Antelope Valley Prospectors (GPAA Lancaster)
Club with field trips for members
Based in Lancaster, California.
Antelope Valley chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America, a family club that teaches gold panning, dry washing, sluicing and metal detecting, runs free outings and booths at local events, and teaches gold panning in Antelope Valley schools. Meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7 PM at the Leisure Lakes clubhouse, 48303 20th St. West, Lancaster, where the pin is; meetings are free and everyone is welcome. Some members own claims that other members can work when one of the owners is present.
Prospect on your own near Lancaster
130 gold spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Other clubs and places nearby
- Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral ClubClub · 7 mi
- Sierra Pelona Rock ClubClub · 30 mi
- Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 30 mi
- Del Air Rockhounds ClubClub · 41 mi
- Pasadena Lapidary SocietyClub · 43 mi
- Woodland Hills Rock ChippersClub · 46 mi
Where to buy gear nearby
- Keene EngineeringShop · 43 mi
- Barranca Diamond (MK Diamond Products)Online shop · 64 mi
- Burton's Gems and OpalsShop · 65 mi
- Diamond Pacific Tool CorpOnline shop · 66 mi