Gold Rush Hiking: Scenic Bradshaw Mountains Tour
4.8
27 Ratings
New River
Embark on a scenic and educational journey through the historic Bradshaw Mountains, rich in gold. Hike, pan for gold, and learn about local mining history with our knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Agua Fria River - At the river, we will spend some time panning for gold and learning about the history of gold mining here in the Bradshaw Mountains.
What's Included
- Bottled water included.
- Expert guide provided.
- Gold panning equipment supplied.
What's Not Included
- Hotel Transportation
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The Bradshaw Mountains, renowned for their history and scenery, are among the highest gold yielding ranges in the country, forming an ideal backdrop for our Gold Rush Hiking and Gold Panning Tour. Our excursions offer a stunning and enlightening trip through some of Arizona’s most rugged terrains, where you can witness towering saguaro cacti and a variety of desert creatures. A highly knowledgeable guide who knows the region’s mining history and flora and fauna will accompany you on this adventure. The tour commences with an engaging, medium difficulty hike from our estate to the Agua Fria River, allowing for breathtaking views and numerous photo opportunities. Upon reaching the river, we will allot time for panning gold and providing information about the gold mining history in the Bradshaw Mountains. You can keep any gold you discover! We conclude our tour with a hike back up through the Agua Fria River canyon.
- Must be 18+ to book with a valid ID and credit or debit card
- Must be 7+ to participate
Location
Arizona Outdoor Fun Adventures & Tours
Black Canyon Freeway
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(27 Ratings)
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Karolynn_c
Mar 12, 2024
Fun, worth the trip - Had a blast and found some gold.
Our guide Sam was informative and friendly.
I recommend taking shoes off and getting in the water for a good pan.
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285minniem
Feb 29, 2024
Fun Time!!! - We were in town visiting from Northern Louisiana. Great experience our tour guide Joaquin was very knowledgeable about the area he led us right to the water and explained the process. The whole experience took two hours. We could have stayed there all day. Thank you Arizona Outdoor Fun.
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Paulthomasc864
Dec 11, 2023
Awesome experience - This was amazing! Jake was a great guide and did everything he could to help us find gold! We found some small flakes and def made the experience great. He said not many people do this and they are definitely missing out…we start with very very small fragments and were hooked.
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Dougmh4969ho
Oct 16, 2023
There's gold in them thar hills! - Riley gave us a great tour and talked about the history of gold mining in the area. He was excellent and patient with us as we learned how to pan for gold. Most of us found gold!
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Jennymy7899qh
Oct 1, 2023
Great experience with awesome guides! - My friends and I did the guided hiking and gold panning tour and we really enjoyed it. Our guides, Riley and Jake, were fantastic- friendly, informative, fun to chat with, and just overall bought such a great energy to the tour. The hike is short especially if you’re used to hiking quite a bit but it gave us a lot of time to gold pan. Jake and Riley guided us thru the steps of how to gold pan and we had so much fun doing it. We even found a tiny tiny gemstone and some gold flakes!
Thank you to both for a great experience. It’s only our first week in Arizona but having done this, we are looking forward to exploring more. I would definitely come back and do more tours.
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Bernardbq6162ty
Jul 4, 2023
A phenominal time!!!! - We took the guided UTV tour with Trevor. He was a phenominal guide! Very informative and funny. This tour is definitely worth every penny.
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Jill
May 27, 2023
Gold fever - My husband and two boys took a morning gold panning excursion. They were excited to be led by the tour guide Riley who we had also had on a UTV excursion. They said they really enjoyed the hike down to the river. Riley took the time to explain a little bit about the area and the geography. When they got to the water, Riley was very patient and taught them how to pan the gold. They were really excited to actually find some gold. It was a wonderful excursion.
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Stacy
Mar 18, 2024
Fun experience - Sam was entertaining and did a great job with the kids. We enjoyed the hike and panning. Beautiful views along the way and in the creek. Didn’t find a lot of gold, but it was a memorable experience for the kids. We would go back for some of the putter tours they had to offer.
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Enedelia_r
Apr 11, 2024
No gold just the scenery - I was a bit disappointed with this experience. Riley was our tour guide and it was just myself and my friend whom booked this experience. Upon arrival we headed down the trail to the river spot where we were going to do the mining. Please bring water shoes as they will come in handy and wear shorts or pants that can easily be pulled up. We didn’t venture out to dig it was all within the same spot and to be honest there wasn’t much of anything. We didn’t find but one or 2 flakes of gold more like specs but you do find cool rocks. At the end Riley will put all your finding in a bottle for you but to be honest I would recommend you do this step yourself to avoid losing your findings. Bring a magnet, it should help sort.
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Lauren_k
Oct 21, 2023
not a super easy hike - Our guide was very nice but not very knowledgeable, he couldn’t tell us what the different kinds of rocks we were finding were. That wasn’t that big of a deal but what was upsetting was him getting lost on our way back to the start. He kept changing directions and led us up steep exchanges and through very thorny brush. After the heat and the elevation getting to us, the last thing we needed was to get scratched up and bleeding, which is exactly what happened.
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