Pan for Gemstones at Bridal Cave this Spring!

If you're itching to partake in some fun Spring activities, come to Bridal Cave and enjoy some spring activities at Thunder Mountain Park! Panning for gemstones is one of our top souvenir items that people love in our rock shop! It's a perfect springtime activity to enjoy before or after your cave tour! Read on to learn more!


What is a sluice?

Just in case you aren't familiar with what we are talking about, here is an explanation. A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at the head by a gate. When the gate is lifted, water flows from a tower through the sluice. Guests are invited to dump a sluice bag full of sand (and more) into the channel of clear, pristine water and pan for the gemstones which are hidden within the sand.

Sluice Bags 

Guests can enjoy finding unique gemstones to take home from panning in our sluice. We offer a variety of bags to choose from with different price points and treasures that you'll fin. 
  • Paydirt 
  • Lucky Strike
  • Emerald Bags
  • Fossil 
  • Motherlode 

Gemstones Found in Your Bag of Dirt

Amazonite
Amethyst
Apatite
Aventurine 
Calcite
Carnelian
Chrysocolla
Citrine
Crystal Points
Fluorite
Garnet
Jasper
Labradorite
Moonstone
Moss Agate
Obsidian
Onyx
Opal
Peridot
Pyrite
Quartz
Raspberry Quartz
Rose Quartz
Rough Agate
Ruby 
Sapphire
Septarian
Smokey Quartz
Sodalities
Topaz

Family Fun This Spring! 

This is only one of the many fun things to take advantage of this Spring inside Bridal Cave and Thunder Mountain Park! Bridal Cave is open daily from 9am-5pm and we'd love to see you come from some family fun exploring nature! 

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Camdenton, MO 65020
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