Welcome to the Coker Creek, TN

GPAA Chapter.

The new Tellico 2012 recreational mining regulations are posted on the Forum. Please read them! The dredging season dates have changed! Our Forum has a lot of information about gold mining in East Tennessee. Click on the FORUM icon at the upper right part of this page.

Be sure to pick up your 2012 mining permit before using any equipment with moving parts, except sucker tubes which may now be used 365 days at Doc Rogers!

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Our first meeting this year will be on Feb 18, 2012 in the Coker Creek Ruritan Club building. Information will be posted early in Feb.

Our yearly Kid's day and pot luck will be on June 16, 2012. More information to come soon. We are going to plan early this year for the best party EVER!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

There are some minor changes to RV and cabin rental at our GPAA property. Please go to the bottom of this page for the latest details.

To join our chapter and website, (it is FREE) please click the "sign up" link on the top right of this page.

You do not have to be a GPAA member to join our chapter and attend our monthly meetings! After you join, please visit our FORUM. All the latest prospecting information will be posted there! Feel free to post anything related to recreational prospecting. Be sure to read the Rooster Ridge rules (the top link) on the lower main Forum. YES, there IS gold in the creek on our property. GPAA members may also use our property as a "base camp" when prospecting at other local locations. You MUST be a GPAA member to enter our property except on meeting days (the 3rd Sat of each month).

For local weather information for a full week, click on the BLUE weather icon on the right.

Cabin rental information is at the end of this page.

Beautiful fall colors at our property!

Our Coker Creek property on Hwy 68. Yes the GOLD in the photo above is from our property! Found on Aug 20, 2011

Please come, learn what is going on this year with the chapter. The locals are always here to help you!

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A G.P.A.A. MEMBER TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS

Support the chapter by buying some raffle tickets and win some prizes. The amount of prizes will depend on the turnout.

Our GPAA property is 3.75 miles south of the Coker Creek Welcome center on Hwy 68. Its on the left if heading south. It is marked with a 3 foot square sign. Enter ONLY on the road near the sign!

If you have a GPS our address is: 13431 Hwy 68, Coker Creek, TN. 37314

N 35 13.399 W 84 19.936

Our meeting will always be held at our GPAA property unless the weather is bad. Always check this web page before you leave. I will post information here the day before the meeting if the location changes.

Here are the directions to the Ruritan club if our meeting is held there:

On Hwy 68, heading south from Tellico Plains, go to Coker Creek. (about 10 miles or so) Where the post office and little shops are at on the left, (towards doc rogers field), you take a right, just across the road from the shops. Many get lost here, do NOT turn left towards Doc Rogers! TURN RIGHT! Go about 1/4 mile, and take that first road on the left. That is Ruritan rd. Turn left towards the school, and the Ruritan club is the building on the hill to the right, just before the school, on your right.

All types of recreational prospecting are open to GPAA members on our property!

Yes, you can pan, sluice, dredge, high bank and metal detect!

How to join the GPAA

If you want to join the GPAA here is what you do:

1. Visit their website and check out what the GPAA is all about.

http://www.goldprospectors.org Click on the (membership) box then click on "GPAA"

2. Call the GPAA at 800-551-9707 (it is toll free) and tell them you want the "Buzzard Special" Tell them you want to join through the GPAA Coker Creek GPAA Chapter.

Doing this gives our GPAA Chapter "points" towards GPAA items that we can put in our monthly raffle. It is only $67.50 to join and I promise it will be the best money you ever spent. One membership covers you and your Spouse, plus all your children (under 18) All the recreational mining goodies you need to get started are listed on their web page. You can also join through their web site, but the only way to get points for our chapter is to call them on the phone and tell them you want to join through the Coker Creek Chapter!

Thanks, and I hope to see all of you at our monthly chapter meetings!

Chuck Pharis

When visiting our Coker Creek GPAA property:

PLEASE clean up the toilet and shower area when you are finished using them.

The shower is NOT heated, so be prepared!

Please do not leave trash on the property and respect the land. This is NOT a GPAA owned property.

Special Notice:

Across the creek on our club property are overhead power lines. Do NOT camp or go past those power lines. That is private property!

If you have any questions about the GPAA or our Coker Creek chapter, please contact me via email or call my cell. I am here to help you!

Chapter president: Chuck Pharis

To email Chuck: chuck@pharis-video.com Phone: 818-802-1603

Without your support and input, the chapter can't keep growing and thriving.

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Notice to all G.P.A.A. members that wish to visit Rooster Ridge. (Our GPAA property)

Property camping and cabin rental information:

IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION:

David our Caretaker in no longer lives on the property. If you want to rent a RV or trailer hook up with power, sewer and water, call the land owner Jimmy at: 423-261-2145. You can still call David on his cell if you can't get in touch with Jimmy. David still visits the property from time to time. His cell is: 423-261-2527. You still need to sign in if you plan to stay overnight in an RV or tent. The form is on the porch of the first trailer on the right as you drive in.

Posted 10/31/2011 by Chuck Pharis

We have a Flushing toilet, a (non heated) shower, as well as 7 RV spots with full hook ups, (electric, water, sewer) $13.00 to $15.00 a day. depending on the size of your RV or trailer. (first come first served) CALL before you come!

There is also a rental cabin on site, that is just $65.00 a night, with a 2 day minimum, or $75 for one night.(Reservations needed) (sorry, no pets inside) The cabin sleeps 5, and is right at the edge of Coker Creek.

There is also a sleeping room cabin for two, available also at a much lower rate.

You must be a G.P.A.A. member to use the RV hook ups, camp, and rent the cabin. This is a private leased property for GPAA members.

Chapter donations are accepted via PayPal: chapterfund@tngold.com

Chuck Pharis, Coker Creek GPAA Chapter President

Chapter President

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