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West, Alaska
Caribou Creek AK
Glenn Highway gold canyon
Gold ground Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: black sand, occasional small flakes and pickers.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: state recreational mining area where Caribou Creek meets the Matanuska River beneath the Lion Head, claim-free by law
Alaska DNR fact sheet and Alaska.org document the designated area, trail and allowed methods
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Steep half-mile descent to the creekGlacial cold water, sudden water rises, remember the climb back out
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.