Attraction - Mission Creek Regional Park Review

Gold Panning

5*

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I visited Mission Creek primarily to gold pan which is entirely legal if you only use a spade and a gold pan (no heavy equipment etc.) As this was so close to our families house and seeing as they'd never heard about the possibility of finding gold here I was skeptical; I associate gold bearing rivers with more remote locations in the middle of nowhere! Alas, I bought a small gold pan for $10CAD from a local shop (Fred's shop) and within my first pan I found gold flakes! I spent 2 days of my trip here panning and it was awesome fun, even though the river was thawing and it was absolutely freezing. We would've spent more time if given the opportunity. Other than the gold panning aspect, it was an amazing park, with facilities located along the stretch of river, a bike park that was very well maintained (i.e. not randomly built and unregulated) and nice paths to run/cycle/walk-dogs on. Apparently there are bears around so beware. Overall I would definitely spend a day or 2 here if visiting Kelowna, especially with family.

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