The Arkansas Group claims have flour gold; however, the BLM limits your activity there to non-motorized equipment or re-circulating, battery operated units.  The  Arkansas that runs through the claims is also popular with rafters and fly fishing folks.  The claims are also adjacent to private property and with all the public activity, many property owners are touchy about trespassing.You can get good local maps at the tourist bureau in Buena Vista.   Here is the BLM website about these claims:  http://www.blm.gov/co/st/...table_minerals.html. Within the same general area are two BLM public access gold placer areas: Cache Creek, Granite, CO; and Point Bar, Salida, CO.   More info on them from the tabs on the same BLM page.

FYI,
You can't use battery operated equipment on the Arkansas, and the water is way to high and fast right now. I live near those claims, and I won't be working them till late July. They keep the water flow super fast for the rafters and kayakers that use the river in the summer. You will probably be disappointed if you visit these claims in June. The claims are easier to work late summer thru the beginning of May. Half a gram on the Ark is a good day. Don't forget your waders!

Thanks for the info Matt I was planning a trip there for june 28-jul 4. Doesnt sound like a good idea anymore. Im driving from st louis and I'd really like somewhere descent to go. Any Ideas ?

Hi Brett,

I would have responded earlier but I just noticed the post.  If you are planning to visit this part of CO, I would recommend Cache Creek.  I would be happy to answer any questions you have about it, and if you do make it to my neck of the woods, I'd be glad to show you around.

Matt

Matt,
I will be going to Cache Creek in September. Does the creek or any of the little feeders have water during this period for sluicing? any information on the area or on the GPAA claims would be appreciated.

thanks!

Ken

Going to Bla k Hawk for metal detecting hunt then swinging down to the area last week of July 2017.
Anyone have anymore recent info on this area. Any good sources for current river flows when the time gets closer.
Thanks Tony

Hello my name is Brady and I was curious if there was any new information about this claim and or the surrounding BLM sites, I'm planning a 3 state tour and this county is close to where a friend of mine lives it will be my first time prospecting Colorado. does the BLM also prohibit the use of battery operated light equipment such as power drills or power hammer? Also if anyone can tell me how to get ahold of someone for information on RV sites near the claims?