Finding Gold in Colorado: Prospector’s Edition: A guide to Colorado's casual gold prospecting, mining history and sightseeing

Updated for 2026! Colorado Prospectors, this is the book for you - loaded with over 180 public access prospecting sites! A travel guidebook inspired by the gold prospecting origin of Colorado. Includes touring information on all the major towns founded as gold mining camps as well as summaries of each town's origin story. Has reviews and recommendations on historic districts to visit, mines to tour, driving tours of ghost towns and so many places to gold pan. Also includes information on 16 historic districts, 31 museums, 18 mines, and 180+ gold panning sites across the state of Colorado. Thoroughly researched to confirm public access to the panning sites (no private property or areas subject to mining claim has been included - unlike other books.) Written by a long-time Colorado resident and gold prospector. Based on years of research and field work. Get your share of the gold by prospecting for it in historic, urban, and remote locations across the gold districts of Colorado.