Terwillegar Park: Rockhounding in Alberta
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Terwillegar Park is a mapped rockhounding spot in Alberta, Canada. Reported finds include gold, platinum. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Terwillegar Park
Edmonton river valley park on the North Saskatchewan River, listed by the Royal Alberta Museum as a well known gold panning spot. The gold is fine flour gold, in flakes less than half a millimetre across. 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
- Heffernan Drive NW
- Postal code
- T6R 2E1
- Coordinates
- 53.47212, -113.60419
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: Edmonton river valley park on the North Saskatchewan River, listed by the Royal Alberta Museum as a well known gold panning spot. The gold is fine flour gold, in flakes less than half a millimetre across. 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 Terwillegar Park.
- Emily Murphy ParkAlberta · 8 km awayGold, Platinum
- Prospector's Point (Devon)Parkland County, Alberta · 15 km awayGold, Platinum, Petrified Wood
- Gold Bar Creek MouthAlberta · 16 km awayGold, Platinum
- Battle RiverCamrose County, Alberta · 118 km awayChalcedony, Quartz, Calcite
- Joffre Bridge (Red Deer River)Red Deer County, Alberta · 134 km awayGold
- StettlerAlberta · 141 km awayQuartz, Calcite
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