Public Gold Fossicking Areas
Areas set aside and freely available to the public for gold fossicking.
If you know of any public gold fossicking areas not listed below, please contact me with some details so I can include them below.
Department of Conservation Areas
Areas set aside for recreational gold fossicking that are administered by the Department of Conservation. Some of these areas are equipped with picnic, barbecue and camping facilities and have good public access.
Alluvial gold is present within all these gold fossicking areas, although the concentrations are often low. All these areas are suitable for gold panning and sluice boxing, mining being restricted to hand-held non-motorised methods within the active stream bed.
Nelson-Marlborough and the West Coast
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Jones Creek
0.5 km southwest of Ross.
Facilities: Picnic, camping, walkway, visitor centre.
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Shamrock Creek
14 km northeast of Hokitika.
Facilities: Picnic, camping, shelter, fireplaces.
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Slab Hut Creek
7 km southwest of Reefton.
Facilities: Picnic, camping, fireplaces, walking tracks.
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Central Otago
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Twelve Mile Creek
10 km west of Queenstown.
Facilities: Picnic, historic gold workings, camping.
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