🎟️ Tourist panning (paid) · Cariboo, BC

Barkerville Historic Town — Eldorado Gold Panning

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Map showing Barkerville Historic Town — Eldorado Gold Panning in Cariboo, British Columbia
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Latitude
53.065
Longitude
-121.515
Region
Cariboo
Type
Tourist panning (paid)

About this spot

Learn-to-pan operation inside Barkerville Historic Town & Park, the preserved 1860s Cariboo gold rush town on Williams Creek near Wells. Costumed interpreters teach panning and you keep your colour — a genuine piece of the richest creek of the Cariboo rush.

Before you go

Seasonal (main season roughly May–September); park admission plus panning fee. Last pan of the day is mid-afternoon in shoulder season — verify current hours and status with Barkerville before visiting.

Source

Barkerville Historic Town & Park — barkerville.ca (Eldorado Gold Panning & Gift Shop)

Marked Verified: confirmed against an official or authoritative source at the time of writing.

This guide is general information for recreational prospectors — it is not legal advice. Mining, land-access, and environmental regulations change and vary site by site. Always verify the current rules with the official sources linked above before heading out, obtain permission from private landowners and mineral-claim holders, and respect First Nations rights, settlement lands, and treaty areas — some lands require permission or are closed to panning entirely.