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Creek Outpost. The Outpost houses a cafe which
serves fresh pastries, home-made entrees, grab-
and-go items, and desserts; an espresso bar, and gift
shop and gallery where you can purchase official
Chicken, Alaska gear and handmade Alaskan items,
mining equipment and much more.
If you would like to try your hand at gold
prospecting, the Gold Camp has all the equipment
you will need. For a daily fee they allow panning,
metal detectors, hand sluices, small suction dredges,
and high bankers on most of their claims. They also
provide equipment rental and transportation to the
claims. The claims have produced a good amount
of gold, with some guests finding nuggets from one
to three ounces. Of course, most guests just enjoy
the adventure of prospecting, whether or not they
find gold.
Besides prospecting, guests can enjoy hiking,
wildlife viewing and tours to Chicken historical
sites including the Pedro gold dredge, which mined
55,000 ounces of gold out of Chicken Creek from
1959 to 1967. This is the most complete bucket line
gold dredge open to the public in North America.
Chickenstock Besides the dredge, Chicken Gold Camp also has a
photo by:
Mike Busby collection of relic mining equipment onsite which
can be toured for free.
During the summer, this area of Alaska has an
of the World Highway is 78 miles long and stretches or two. They have a campground of 20 acres with eclectic population of travelers from all over the
between Alaska and the Yukon. Traveling above electric and dry sites, tent sites with weatherport world, retirees in RVs, miners and trappers, outdoor
the tree line, the views of Alaska stretch out before and single bed platforms, five cabins, and a two- adventure enthusiasts and artists and photographers.
you like a perfectly plated platter, offering miles of bedroom apartment. There is a coin-operated shower They all converge on this historical outpost to find
uncompromising vistas. house, free wi-fi, and free grey water and sani- their piece of Alaska, whether that is in a gold
A stay in Chicken, either before or after traveling dumping. Tables and fire rings, and a large pavilion nugget, the awe-inspiring beauty or time spent with
Top of the World, will be a memorable experience with a barbecue for groups, will have you telling friends around a campfire. Chicken, Alaska offers
in your Alaskan travels. The Chicken Gold Camp tales around the campfire as you enjoy woodfire travelers the opportunity to find the frontier spirit,
and Outpost is the place to park your RV for a night pizza and an Alaskan micro brew from the Chicken whatever that may be.

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