Gemstones
Every panning adventure includes fun, smiles, wonder, lasting memories, and of course gem treasures from around the world for you to claim.
Choose from three sizes of gem enriched dirt pails, with larger sizes yielding more gemstones.
3.5 lb dirt pail
$12
(great for individuals)
6 lb dirt pail
$18
(even better)
12 lb dirt pail $30 (share if you must)
Gold Panning
Ready to stake your claim? Our gold panning experience is guaranteed to provide gold & loads of fun too!
Every gold panning experience includes hands on gold panning instruction from our prospector.
Your kit includes a 10″ pan, snifter bottle, magnifying glass, tweezers, pipette, & a vile for your find. The best part is that you get to keep all your tools and take them home for future backyard panning.
6 lb dirt pail
$50
Mammoth Mix
A bit of everything… A lotta awesome! This dirt pail offers surprises with every panning dip. This option includes gemstones, arrowheads, fossils, and petrified forest items, it has something for everyone.
6 lb dirt pail
$32
Colossal Mix
A bit of everything and then some… A whole lotta awesome! This massive dirt pail offers surprises with every panning dip. This option includes gemstones, arrowheads, fossils, fossilized sharks teeth, petrified forest items, and leaf fossils! It has something for everyone. Over 1lb of treasures!
12 lb dirt pail
$40
Arrowheads
Hand chipped in the fashion of those crafted by Native American Indians our arrowheads are a hit with all ages.
Made of agate, jasper, onyx, or obsidian each specimen is unique.
6 lb dirt pail
$15
These are not Native American Indian made or a Native American Indian product. Manufactured under 25 u.s.c & 305 et seq.
Fossils
Ready for a glimpse into the past?
Tap into your inner Paleontologist as you pan through ancient rough in search of remnants of long-lost plants and animals.
15+ different possible specimens
6 lb dirt pail
$18
Petrified Forest
Our forests are sacred, and our petrified forest specimens are just as special. This unique panning option reveals wonderous treasures including petrified wood, fern fossils, and black & Baltic amber.
6 lb dirt pail
$20
Location:
501 W. Alder ST, Joseph, OR 97846
A 5 min. walk or 1 min. drive off Main St.
2024 Season: May 18 – September 30
Hours:
Thursday – Saturday & Monday 10:30am – 4:30pm
Sunday 11am – 4:30pm
Tuesday – Wednesday CLOSED
Please return your empty pails to the return area, these pails allow us to save plastic waste and allow others to pan in the future.
Please follow these rules to ensure enjoyment and safety, this is a family friendly attraction.
Yes! Every panning option includes treasures that are yours to keep. Each pail comes with a baggie for your goodies as well as an identification / info postcard.
Please return empty panning pail after use.
Yes! The treasures found in our options are the real deal.
Our arrowheads are made of obsidian, agate, or onyx. They are hand chipped using similar methods used by Native American Indians. These are not Native American Indian made or a Native American Indian product. Manufactured under 25 u.s.c & 305 et seq.
Gemstones: We offer 3-1/2, 6, & 12 lb options.
3-1/2 lb pails are perfect for individuals, 6 lb & 12 lb pails offer even more gems and are a rewarding individual or sharable size
Specialty Items: Fossils, Petrified Forest, & Arrowhead options are 6 lb pails
Mammoth option: This option includes treasures from all of our options in one 10 lb pail
Treat yourself to it all with this amazing option, or we guess you could share too…
Colossal option: GO BIG! This option includes treasures from all of our options + some extra special treats in one 12 lb pail
Treat yourself to it all with this amazing option, or we guess you could share too…
Gold: Gold will be in a 6 lb pail and will include a 10″ take home gold pan, a hand shovel, and other goodies
The shortest area of our panning sluice is about 30 inches from the step, this means that most 4 year old miners should be able to stand on their own to reach the sluice. The sluice height gets gradually taller from that point. Plus we now have stools too that help even smaller younins to enjoy panning or gives taller minor miners more options along the sluice.
If you have younger critters you are welcome to lift and help them search for treasures.
It may surprise you how much fun you have panning as an adult. It truly is an ageless experience, great fun for children of all ages.
Yes! We built our minecart panning sluice with accessibility in mind. There is an area at the front of the minecarts designed for guests with ADA needs. This area has an extended sluice section for wheelchair clearance and is equipped with a 48″ wide access ramp.
*Please note, our parking areas are still gravel and grass, we hope to improve this in the future.
