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222 S 7th St, Saint Maries, ID 83861-1847Map
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  • MamaEcho13
    MamaEcho13
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    Reservations Required :(

    I had this brilliant idea to take my kids to Emerald Creek to dig for star garnets. I did it about 12 yrs ago and scored some beautiful gems. We drove down from eastern WA. Got down the 7 mi dirt road...

    Reviewed on Jun 25, 2022
  • Kris_K_D
    Kris_K_D
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    Dig it!

    We went opening weekend and thought three hours was more than enough time to experience garnet hounding. It can be “back breaking” work digging, sifting, and sluicing! The two of us only got about 12...

    Reviewed on May 28, 2022
  • Diane H
    Diane H
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    Fun!

    Needed to keep grandson entertained while visiting over the summer and this looked like it could do the trick. Wish we would have arrived earlier as it gets hot, quick. But, it's set up efficient ly ...

    Reviewed on Jun 18, 2019
  • Hellscanyonman
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    Get hooked on Garnet Digging!

    Went with family, and got garnet fever! Emerald creek garnet area is closed for 2019 season. They are putting a new road, and updating site. Rumored that they will open back up sometime in July of 201...

    Reviewed on Jun 5, 2019
  • Laurakipp
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    miss advertised. very disappointed.

    It was advertised on trip advisor to be open during our stay. It turns out it is closed, and will be for some time! would have been nice to know... We're disappointed because it was the only place in ...

    Reviewed on Jun 4, 2019
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