jjbond Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Hi kids.... I'm curious.. if someone was to come back to Arizona (I've been gone a while, use to live in Phoenix) and spend the Winter boondocking in a 28' travel trailer and nugget hunting... where do you all think the best place to setup as base camp is? Maybe some BLM land in what areas? I've not done any nugget hunting in AZ (left before I got into it). I don't own any claims down there nor belong to any clubs so I'm looking for publicly accessible ground.Where would you all setup if you could detect for a month or more by yourself? I will have a quad as well so not looking for red carpet (easy to access) gold.... willing to go bush.All input greatly appreciated.Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Jennifer: With this years monsoons that we got hit with....pretty much anything is good now.Prescott to cordes junction...down to the upper end of Lake Pleasant....over to Morristown,, Up to Wickenburg ....up to Congress and then up to Prescott.Big triangle. Massive area that got turned upside down.Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahorton10 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Tom is right, tons of areas to camp in that triangle and move of it too far away from civilization to get supplies. Can't go wrong in central az Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I have been here on the east side of the Bradshaws for over three weeks and we are getting ready to move to near Lake Pleasant area or Wickenburg area, anywhere in the central state is good, I have been finding plenty in the old worked out areas, so prospecting should be lots of fun, Prescott is cooling off pretty good but still not cold, but it won't be long and you will want to get down around 2000 foot level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Decision corner has always been a popular spot at Rich Hill. The GPAA has claims in the area. Does anyone know if the Weaver Mining District still has a club and claims? Then again, it is warmer down by Quartzsite. Even warmer around Yuma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Then again, it is warmer down by Quartzsite. Even warmer around Yuma.It was -11 Celcius (12.2 Fahrenheit) this week where I currently am.... Anything is warm to me right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 It was -11 Celcius (12.2 Fahrenheit) this week where I currently am.... Anything is warm to me right now Well, if that's the case, you might want to stop at Rye Patch on the way down. Here's the 10 day forecast...http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/l/NVSPRP:13:USAnd here's the 10 day for Congress...http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USAZ0048:1:US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I haven't done much research on that area Dakota, is there a lot of open (non staked/claimed) ground there to swing coil on? Good results? Worth stopping for a week on the way down?Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Weaver still has a few claims near Decision Corner ... They have sold off about half or more ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 I haven't done much research on that area Dakota, is there a lot of open (non staked/claimed) ground there to swing coil on? Good results? Worth stopping for a week on the way down?JenHi Jennifer. Yes, there is lots of open ground in that general area and some of the major mining companies with vast areas of claimed land allow metal detecting on the undeveloped parts of their claims. If you search the prospecting forums (nuggetshooter, nuggethunting, azo and nevadanuggethunters) for "Rye Patch" you will find a wealth of information.Most of the seasonal prospectors have migrated south. One thing that I really like about that area, compared to places such as Rich Hill, is there is very little trash. If you do go there, make sure your tires are good. Having 2 spares is a good idea -- and keep your eye on the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Thanks Dakota (and others), yes the common theme I'm seeing is go slow and have spare tires...wow, some blokes are shredding three or four tires a trip... zoykes.I think I'm going to find out where Newmont's claims are and stick to them a bit, go off the road a aways on the quad, I don't believe in red carpet (close) gold... it's all beat to death I'm sure... I'll keep a ham radio on hand for backup and I hear Verizon has cell service there now...swweeeet.It looks like a great place to spend Spring and Fall and Winters in AZ.... today here it was MINUS 21 degrees C....brrrrrrrrJen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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