Where: California · North America · approx. 35.64, -118.5 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: 1850s Keyesville gold camp ground on the Kern River, now a BLM special recreation management area open to casual mining
What turns up: placer gold flakes and fines, black sand concentrates, occasional small nuggets
Access: Open / legal.
BLM land set aside for casual recreational mining: pans and hand tools fine, no suction dredging under California's statewide moratorium, stay within the designated area and off any active claims
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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.
Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.