Explore  /   /  Idaho

Idaho

Murray, ID

Coeur d'Alene River placer gold camp

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Prichard Creek (North Fork Coeur d'Alene River tributary)

An 1896 Sanborn covers a built out placer gold camp on Prichard Creek in the North Fork Coeur d'Alene drainage, a classic creek side rush town and a strong bottle-era lead.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.