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Resurrection Creek panning area, Hope

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

Turnagain Arm placer creek from the 1890s rush, with a designated Chugach National Forest panning reach

Forest Service designated recreational gold panning area, long promoted locally.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cold water, bears

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