Golden Valley Prospectors (GPAA Bakersfield)
Bakersfield chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America, known as Golden Valley Prospectors, that promotes gold prospecting and gold panning. Meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Park Stockdale Civic Association, 205 Rio Bravo Dr., Bakersfield, where the pin is.
Prospect on your own near Bakersfield
129 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
- Kern County Mineral SocietyClub · 6 mi
- San Joaquin Valley Lapidary SocietyClub · 6 mi
- Keysville Recreation Area (Kern River)Free public dig · 38 mi
- Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 39 mi
- White River Prospectors (GPAA Porterville)Club · 50 mi
- Tule Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 66 mi
Where to buy gear nearby
- Nature's Own GalleryShop · 74 mi
- Daisy's Rocks & ThingsOnline shop · 76 mi
- Minerals UnlimitedShop · 80 mi
- Keene EngineeringShop · 83 mi