Doodle Buggin' on Lynx Creek

Our newest FootPrint, North Bradshaw, maps over 200 square miles near Prescott, AZ which covers some of the most productive mining districts in the country, including, the most productive placer district in the state, Lynx Creek.

Just a few miles from the downtown Prescott, Arizona lie some of the best gold placers in the country. Millions in gold have been removed from Lynx Creek and the surrounding washes since the 1880's. Surrounded by the Prescott National Forest, the area has lots of camping and is easy to access. The Lynx Lake Recreation Area provides basic facilities and is part of the Lynx Creek Mineral Withdrawal Area providing public access to over 2,000 acres of good gold ground to prospect.

The following report tells a thorough history of placer mining in the area to help you in your search for what everyone else left behind.

So grab your gear and head out to Lynx Creek to do a little "Doodle Buggin'" in the Bradshaws.

Geology of the Prescott and Paulden Quadrangles, Arizona - USGS Professional Paper 467
A Detailed discussion of the stratigraphy and structure and a brief description of the geography, physiography, and mineral and water resources.

By Medora H. Krieger, 1965