California Gold Explorers

Welcome to California Gold Explorers. California has tens of thousands of gold mines, mills and towns slowly fading back into the earth. This site is dedicated to sharing California’s rich gold mining heritage with other explorers, adventurist and historians before it’s gone.

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Mother Lode (Southern)

Domingas Occurrence

July 7, 2014

In Los Angeles Area July 28, 2014

El Cariso

Located along the 1 mile El Cariso Nature trail is an abandoned mine with an unsealed entrance. A favorite spot among hikers and an easy hike. Access to…

In Death Valley National Park July 9, 2017

Clair Camp

Clair Camp is a popular 4×4 destination located 5 miles east of Ballarat. The road up Pleasant Canyon is flanked by dense vegetation and a tight squeeze for…

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In Other Locations November 22, 2018

New Idria

Several years into exploring we surprisingly enough had never heard of New Idria. After binge watching Wonder Hussy’s YouTube Channel we realized the site was no secret and…

In Death Valley National Park November 18, 2018

Defense Mine

The Defense Mine is a popular jeep, 4×4, rock crawler and hiking destination located 2 miles up Stone Canyon in the western slopes of Panamint Valley. Discovered in…

In Mother Lode (Northern) November 17, 2018

Winkeye Mine

The Winkeye Mine peaked our interest after watching a YouTube and reading a blog post by Justin Ames aka The Velvet Rocket. One of Justin’s earlier explorations before…