austin every August for several years as
a company I represented was based in Cedar Park. Loved
the country, although it was always too hot, but the music
in town was awesome.

Try this link..

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.8888017,-98.6566012,15z?hl=en

 

[rodoconnor]

Baby's Head , as I recall is near Lake Buchannon.. Doesn't help much, I know [ Lake Buck is enormous].

 

[rodoconnor]

David and Austin , I heard rumors that Balconi's Ranch [ Marble Falls area] has some color in the creek. It is a public area

 

[austin]

Ok, I was told by someone that there are folks dredging in Lake LBJ, up and down the shallows producing a decent amount of gold. Folks get caught once in a while, but continue to dredge. Babyhead Mountain, Babyhead Creek and Babyhead, Tx are 10-11 miles north of Llano on Hwy 16. Nearly all is private property. About 1-2 dozen live there. Access to the creek is iffy, but center of a waterway is public---Unless a property owner shoots you. Be careful. May need to ask permission. Been there, looked at old cemetary, never prospected. Too old now. Good luck, but area is rolling country and limestone. Last igneous is at the roadside park north of Llano. Llanite. Granite with small blue calcite crystals. Only found there and named for Llano. Pretty deposit, rare, hammer to your heart's content, but sort of worthless.