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Bertha Creek panning area, Turnagain Pass

Gold ground Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Chugach forest creek designated for recreational gold panning

US Forest Service lists it among Kenai recreational mining sites.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cold water

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