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<blockquote data-quote="Occasional_panner" data-source="post: 378160" data-attributes="member: 7956"><p>There are literally dozens of camp sites along the creek in the allowed prospecting area.</p><p><a href="http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/511802/Map-Chiltern-Mt-Pilot-National-Park-Prospecting-Guide.pdf" target="_blank">http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/511802/Map-Chiltern-Mt-Pilot-National-Park-Prospecting-Guide.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>If camping on the ground, be aware of the decent size holes in the ground...... they are bloody big spider holes, the early Chinese prospectors were terrified of them.</p><p>But they only come out after dark. So don't lie on the ground on a hot summer night.</p><p>(BTW that was a favourite spot for the Kelly gang)</p><p>Other than that just look for slack water dropout spots where to pan/highbank. Be aware that the high water mark is metres higher at winter. looking in crevices 3 or 4 metres above the water line is often fruitful, in fact often better!</p><p>El dorado gen store is hopeless, go with everything you need, it's a fair drive to Beechworth or Wang.</p><p>It's very easy panning there, not clay ridden muck, very much sandy or worn down small stones.</p><p>It does get worked a lot so try and go to an inconvienient spot where others would not have bothered to go. If you pull up to a spot where a 2wd can get to and start banking there don't expect to get bugger all.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and have fun mate!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Occasional_panner, post: 378160, member: 7956"] There are literally dozens of camp sites along the creek in the allowed prospecting area. [url]http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/511802/Map-Chiltern-Mt-Pilot-National-Park-Prospecting-Guide.pdf[/url] If camping on the ground, be aware of the decent size holes in the ground...... they are bloody big spider holes, the early Chinese prospectors were terrified of them. But they only come out after dark. So don't lie on the ground on a hot summer night. (BTW that was a favourite spot for the Kelly gang) Other than that just look for slack water dropout spots where to pan/highbank. Be aware that the high water mark is metres higher at winter. looking in crevices 3 or 4 metres above the water line is often fruitful, in fact often better! El dorado gen store is hopeless, go with everything you need, it's a fair drive to Beechworth or Wang. It's very easy panning there, not clay ridden muck, very much sandy or worn down small stones. It does get worked a lot so try and go to an inconvienient spot where others would not have bothered to go. If you pull up to a spot where a 2wd can get to and start banking there don't expect to get bugger all. Good luck and have fun mate! [/QUOTE]
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