Matelot Gulch Mining Company

$7 to practice panning. They even have a return box for pans in case you stay after they close. Hard to say no to some cheesy fun, unless you're expecting real gold to be left out in them stale...

We had a fantastic time panning for some treasures. Kids had a blast from ages 4-16 adults too. We found some pretty small gems could have spent hours here panning but it is hard on the backs...

Had a wonderful time at Matelot Gulch taking a panning lesson with Jody. She was really good at panning and making it easy to learn. We had fun watching her pan and then she guided me so I could...

If you're looking to pan for gold, if you have kids (or even if you don't), if you want to experience life as a miner, if you have any sense of kitsch at all, make a trip to historic Columbia and...