| Emerald Creek Star Garnets Clarkia, ID US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 06:39:10 PM Viewed 7539 times |
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| You can hunt for star garnets (some gem quality) for $10 here at the Emerald Creek area near Clarkia. It is run by the forest service I think and collecting is limited to a specific area. You can find more informaton on these websites: suite101.com and onethousandthingstodo.com. Update: The best website is the federal website for that national preserve. It has up to date information it looks like, and they have put a cap on the number of people who can search (170). | Check out the information at the federal website. An old website used to say: "How to get there: From St. Maries, Idaho, follow Highway 3 south 24 miles to Road 447. Proceed southwest 8 miles on Road 447 to the parking area. Permits, information, and the sluice area are a 1/2 mile hike up 281 Gulch. " |