Gold Panning Reno

gold panning reno
What theme park is this?

I’m trying to remember a theme park I went to as a kid. I think it was in Reno, NV. If not there it might have been in Utah. I remember it had a rudimentary log flume (it basically just went in a circle with a drop), it had a place where you could pan for gold, and I remember some kind of playground with a small town set in the background. Then it had a place where you could walk around on faux railroad tracks through faux mountains (I think there were shops or educational areas at the ends of these), and there was another part where you could tour a fake mine. Does anyone know what place I’m thinking of?

I’m pretty sure you’re thinking of Lagoon in Farmington, Utah. That lame log flume right is still there [and it always has a long line]. The gold panning and town set was part of Pioneer Village, an attraction within Lagoon. Pioneer Village is still there, but it has changed a lot over the years. No more panning for gold, but they do have gun fights.

Comstock Lode NV Gold & Silver Exploration by GSPG ’08


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