Allatoona Gold Panners Outing, September 2nd, 2023, 10:00 am

Allatoona Gold Panners Outing - September 2nd, 2023

What - Gold Panning Outing at Downing Creek

When - Saturday, Sept 2nd , 10:00 am. If inclement weather, outing is canceled. We usually stay 3-5 hours, but you can stay/depart anytime.

What Creek – Downing Creek in Barnet Park, Canton.

Where – Park in Barnet Park at 10795 Bells Ferry Road, Canton, GA 30114

Meet - Meet Steve Girdley in the parking lot. It is short walk to the creek.

Wear - Wear long pants (may be briars, ticks, chiggers & poison ivy) & tall rubber boots (get at Walmart, ACE Hardware) or waders (Dicks), or water shoes when warm weather.

Bring - Pan, classifier, sucker bottle, (get at Little River Marina Store on Bells Ferry Road), definitely a full-size, long-handle spade shovel (partly for safety reasons)(at Big Lots, Walmart, ACE Hardware), water, folding stool, mosquito lotion, and zip lock bags to waterproof your electronics/wallet. Travel light (backpack is handy (at most thrift stores).

Optional items - Snack, camera, cell, vial, eye dropper, crevice-ing tools, & lanyard to hold your sucker bottle.

Panning Equipment - Most of us use the Garrett Standard Gold Panning Kit that Little River Marina on Bells Ferry Road sells for about $30 as it has everything you need except boots and shovel. They also sell the what/where/how-to Recreational Gold Panning Guide. Also, drinks, snacks and mosquito repellent.

Pan Prepping - If you purchase a new pan it helps to wash it with “dish washer soap” to get the oil off that can “float” the gold out of your pan.

Panning Rules - This creek is on Army Corps property. They only allow gold prospecting in the stream bed with pans and shovels. They do have enforcement authority. For details see http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Portals/46/docs/recreation/OP-AL/Docs/Gold%20panningpolicy.pdf .

Who Else - Kids, friends, novices, observers, & pets are welcome.

RSVP – not necessary

Coach Help – If you are an experienced gold panner and would be willing to help coach a beginners, please let Steve Girdley know at [girdley7@gmail.com](mailto:girdley7@gmail.com)

May Your Pan Have Color
Rob Kelly
Allatoona Gold Panners