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The first consideration when planning trip to a gold panning site is your budget. How much time and money are you willing to devote to the venture to your chosen gold panning site. If you can only fit an afternoon of gold panning on your trip might want to consider a commercial gold panning operation. If you have a week and are serious about gold panning during your trip a club or professional prospecting and gold panning site might be the right choice. If you have all summer and really want to have a go of exploring for gold in these great United States of American then perhaps getting a serious outfit is in order. You will have fun regardless of your time and financial budget. The key is to make the most the resources available to you while you are in at your chosen gold panning site prospecting for gold. Now that you have an idea of you budget next you will want to judge is the type of trip you want to take. Do you want to do-it-yourself, go with a gold prospecting club, or a commercial operation? Is roughing it to you, no room service or are you happy in a primitive setting, cooking your own food and sleeping in a tent? What ever your preference you will be able to find the type of trip or adventure you want with just a little planning. Today's prospector searching for a gold panning site must determine where prospecting is permitted and be aware of the regulations under which he is allowed to search for gold and other metals. Permission to enter upon privately owned land must be obtained from the landowner. Determination of land ownership and location and contact with the owner can be a time-consuming chore but one, which has to be done before prospecting, can begin.
Determination of the location and extent of public lands open to mineral entry for prospecting and mining purposes also is a time consuming but necessary requirement. National parks, for example, are closed to prospecting. Certain lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management may be entered for prospecting, but sets of rules and regulations govern entry. Even if a discovery of value is not found at your chosen gold panning site you can always try again and the adventure will have been interesting and challenging.
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