Yankee Fork Gold Dredge

Yankee Fork Gold Dredge The Yankee Fork Gold Dredge is one of the best preserved and presented dredges in the lower 48 states. The nearest town, Stanley, is 22 miles from the dredge.

Open Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day
Tours daily from 10 AM to 4:30 PM
Adults $5
Children 6-12 $1

The Yankee Fork Gold Dredge is located in the central mountains of Idaho on the Yankee Fork tributary of the Salmon River. The Yankee Fork is close to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness area. Yankee Fork Dredge Aerial ViewIn 1939 the Silas Mason company out of New York was looking for a place to invest some money to help out the economy. After doing some surveying they picked Yankee Fork valley as a place to do some dredging for gold. It was estimated that there were 11 million dollars of gold to be had in the 5 1/2 mile claim. They then contracted with Bucyrus Erie to build the dredge. All the material came from Milwaukee by railway to the town Yankee Fork Dredge Aerial far of Mackay then loaded on trucks and made the difficult journey to the construction site. Find more information - https://linktr.ee/YankeeForkGoldDredge

Please check road conditions in the area before coming our way. The recent wet weather has closed several roads in our a...
07/24/2026

Please check road conditions in the area before coming our way. The recent wet weather has closed several roads in our area.
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Happy New Year. We hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year celebration. It is also time to start lining up our volun...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year. We hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year celebration. It is also time to start lining up our volunteers for the 2026 Season. We offer a campsite with water and sewer, $40 a day per diem, $25 a week fuel allowance, and mileage. We do have restrooms, showers and laundry facility. We are located in the Central Mountains of Idaho.

The fun has begun. We are in Quartzsite, AZ for the Rock & Gem Show hunting for items for the Gift Shop.
01/01/2026

The fun has begun. We are in Quartzsite, AZ for the Rock & Gem Show hunting for items for the Gift Shop.

Good evening friends! We finally had some time to go through photos of our 85th Anniversary Celebration and get them pos...
09/25/2025

Good evening friends! We finally had some time to go through photos of our 85th Anniversary Celebration and get them posted. We had approximately 380 visitors stop by and help us celebrate. We appreciate each and every one of ya'll that helped make this an amazing day! Many, many thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers for your help, support, and dedication! We could not have done this without you and we appreciate you all!😊

We would like to thank volunteer, Kimberly, for designing the awesome Anniversary t-shirts, flyer and the banner which w...
09/25/2025

We would like to thank volunteer, Kimberly, for designing the awesome Anniversary t-shirts, flyer and the banner which was used in the Clayton Fourth of July parade. The Anniversary t-shirts were a big hit with our visitors, and we were completely sold out of them before the season ended.

Good Morning friends! We had a first on the dredge this summer. On Monday, September 1st, our very last day open for th...
09/06/2025

Good Morning friends! We had a first on the dredge this summer. On Monday, September 1st, our very last day open for the season, we had a marriage proposal up in the control room. Congratulations to Kevin and Cara! All of the volunteers wish them much happiness as they begin this new chapter in their lives. We look forward to seeing you two next year!❤️

Lori and Ruben volunteered on the Dredge for part of this summer. This happened after leaving Bonanza, ID. Please help i...
08/15/2025

Lori and Ruben volunteered on the Dredge for part of this summer. This happened after leaving Bonanza, ID. Please help if you can and please share.

On August 13th, our dear friends Ruben and Lori - known to many as … Wild Blue Wanderers needs your support for RV Home Destroyed by Storm! Help Ruben & Lori!

Today is the day! 85th Anniversary Celebration. Today we have free tours, food, gold panning, and raffle. Thank you to F...
08/02/2025

Today is the day! 85th Anniversary Celebration. Today we have free tours, food, gold panning, and raffle. Thank you to Falls Brand for donating the hotdogs. River 1 in Stanley, Idaho donated a nice little package for the raffle.

Tomorrow is the day! The 85th Anniversary Celebration for the Dredge. Free tours, food and fun. We will have a few of th...
08/01/2025

Tomorrow is the day! The 85th Anniversary Celebration for the Dredge. Free tours, food and fun. We will have a few of the Dredge Camp kids here to share some their stories of growing up here on the Yankee Fork.

Our 85th Anniversary Celebration is August 2nd. Come and find out about this amazing piece of Idaho history. We will hav...
07/21/2025

Our 85th Anniversary Celebration is August 2nd. Come and find out about this amazing piece of Idaho history. We will have food, drinks, Dutch oven deserts, panning/mining demonstrations and we will have a few of the Dredge Camp kids here to share some of their stories of growing up on the Yankee Fork.

Address

300 Yankee Fork Road
Stanley, ID
83278

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12088382529

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