Alabama Gold Camp

For the boys birthday's we decided to take them gold mining at the Alabama Gold Camp in Lineville, AL.  http://www.alabamagoldcamp.com/ If you are looking for a place to have true family time this may be your place.  We stayed in a bare essentials shack in the woods. It had 2 beds, sink, shower, and small frige / microwave and a grill outside.  There is no television nor radio, etc...just the peaceful sounds of nature and the babbling brooke was so calming.  We had a blast being together, digging, highbanking & panning for gold.  It was hard work but hope kept us going.  In the end, we were able to pan out some pickers and small flakes and at least have a tiny bit to show for our work.  We met some nice people that were there that had children our kids age.  They are frequent flyers of the gold camp and recently cashed in $800 worth from their weekend excursion.  The soil is rich in gold and it was exciting to find and see it in the wild.