Gold Bar Creek Mouth: Rockhounding in Alberta
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Gold Bar Creek Mouth is a mapped rockhounding spot in Alberta, Canada. Reported finds include gold, platinum. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Gold Bar Creek Mouth
Where Gold Bar Creek runs into the North Saskatchewan River, next to Gold Bar Park in Edmonton. The Royal Alberta Museum lists it as a well known gold panning spot. Hand panning needs no licence, but a sluice box or other machinery does.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual rockhounding
- Province
- Alberta
- Nearest road
- 102 Avenue NW
- Postal code
- T5W 1Y7
- Coordinates
- 53.55453, -113.39767
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots in Canada sit on Crown land or public foreshore where casual hand collecting is generally allowed in reasonable amounts for personal use. Confirm posted rules and local bylaws before you dig.
Access note: Where Gold Bar Creek runs into the North Saskatchewan River, next to Gold Bar Park in Edmonton. The Royal Alberta Museum lists it as a well known gold panning spot. Hand panning needs no licence, but a sluice box or other machinery does.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Alberta within driving distance of Gold Bar Creek Mouth.
- Emily Murphy ParkAlberta · 9 km awayGold, Platinum
- Terwillegar ParkAlberta · 16 km awayGold, Platinum
- Prospector's Point (Devon)Parkland County, Alberta · 31 km awayGold, Platinum, Petrified Wood
- Battle RiverCamrose County, Alberta · 117 km awayChalcedony, Quartz, Calcite
- Joffre Bridge (Red Deer River)Red Deer County, Alberta · 144 km awayGold
- StettlerAlberta · 144 km awayQuartz, Calcite
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