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Ah Hee Diggings Interpretive Site

The Ah Hee Diggins Interpretive Site displays the mining efforts of Chinese miners in the late 1800s and the resulting hand-stacked rock tailings that can be seen from the Elkhorn Drive Scenic Byway. Although the miners could not file their own claims, holders could sell or lease worked-out claims to Chinese owned companies. To pursue their gold mining efforts, the miners muscled rock into piles across 16 acres of the valley to expose the streambed. They used gold pans, rockers and sluice boxes…

  • Managed by: USDA Forest Service
  • Coordinates: 44.828692, -118.41461

Nearby & related campgrounds

  • Crane Creek Trailhead
  • Baldy Lake Trailhead
  • CONGO GULCH
  • CARETAKERS CABIN
  • Hilltop Hideaway - Umatilla NF (OR)
  • MINERS RETREAT

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Is Ah Hee Diggings Interpretive Site reservable?

Ah Hee Diggings Interpretive Site is primarily first-come, first-served. Use the availability view to gauge how busy it is before you go.

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