trsynsh
Jr. Member
I'm in Yucaipa, east of Redlands and Southwest of Big Bear. I'm relatively new to all of this, so I really want to make sure I don't end up on someone's land or anything like that. My issue is this; I've heard promising things about both the Virginia Dale Mining District, and the Holcomb Valley area up near Big Bear, but when I look up maps of claims/patents (via mylandmatters.org/BLM) it looks like the majority of these areas are already spoken for... is that true, or am I missing something? I guess I could find a specific area or two in between claims, as long as they're marked clearly enough for me to know where I am when I'm there. The Virginia Dale area looks particularly tricky because the area is surrounded by Joshua Tree Natl Park, and I really don't want to find myself mistakenly panning there.
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.