Schedule
Schedule
2026 WWGPAA Event Calendar
Month Event
January
10th Board Meeting 09:00 / Chapter Meeting 10:00am
17th Breakfast 0900 Cape D HPA Formation (K&R Benson’s Home)
February
14th Chapter Meeting 10:00am
28th Boy Scout Mining Information and Training Station
(Camp Parsons Brinnon, WA Time TBD)
March
14th Chapter Meeting 10:00am
21st Smelting / Rock Cutting (Time / Loc TBD)
April
11th Board Meeting 9:00am / Chapter Meeting / Bake Sale 10:00am
18th Freedom/ Redbird Cleanup & Dual Outing/ Potluck 10:00am
May
9th Chapter Meeting 10:00am
16th Kitsap Gem & Mineral Club Outing (TBD)
June
13th Chapter Meeting 10:00am
20th Oregon Chapter Claims Grandpa’s Dream / Trout Hole
July
11th Belfair State Park Camping Potluck 1100am large field
18th Fort Flagler Metal Detecting (Time TBD)
August
1st Chapter Meeting 10:00am
8th Yellowjacket Creek (Wetted Perimeter Permitted 1st -15th )
Ingress Point 46.432056, -121.838786
15th Freedom / Redbird
September
12th Chapter Meeting (Annual Officer Elections) 10:00am
19th Cape Disappointment State Park
244 Robert Gray Dr, Ilwaco, WA 98624
October
10th Board Meeting 9:00am / Chapter Meeting / Bake Sale 10:00am
17th Breakfast/2025 Calendar Inputs 0900 (Location TBD)
November
14th Chapter Meeting 10:00am
21st Breakfast 0900 (Location TBD)
21st -22nd Kitsap Gem and Mineral Show
December
12th Chapter Meeting (Xmas Party Location TBD
Outings and Claims
We have 5 claims..there in Washington: Redbird 1, Redbird 2 and Freedom….and 2 claims in Oregon: Grandpa’s Dream and Trout Hole
These claims are chapter claims and not GPAA They are for our chapter members only.
Come to a meeting for more information about our claims.
Outing information
Outing information, including times, directions and what to expect are distributed at the meetings.
Guidelines for Outing Hosts
See Eric if you would like to be a host at one of our outings. Click here for the guidelines.
Metal Detecting
Metal detecting is permitted at more than 60 state parks throughout Washington. Users of metal detectors must register first with Washington State Parks and comply with posted regulations. The registration form, rules, and a list of parks that allow detecting may be found in the Metal Detecting in Washington State Parks brochure, which is available from park rangers at 360-902-8500 or from the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 800-833-6388.
Metal detecting areas vary in each park. Some parks allow detecting in developed public-use areas and unoccupied campsites, while other parks allow detecting in specific areas only.