Placer Pete's
Gold Experience

Save the Date
April 25th - 27th 
Placer Pete's at the LDMA Property 
Stanton Arizona

Registration will be open mid December Through the LDMA, No refunds will be provided after you register. Check your calendar carefully.

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Placer Pete's Experiences

These experiences will keep the gold fever in you alive.
They are designed to help you find more gold in gold bearing areas. We teach you how to go from prospecting to miner.

Placer Pete's Outings

In conjunction with the GPAA and the PCSC, we hold 1 -2 outings per year. We open up the claim and offer you experts in the prospecting and mining fields to improve your mining knowledge and techniques. Along with 3 full days of mining you can't have a better time. Best of all this event is free.
Our next adventure is Placer Pete's at Stanton Arizona. April 25th - 27th.

Private or small
group outings

Interested in learning how to prospect and mine in a small group environment. This intense 2 - 3 day outing is spent with the Placer Pete claim owners in a one on one mining adventure. If you want to be fully immersed in the mining life this one is for you and your friends. 

Camping in Gold
Bearing Areas
Or Camp Williams

Planning on a camping trip and know there is gold in the area. Not sure where to find it? Interested in the history of the area? Do you have gold fever? This is for you and your camping group. We come to you and help you prospect for that elusive gold.

Sorry there are some rules to this event. All areas worked must be by the permission of the campground / property owners. Property removed from mining rights cannot be prospected or mined.

Placer Pete's Annual Mining Outing

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Going to Placer Pete's Claim?

Unsure of the area and need a hotel near by?
Pete  is proud to announce our travel agency partner!

Private Mining Small Group Desert Outing

For you and a few of your friends

Spend time with the Placer Pete's Claim owners and receive one on one instruction on mining the land. Join us on our private federal gold claim and learn how to find that elusive gold! 

New to Prospecting?

Let me guess. You have joined a prospecting club but you feel uncomfortable and just aren't sure what you should do. Well this is the perfect outing for you. Spend 2 -3 days one-on-one with the claim owners and learn the mining techniques that will bring you the gold. Learn the equipment and the processes from sampling to panning. We can help with drywashing, wet processing, metal detecting and most of all understanding the value of your efforts.

Ok - What's the cost?

I hate this answer just as much as you will but the cost of the experience depends on your needs. Give us a call and we will get everything arranged. To give you an idea on the costs it could be between $55 - $80 per person per day. A group of 4 -8 is our minimum. If you are looking for camping accommodations our outfitter tent complete with cots and a wood burring stove is also available. Please remember that you are in the middle of the desert and as such there are no waste facilities, or water available.

Camping in Gold Bearing Areas
Or Camp Williams

Camp Williams

Have you planned an outing at Camp Williams this year? Want to add a little gold fever to your next camping adventure? We will coordinate a gold adventure while you camp at Camp Williams! You will get to visit with Placer Pete. He will provide you with an in depth personalized gold panning lesson for your group. Learn the panning techniques that will turn you into a gold prospector!
Pete will also let you in on some of the history of Camp Williams, Eldoradoville and Johnny Knocks Portwood (the bad man of the canyon). Hear about the lost treasure stories and the rumored locations. Who knows, you may be the one who finds the buried stagecoach saddlebags filled with gold!

Gold Bearing Area Camping


Gold Bearing area Camping?
Have you ever wanted to learn how to find gold in California? Planning on going camping in a gold bearing area of Southern California and want to add a little more adventure to your trip?
Placer Pete has just what you are looking for! Placer Pete will come to your campsite during your visit and show you just what it takes to find gold in "them thar hills!" From the history of the area to learning how to pan for gold this experience will add that memory of a life time. Who knows, you might find that elusive nugget! 

Ok - What's the cost?

I hate this answer just as much as you will but the cost of the experience depends on your needs. Give us a call and we will get everything arranged. To give you an idea on the costs it could be between $55 - $80 per person per day (Groups of up to 8 with a 2 person minimum). Ask about our guaranteed gold option (complete with gold prospecting pan, sucker bottle, vial and gold!

Placer Pete's Calendar

Last update 11/16/2024
Contact - Phil 562-357-7318 Steve 714-658-7972