Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest: A Guide to the Area’s Best Sites for Gold Kindle Edition

This is a very helpful book for anyone interested in amateur gold prospecting in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho. The book explains the different types of gear that can be used, as well as specific locations that are productive and open to modern day prospectors. I first checked it out of the library, and liked it enough that I bought my own copy to keep as a reference.

Any book you buy will never have all the claims listed and new ones and old ones are always changing. It did miss some of the areas that our Gold prospecting club uses and some areas that are open for public use. But it did show some areas that I hadn't seen before.

So far I love it, and can't wait unail Gold Panning California goes to print. It tells you what is allowed on each river or creek, and a general idea of the type of gold you will find. The book is only two years old, and should be very up to date with the latest prospecting restrictions.

I haven't tried any of the spots highlighted in the book yet, but it is very specific with GPS coordinates and directions on where to go along each river. The notes for type of gold found isn't very helpful...everyone location is "fine to small flakes". Very comprehensive of the areas available in the northwest though.

Seems to be a great resource with geo location for the interest spots. I would love a more detailed oregon- only guide, but until that happens this seems to be a good resource.

He attempts to cover to much territory.

Really not to happy with the quality of this book.... looks like the printer ran out of ink and half the pages are super light so you can hardly read the book...

This book is full of useful information, maps and detailed descriptions of the places to find gold.