The exact point where you choose to dig for gold makes all the difference in the world.

The problem is every other nugget hunter and drywash prospector had the same idea. As a result, you can spend days, weeks, and even months detecting these areas and not find a single nugget.

My intention was to end this discussion with waypoints and routes, then I found USGS maps of the Plainfield Quadrangle.

This same concept is true of many of our modern-day rivers, and we have to find out where their gold originated if we can.

So let’s dive in and see what I can do to convince you that this is the year you should be out staking your own claims.

Prospectors who specialize in nugget detecting are especially interested in this special desert type, as it produces nuggets that are close to the surface of the ground and therefore more suitable to be found with a detector.