Yosemite Crystals
Car Rental
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5099 CA-140, Mariposa CA 95338
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About Yosemite Crystals
Yosemite Crystals offers a gold panning and crystal finding tour that many guests describe as a highlight of their trip to Yosemite National Park. The experience involves digging in a dry river bed and washing the dirt in pans to find gold and crystals, including clear and rose quartz. The activity requires no hiking and is within a short distance of the car.
The guide is consistently described as professional, courteous, genuine, knowledgeable, funny, nice, and laid back. He has a clear passion for finding gold and crystals and is an informative guide who helps guests find good places to dig. The tour is exciting for both adults and children, with families reporting that they found gold and small crystals. Children particularly enjoy the digging and interacting with the guide.
Many guests highly recommend this tour as a really great experience and a fantastic memory. It is noted as being worth it and the real deal. The booking process is straightforward via phone, website, or Facebook page.
Most Recent Reviews
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August 2026
What an awesome experience!!! My wife, 2 kids (10 and 8 year old) and I had a great time finding crystals with Daniel’s tour. Definitely recommend! Easy drive from Yosemite.
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August 2026
Daniel did an excellent job of providing us 2 hours of entertainment, some education and just a ton of fun digging up and cleaning rocks to find some gold. The 2 hours we spent with him was well worth the price of admission for our family- highly recommend!
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July 2026
Daniel was very accommodating as we were late for our appointment and he ensured we still got a full experience. He was knowledgeable and worked well with my kids. We really enjoyed our experience and we were elated as we did find some gold ! :)
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Mariposa, California
