Beyond Scared Straight

In recent years, new gold has been uncovered in California due to heavy storms and flooding. From picking nuggets out of rivers, to metal detecting rare gold worth millions, Dave Turin shows you how and where everyday miners can find it.

The historic Dahlonega Gold Belt is the Deep South's best-kept secret among miners. Dave takes you through Georgia and Alabama to showcase everyday miners using backyard ingenuity to find riches.

Dave Turin welcomes you into his own backyard -- the state of Oregon. From the Rogue River rapids to the sands of the Pacific coastline, he shows you where the gold is and how to get it.

Dave Turin shows you gold is still there for the taking in the heart of America's Wild West. A drought's end in the Black Hills of South Dakota has replenished the gold in its waterways, giving better access to everyday miners for the first time in years.

Dave Turin shows you where and how to find Mojave gold. From traditional dry washing techniques and an ancient Spanish method using a blanket to a modern prospector using his trusty vacuum, there's big gold for the taking -- if you've got the ingenuity.

Dave Turin visits the Carolinas to show you America's rarest, most valuable gold. Ingenious everyday miners, a moonshiner looking to cash in on a family's claim, and a gold nomad show Dave that the site of America's first rush is still rich with gold.

The former Idaho Territory of Idaho and Montana is still rich with gold. Dave shows you where and how everyday miners think outside the box to get it.

Dave Turin shows you the small-time miners bringing in 'gold hard cash' from Montana's hard rock. When a city slicker asks him to assess an old family mine, he goes on a mission and brings cool 21st-century tech to determine its riches.