The best way to join the GPAA is to take advantage of the
"Buzzard Special". This television advertised special includes a
one year membership; a 14" professional "Gold Catcher" gold
pan; subscriptions to Gold Prospector magazine and the Pick &
Shovel Gazette; a current GPAA Mining Guide and Prospecting
Permit; GPAA field cap; window decal; bumper sticker;
membership card and snuffer bottle; and a 60 minute Sure-Fire
Panning Methods video. The "Buzzard Special" is a popular and
inexpensive way to begin enjoying this rapidly growing & rewarding
form of outdoor family recreation. Best of all, your GPAA
membership is a family membership. Guests (no more than four at
a time, please.) are also welcome with you on GPAA listed
properties. Your membership also entitles you to join any or all the
local chapters you like and prospect on all GPAA claims across
the country free of charge. Most of these claims have free
camping for GPAA members.
For more information on the "Buzzard Special" or to sign up for a
membership, contact us for more information or feel free to visit
one of our monthly meetings or outings and see what we are all
about. You will find friendly folks who are more than happy to to
show you how to find your own gold.

If you want to get involved in the family-friendly hobby of
prospecting for real gold, the Gold Prospectors Association of
America is the world's largest recreational prospecting
organization. We have claims and chapters all across the United
States where our members enjoy the great outdoors and keep all
the gold they find. In Ohio we have two local chapters the Ohio
Buckeye chapter in north-central part of the state and the
Tri-State chapter in the south. To find a GPAA chapter in your
area follow this link.
the Buzzard special membership kit