5th Annual Poker Run - Gold Prospectors of Colorado Fundraiser

This is an event being put on by the Gold Prospectors of Colorado (GPoC), a local non-profit club that teaches about Colorado gold history, prospecting, gold panning, and other fun & interesting things in the great Colorado outdoors.

This event is called a poker run. You pay $10 for a score card, and then you travel to various spots along a route. At each stop, you learn about various aspects of gold prospecting and also collect a playing card. At the last stop, the people who have collected the best poker hands from their collected playing cards win fabulous prizes! The stops will be at GPoC claim sites, which are normally closed off to the public except for during this event (People who join the club for $30/year would have access to these claim sites for camping and prospecting).

The last stop on the Poker Run is very close to Salida, so I thought that maybe once we wrap up the Poker Run, we can head over to Salida in the afternoon for food, drink, and maybe even a short hike before returning to the Springs.

I will post the full itinerary in the photo section of this event so that you can see all of the stop locations. I would also be up for arranging some carpools if there is any interest in that!

Should be a unique and interesting activity to check out! 🙂♣️♥️♠️♦️