Allowed
Dahlonega (Chattahoochee National Forest streams)
Georgia, Lumpkin·Gold panning
Gold panning is free and needs no permit in most national forest streams around Dahlonega, using only a pan and a hand trowel. Sluices and dredges are banned.
- No permit or fee is needed to pan most streambeds on the Chattahoochee National Forest, as long as you use only a pan and a small hand shovel or trowel
- In-stream sluices and suction dredges are not allowed on the forest