Why Join Our Community?
Connect the Groups. Connect the People. Create More Adventures.
CA Gold Diggers Meetup is more than a website
— we’re building a statewide outdoor community.
Our goal is to make CAGoldDiggersMeetup.com the #1 place in California to connect people with the groups, clubs, events, adventures, and resources that help them get outdoors and discover something new.
Whether you’re interested in gold prospecting, rockhounding, metal detecting, caving, lapidary, ghost towns, Gold Rush history, hiking, or family adventures, we want to help you find your people and your next adventure.
⛏️ Why Follow Us?
Follow CA Gold Diggers Meetup to discover:
• Gold prospecting clubs, claims, outings, and events
• Rockhounding and gem & mineral groups
• Metal detecting clubs and activities
• California grottos and caving adventures
• Lapidary clubs and organizations
• Gold Rush towns, museums, ghost towns, and historical events
• County-by-county Adventure Guides
• Family-friendly outdoor activities
• Weekly news and updates affecting California outdoor enthusiasts
• California influencers, prospectors, explorers, and creators worth following
• Special events, meetups, community gatherings, and new adventures throughout California
🗺️ Why Become a Member?
Your membership helps us continue building tools that make it easier to connect all of California’s outdoor communities in one place.
Instead of searching dozens of websites and social-media pages, our goal is to help you find the groups, events, places, people, and adventures that match your interests.
And with our California Adventure Passport, we hope to inspire members and families to explore places they may never have discovered otherwise.
❤️ A Special Thank You to Our Members
To everyone who has already followed, joined, shared information, attended an event, recommended a group, or helped spread the word — THANK YOU!
Every person who joins helps us build something bigger.
You are helping create a statewide network where prospectors, rockhounds, detectorists, cavers, lapidary enthusiasts, history lovers, outdoor explorers, and families can find one another.
Our vision is simple: