safe spots in Hill End, Oberon, Bathurst area able to be accessed without a 4WD.

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Hi

My son (9yo) and I are heading up to the Bathurst Oberon hill end area for a few days of gold panning, however we don’t have a 4wd. Can you tell me where are some
a) safe spots to go without a 4wd
B) easy at access locations are
C) somewhere he will be able to find some gold.
I’ll be staying in Bathurst so anywhere in that area would be amazing! Thankyou!
 
Hi

My son (9yo) and I are heading up to the Bathurst Oberon hill end area for a few days of gold panning, however we don’t have a 4wd. Can you tell me where are some
a) safe spots to go without a 4wd
B) easy at access locations are
C) somewhere he will be able to find some gold.
I’ll be staying in Bathurst so anywhere in that area would be amazing! Thankyou!
Coles bridge but with heavey rain river may be to high, green point sofala , at hill end i got my 4x2 past the chimneys and in even though they said 4wd but it was dry then, dont forget to contact crown land office in orange as you have to have a permit for every section of crown land you are on, if you are on 6 diff sections you need 6 lots on your permit, there is a forrest east of bathurst where there are logging trucks, not sure if permit required there, contact bathurst tourist office for some advise first it has been 2 yrs since i was up that way last, the best place to teach him is elderado vic around kangeroo crossing along woolshed rd, only need a q0yr miners right buy on line, there is a caravan park and beechworth not far away, plenty of flower gold there never gone the and came home with out gold, used to get 50 specs a pan but now on a bad day about 2 to3 specs a pan, only need basic tools, yabbi pump, sive, scratcher, pan and small shovel, you have to mainly park of the road and a short walk to the reedy creek, as parks 2 months ago buldozed about 22 tracks and blocked them so we cant camp by the creek, but left about 5 tracks to creek open, a y where along woolshed road to kangeroo crossing just walk the creek until vyou find a patch of paying bold. If you are camping out of holiday time just on the bend west of kangeroo crossing there is a flat spot to camp and little further west is the gardens.
 
Coles bridge but with heavey rain river may be to high, green point sofala , at hill end i got my 4x2 past the chimneys and in even though they said 4wd but it was dry then, dont forget to contact crown land office in orange as you have to have a permit for every section of crown land you are on, if you are on 6 diff sections you need 6 lots on your permit, there is a forrest east of bathurst where there are logging trucks, not sure if permit required there, contact bathurst tourist office for some advise first it has been 2 yrs since i was up that way last, the best place to teach him is elderado vic around kangeroo crossing along woolshed rd, only need a q0yr miners right buy on line, there is a caravan park and beechworth not far away, plenty of flower gold there never gone the and came home with out gold, used to get 50 specs a pan but now on a bad day about 2 to3 specs a pan, only need basic tools, yabbi pump, sive, scratcher, pan and small shovel, you have to mainly park of the road and a short walk to the reedy creek, as parks 2 months ago buldozed about 22 tracks and blocked them so we cant camp by the creek, but left about 5 tracks to creek open, a y where along woolshed road to kangeroo crossing just walk the creek until vyou find a patch of paying bold. If you are camping out of holiday time just on the bend west of kangeroo crossing there is a flat spot to camp and little further west is the gardens.
Sunny corner is the forrest on creak just east of bathurst
 

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