Detecting near Vegas

[Armchair prospector]

Taking the wife next week. Any public areas around or outside Vegas to swing my Nokta Fors gold?

 

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[Featherdfishead]

I'd try to find out were all the spring breaker college kids party and get all drunk and stupid. There's gotta be some outside hangouts that aren't on some Corp. property. Good ol parks - lots of ritzy housewife's with big rings to match their big - hoo hoo's- in the Vegas area i'm sure. Lol

Good Luck
AjR

 

[Gold_Hunter]

Try Sunset Park. It's one of the larger parks in the Vegas area. Lots of ground to cover. Volleyball courts with sand to search too! I'll be swinging by Vegas for the Gold Show at Southpoint this weekend.

 

[Lanny in AB]

If you're looking for nuggets, try to contact a club with claims in the area or head out to Gold Basin, not too bad of a drive from Vegas.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[fatman45]

The Goodsprings district is southwest of Vegas about 20 miles. I know people who have found gold in the washes below the old mines there. Searchlight is about 40 miles south of Vegas - same thing with washes below the old mines. Though the ground around there is heavily staked so access may be a problem.

 

[el padron]

That would be Lake Havasu, its not exactly close, its actually a lot closer to Laughlin. I don't think its more then 90 minutes to Vegas from Havasu.
If an excaliber 2 could hold together long enough to search the lake floor of Copper Canyon, geez cha ching!!!......

Its a boat culture, The thing to do is to show off you top of the line watercraft. Its not where street urchins go for Spring break.
At the beaches under London bridge would be ok, but the thing to do would be to get out to the sand bars where most of the "adolescents" go to drink beer.
They have to bring their money with them to repeatedly buy beer to fuel the 45 day drunken marathon that occurs in 120 hour shifts for 6 weeks strait.

Don't ever let your kids go to this place.

Getting back to Copper canyon, the thing to do is to jet ski over to this huge cliff circled lagoon, on the other side of the lake (Its actually more like a huuuuuge river) climb the cliff, and jump. There are tens of thousands of kids fornicating and getting drunk shoulder to shoulder for 6 weeks strait both in and out of the water.

When the Jet ski mounted cops on temporary "duty" from New York, Virginia, Miami, Los Angeles etc come by, the entire place clears out in about 2 minutes, and then the cycle repeats.

So much clad, you wonder why you just don't go back home and get a $15 an hour job.....

Its a site.....

By the way, I was there for two days about two weeks ago and some, all or none of the descriptive elements contained in my preceding statement may or may not reflect my actual experience there.

 

[Hoser John]

Down river from the dam are the Colorado river placers. Got a few small nuggets,panned fines and a BIG solid silver amalgamation plate,first ever for me. About 16 years ago and the road is a mite dicey, 4 x 4 was the best idea then-lotza luck-John

 

[IDdesertman]

Gold Prospecting Near Las Vegas, Nevada - Where to Go

 

[Lanny in AB]

Just went to the gold show in Vegas, and there were two local clubs represented there, and they've got lots of ground.

I bumped into Doc (Doc's detector's, Vegas) and he says it's a great way to get access to some nice claims (dry washing and detecting), plus you get the advantage of being with a great group of people that share the same interest.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Armchair prospector]

Changed plans. Flew out of Stockton on Allegient air. $116 R/T per. One hr. flight beats 9 to 10 hrs. driving.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Changed plans. Flew out of Stockton on Allegient air. $116 R/T per. One hr. flight beats 9 to 10 hrs. driving.

Beats the driving any day!

Nice choice.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[timemachine]

Hi Lanny, which area were you able to settle on to detect? How did everything turn out?