Join the Park County Historical Society on another exciting historical tour of mining, gold panning & prospecting in South Park on August 26th

The 1st leg of our tour will be to view the Snowstorm Dredge near Alma (compliments of Snowstorm Sand/Gravel).  We'll then have lunch (bring a sack lunch or dine at the restaurant of your choice).

Our co-host for the trip will be Bill Douthett, the grandson of PCHS founders Harold & Lenore Warren.  On the second leg of the trip, Bill will share his years of gold-panning & prospecting experience in Park County with a presentation & then gold panning at Fairplay Beach.  Bring your own gold pan (we have some and they are also available in Bailey). (Fairplay charges $10.00 to pan). Bill is happy to also teach & assist those new to the craft.  

Meeting Times/Places

Bailey:

Park County Historical Society Heritage Center at McGraw Park at 9 a.m. (carpool if possible) and then head to Fairplay at approximately 9:15.

Fairplay:

Park County Courthouse (built in 1874) on Hwy 9 at approximately 10-10:15. 

A book on the Snowstorm Dredge is available for purchase in the Park County Historical Society's Heritage Center or on our website (click on the "Books for Sale" tab)  https://www.parkcountyhistory.com/ 

Call 303-838-7740 for more information. 

Live Park County history!

For those that aren't yet members, we encourage you to join the Park County Historical Society for a nominal fee which supports our historical tours as well as the, Heritage Center building, historic buildings & caboose, Keystone Bridge, displays & grounds which are all located at McGraw Park. 

Click the "membership" tab on our website:  https://www.parkcountyhistory.com/

Also, please visit our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/ParkCountyHistorical