The Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) was founded in 1968 to preserve and promote the great heritage of the North American Prospector. The GPAA was also dedicated to providing a platform for the exchange of information, presenting an organized voice for recreational and professional prospectors and helping it's members find more gold.
Gold Prospectors Association of America
Western Washington Chapter of GPAA
Western Washington chapter of GPAA meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at the Elim Lutheran Church in Port Orchard WA at 1:00 P.M. We are a non- Profit organization started in September 2007, to promote small scale prospecting, to enhance our mining skills, raise the level of public awareness and knowledge about gold prospecting and mineral resources. To voice our opinions and concerns to our representatives and other government agencies, to protect our rights to have unlimited access to our public lands for small scale mining and other outdoor activities, to teach and practice environmental awareness on public lands so future generations can also enjoy it.
At our meetings, we conduct club business, have speakers relating to gold prospecting and other outdoor activities, demonstrations of prospecting equipment and techniques, and we have a raffle drawing each month.