Need a guide out West to help me find gold!

[SaintSea]

Hope someone can help me... I'd like to plan a vacation out west in the Spring that will include searching for gold. I've seen TV programs where people hire themselves out as guides and help folks like myself have a few days digging for gold. Trouble is - I haven't been able to find a guide! I figured that folks on this part of the forum would be the perfect ones to ask. So, I'm askin!
Any help you can offer would be most appreciated. Thanks!
Ruth

 

[Big Pappy]

I'm in El Paso Tx. If you come out this way, I'll help you out.

 

[MR----B]

Hi there, I'm in nevada, on the border of Arizona, close to Oatman where there are a lot of abandoned mines, a big gold area. I would love to show you around.

 

[Shortstack]

The Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) would be an excellent place to start. They have properties all over the country--especially in the southwest. They're the folks who put on the "Gold Fever" show and the "Prospecting America" show on the Outdoors Channel. Their website is:

www.goldprospectors.org/
Enjoy.
And no, I don't belong to the group because I'll probably never travel out the the southwest again, but if I WERE going out there or lived there, I WOULD join.

Happy Hunting.

 

[Tarkus]

I live in So Cal, and spend time nugget shooting and dredging CA especially in the spring, your welcome to join us and the club doing the same.

 

[SaintSea]

Hey thanks! For all the nice suggestions, offers and input. I've got some planning to do now to see how I can fit my gold hunting dreams into my vacation schedule. Hope everyone has a fabulous holiday! (BTW: I especially liked the Elf Butt avatar!)
Ruth

 

[DanB]

If you are in AZ near the Wickenburg, Prescott or Phx area, , I could show you where to find some AU color. A whole day devoted to enjoying the great outdoors and all it has to offer is best.
contact me at auinaz@gmail.com anytime during the week is great, weekends are sold out...sorry, I have all the tools you will need, if you don't have any,
I am quite knowledgeable of the entire area on road and off road

regards Dan