Want to become an amateur gold miner? Here's how a $15 pan can turn you into a modern-day prospector, whether in the city or the country.

What: Gold Prospectors of Colorado offers gold panning on claims along the Arkansas River and in Fairplay. Members can pan for gold on CPOC claims and take part in educational outings.

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Reed Gold Mine in Midland, North Carolina, is open for panning season and Your704′s Elsa Gillis visited the site to learn more about its rich history.

Panning for gold also involves spending a lot of time standing in water with wet hands. Riverbanks are dirty. And bugs love the prospect of a warm-blooded mammal parking itself on the edge of a river.

Get some muck boots and a pan. That's all you need to potentially find gold in New Hampshire.

While you might not strike rich, you can enjoy the great outdoors and take part in a historic Colorado pastime by gold panning along the river.