Historic Gold Panning Adventure & Salmon Bake

Overview

Spend your day in Juneau port panning for gold and indulging in a fresh Alaskan salmon bake. After a brief city tour of Juneau, make your way with a guide up to Gold Creek and Last Chance Basin for an adventure in gold panning. When you’ve built up an appetite, head to a traditional all-you-can-eat salmon bake. take a short stroll along a natural salmon-spawning creek to the entrance of the Wagner Mine at beautiful Salmon Creek Falls where you can pan for gold, see mining relics, and look for salmon. Have fun roasting marshmallows over a campfire and feel free to take photos at our interactive, gold rush mural. You’re also encouraged to visit the Trading Post to purchase a souvenir and other mementos.

City: Juneau

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $114.45

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What's Included

Buffet and Hot & Cold Beverages

All necessary equipment

Transportation

Guide

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers MUST provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Children 13-17 must have a signed parental consent form to participate in the absence of a parent or guardian

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (39)

Michael_D

Sep 2021

We really had a lot of fun with the Gold Panning! The salmon buffet was excellent! There was a beautiful waterfall just a few steps away from the buffet.

kay-cee-1138

Sep 2019

Having signed up for ATA's gold panning and salmon bake combo, we met our guide right on schedule on a mid-week afternoon at the tramway station near the docks. Our guide was Garrett, and he provided an interesting running commentary as we drove through the old town up to Gold Creek. Your reviewer was impressed that he made the effort to note where to find the locally-owned businesses amidst the glitzy main shopping drag facing the port. He got everyone up to the creek and efficiently broke out the needed equipment and waded right in, literally, toward getting everyone set up with pans, dirt, and good instruction on the technique to use. Of course, the group was a wide range of ages and capability, and Garrett seemed to stay attuned to that, spending a bit more time with folks who needed some assistance at the panning tables, and just checking in now and then with those of us who had no problem sitting at the creek's edge with our pans and dirt. In the hour or so panning (I wish it'd been longer), we did indeed find honest-to-gosh gold flecks to carefully squirrel away in the small bottles provided. He was also glad to dig an extra shovelful of mud for folks who completed the initial pan's-worth and wanted to sift even more. Finally, time was up, and we returned to the van. After dropping off some of the folks back at the port, he drove the rest of us to the Salmon Bake location, which is an outdoor all-you-can eat dinner experience. At that point we bade farewell to Garrett (who, in this reviewer's opinion, ought to get a free pass anytime he wants to the salmon bake!). The bake was well organized and the food was tasty. Besides the never-emtpy grill full of two types of salmon (with optional glaze), there was also chicken, and a number of side dishes on hot tables, and lemonade. Blueberry cake was available at another table. Near the entrance was a booth ladling out excellent clam chowder (if no one's there at the moment, just ask one of the many other servers around). There was live music, which was okay, and a gift shop in the same small building as the kitchen. Rest room were around on the right side of the building. After dinner, we took a stroll down the path along the creek toward the waterfall, and took the opportunity to pan for a little more gold while there was still a little daylight, using the pans thoughtfully provided by a water-filled trough along the trail (although note some of the pans might be rusted through, and even a pinhole can allow your specks of gold to drop out of the old pan). Overall, an excellent experience: well-handled, informative, and fun, with a satisfying salmon dinner to top of the evening. Can it get any better?

2019Alaska

Aug 2019

Sterling was amazing! He was full of funny stories and really knew the history of the area. He obviously loves his job and people. The salmon bake was absolutely delicious and set in a beautiful forest setting complete with a waterfall!

Response from Host

Sep 2019

Thanks for sharing!!