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Gold Prospecting

Gold prospecting is the recreational act of searching for natural gold deposits in the ground using tools such as gold detectors, gold pans and gold sluices.

The Victorian Goldfields are a popular destination for gold prospectors, with many of the world's largest alluvial gold nuggets found in the area (including the famous Welcome Stranger). 

Prospecting is allowed in most State Forests, many Reserves and private property with the land owner's permission. Prospecting is also permitted on Crown Land (except for Prohibited Crown Land), and permitted areas in certain parks under the National Parks Act. Click to read more guidelines for gold prospecting in the Victorian Goldfields.

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Places to go gold prospecting in the Victorian Goldfields

Take a look at the following list of places to go gold prospecting in the Victorian Goldfields. This is not a complete list, but shows all the places listed on Goldfields Guide where prospecting is allowed. New places are added regularly. Click through to each location for a map/address, image gallery, and detailed description...





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Goldfields Reservoir View Maryborough
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Tunnel Hill Mine View Talbot
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Craigie State Forest Dam and Walking Track View Maryborough
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Waanyarra Recreation Site View Waanyarra
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Battery Dam and Distillery View Daisy Hill
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Bristol Hill Pioneer Memorial Tower View Maryborough
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Brogan's Mud Brick Fence View Amherst
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Maryborough to Carisbrook Cycling and Walking Track View Maryborough
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Kirk Dam - Paddys Ranges View Adelaide Lead
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Murderer's Hill View Waanyarra
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Seaham Mine Bushland Reserve View Alma
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Welcome Stranger Monument and Picnic Area View Moliagul
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Waterfalls Campground View Percydale
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Avoca Falls View Percydale
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Frasers Trail Bike Visitor Area View Percydale
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Queen's Birthday Mine View Goldsborough
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Butts Reserve View Maldon
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Dunn's Reef View Muckleford
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Red, White and Blue Recreation Area View Muckleford
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Mt Tarrengower Lookout Tower View Maldon
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Buchan Dam View Amherst
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Union Jack Mine View Percydale
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Gypsy Road Mine Shafts - Bulldog Reef View Moliagul
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Dead Dog Gully Alluvial Gold Workings View Bendigo
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Black Hill Reserve View Ballarat
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Laanecoorie Reservoir Weir View Laanecoorie
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Laanecoorie - River Recreation Reserve View Laanecoorie
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Bull Gully Aboriginal Rock Wells View Daisy Hill
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Gold Puddler behind Maryborough Cemetery View Maryborough
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Sandfly Road Dam View Whipstick
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Alex Chisholm Flora Reserve View Maryborough
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Louisa Dam and Gold Puddler View Daisy Hill
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Talisman Mine View Carisbrook
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Mosquito Flat School Site View Maryborough
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Tarnagulla Reservoir View Tarnagulla
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Lintomickabilly Bridge View Tarnagulla
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Maryborough Water Pipeline Track View Maryborough
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Ginger Adams Eucalyptus Distillery View Clunes
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Bealiba Reservoir Recreation Area View Bealiba
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Alma Lead Cyanide Works View Bowenvale
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Black Rock Road Camping Area and Relics View Whipstick
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Waanyarra Historic Township View Waanyarra
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Rostron Picnic Area View Stuart Mill
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Laanecoorie Ankers Causeway Picnic Area View Laanecoorie
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Sailors Falls View Sailors Falls
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Franklinford Streamside Reserve View Franklinford
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Miner's Hut Ruins and Gold Diggings View Craigie
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Long Point Bushland Reserve View Creswick
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Pickpocket Diggings View Clydesdale
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Rock of Ages View Maldon
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Darky's Hut View Maldon
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19th Century Chinese Baths View Amherst
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Mia Mia Flat Gold Puddler View Lillicur
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No Gold Here Dam View Amherst
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Mining Machinery Foundations - Blackman's Lead View Maryborough
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Blue Waters View Creswick
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Slaty Creek Campground Number 1 View Cabbage Tree
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Slaty Creek Campground Number 2 View Cabbage Tree
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Slaty Creek Campground Number 3 View Cabbage Tree
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Bung Bong Nature Conservation Reserve View Bung Bong
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Schicer Gully Dam Eucalyptus Distillery Site View Maryborough
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Tailings Dump and Cyanide Vats View Inglewood
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Psalm Singers Gully Gold Puddler View Inglewood
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Cambrian Mine View Maryborough
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New German Dam View Majorca
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Chokem Flat Campground View Irishtown
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One Eye State Forest View Heathcote
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Caralulup Nature Conservation Reserve View Caralulup
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Stoney Creek Track Campground View Stony Creek
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Kurting Distillery Site View Kurting
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Blackman's Lead View Maryborough
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Miner's Grave View Lillicur
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Mount Korong View Glenalbyn
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Moonlight Bushland Reserve View Moonlight Flat
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Viewing Rock Lookout View Heathcote
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Heathcote Powder Magazine View Heathcote
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Oven Rock Campground View Elphinstone
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The Blowhole Gold Diversion Tunnel View Hepburn
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Sailors Creek Hikers Camp View Sailors Hill
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Bryces Flat Picnic Area View Daylesford
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Notley Campground View Whipstick
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Rush Dam Camping Area View Kamarooka
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Bullock Campground View Marong
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Shadbolts Picnic Area View Woodvale
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Old Tom Mine View Whipstick
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Surface Point Picnic Area View Enfield
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Dollys Creek Day Visit Area View Morrisons
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Hand of Faith Gold Nugget Discovery Site View Kingower
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Ironbark Dam Campground View Kingower
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Orchid Dam Campground View Kingower
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Butchers Camp Site View Kingower
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Craigie State Forest View Maryborough
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Carisbrook Reservoir View Carisbrook
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Landsborough Hill Nature Conservation Reserve View Landsborough
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Hollow Gully View Campbelltown
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Glenalbyn Campground View Brenanah
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