Haines, Alaska — Cook Inlet - Susitna Region

Source: Gold Fever Prospecting — Alaska Gold Prospecting Locations. Compiled by Tom Ashworth (Prospectors Cache / goldfeverprospecting.com). District: Haines, Alaska:. Documented placer gold or recreational panning area. Coordinates geocoded to the named place or district. Verify claim status, private land, and current regulations before prospecting. Many large areas in Alaska are withdrawn from mineral entry. Enjoy Guided Gold Panning at Porcupine Creek. The setting for several seasons of the Gold Rush tv show. Porcupine Creek is just 34 miles out of Haines Alaska. The historic mining district of 1898 has recently gained fame from the Discovery Channel's hit TV show Gold Rush: ALASKA. Follow Haines Highway through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, then cross over the Klehini River onto the historic Dalton Trail. The trail was used in the late 1800's to transport cattle and gold miners to the Klondike Gold Fields in the Yukon, at which time Porcupine Creek had its own gold rush. more info: http://hainesalaskatourguide.blogspot.com/2013/07/rainbow-glacier-adventures-is-sharing.html