Open Ground
Free Claim No. 6, Bonanza Creek
Free public claim · the Klondike · Bonanza Creek Rd, near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Open groundThe prize. Klondike placer gold, keep every flake
Where. Bonanza Creek Rd, near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Status. Open ground
Where. Bonanza Creek Rd, near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Status. Open ground
The account
This is the creek that started the stampede of 1898, and one claim on it, No. 6 above Discovery, is held open for anyone with a pan. No permit. No fee. Hand tools only, the way it was done when the first cry went up. A hundred and thirty years of mining and Bonanza Creek still pays the patient.
Leads, where the trail points now
- What you can keep: Klondike placer gold, keep every flake. Confirm the site's current rules and any day fee before you go.
- Where: Bonanza Creek Rd, near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. Maintained by the Klondike Visitors Association, free public panning, hand tools only; pans loaned at the Dawson City visitor centre.
- Best practice: record anything notable, leave the ground as you found it, and check the latest access notices before you travel.
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