Gold Daughters AK: Fairbanks paydirt panning

Where: West · North America · approx. 64.93, -147.65 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: family-run panning yard on the Steese Highway beside Gold Dredge 8, in the Pedro Creek goldfields that sparked the 1902 Fairbanks rush

What turns up: guaranteed gold flakes from paydirt bags, occasional small nuggets in upgraded bags

Access: Licensed / permit.

Fee operation: $30 per person includes lesson, equipment, one paydirt bag and museum, kids 5 and under free; richer bags $60 to $1,000; open Memorial Day to mid September

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.