The Best Spots To Go Metal Detecting in Colorado

Metal detecting is a hobby that involves using a metal detector to find hidden objects like coins, jewelry, or items that may uncover stories from our past around Grand Junction.

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Colorado is a great state for metal-detecting. It's loaded with places where you might find hidden treasures, such as beaches, public parks, campgrounds, sports fields, ghost towns, and old mining areas. Keep reading to find out which locations are great places to take a metal detector in the Centennial State.

Metal Detecting Hot Spots in Colorado

The most important step in preparing to go metal-detecting is to get permission to explore the property from the landowner. You should determine if you need a permit to use a metal detector before visiting area parks, public spaces, and forests. Some of Colorado's most popular spots for metal detecting include abandoned locations, wagon train routes, Native American Trails, school yards, and ghost towns.

Metal Detecting in Colorado is NOT permitted inside National Parks, Recreational Areas, or inside National Monuments.

Buried Treasure In Colorado

There are a few spots in the Centennial State rumored to be hiding buried treasure according to bizarrehobby.org. These places might be good locations to start your new hobby of metal detecting.

Robber‘s Roost Buried Treasure: $60,000 in gold on the east side of Horsetooth Reservoir has yet to be found.

The Gold Hill Ghost Towns: Crisman, Gold Hill, Salina, and Sunshine are all ghost towns along CO 119 between Boulder and Nederland. Seek permission before prospecting.

Jamestown Buried Treasure: Jugs full of gold and silver coins have been discovered in and around Jamestown since the 1930s. Maybe you will find one.

The Jim Reynolds Gang Treasure: The gang worked along the South Platte River and Handcart Creek in the 1860s. The gold and silver they buried in the area is worth $175,000.