SHELTER:

• A Tent, Trailer or Motorhome (if you bring a tent you might want to bring an air mattress or a cot)
  
• Sleeping Bags, Pillows & Extra Blankets
  
• Generator & extra gas (not a must)
• Flashlights & extra batteries
  
• Porta-Potty
  
• Small First-Aid kit
• Chairs
• As well as everything listed below!

CLOTHING:

• Hiking Boots
• Waiters/Rubber boots
  
• Hats & Gloves
• Warm Clothes & Jackets (seasonal)
• Sunblock
• Mosquito Repellent 

MINING EQUIPMENT:

• Metal Detector
• Sluice box
• Recirculating Sluice
• Buckets, Shovels & Picks
• Tub for panning
• Pans & classifiers
• Jet dry

FOOD:

• Plenty of drinking water
• Snacks
• Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Items
• For weekend outings there is usually a potluck. Please bring a dish to share.

For  adventures between outings, check the members' area for info on our  claims. See Outings and Maps. Be sure to get required permits if you  plan to fish.
Due to high fire danger, campfires may not be permitted, please use common sense.
Remember while prospecting to please clean up any litter, even if it isn't yours

• Parents  or guardians must maintain parental control and responsibility for  children at all times. This includes having visual sight of children at  all times, especially when near the water. Parents are advised to bring a  first aid kit with them and to accompany children when exploring.
  
• Dogs may not be taken on any CVP Outing or event. This is for the safety and protection of members as well as for the animal.
• It  is the policy of CVP that alcohol may not be consumed at any time  during a CVP outing. When the outing has been officially concluded for  the day, members may use their own discretion concerning the use of  alcohol.
• Smokers should use  care when smoking cigarettes and cigarette butts should not be discarded  on the ground. All cigarette butts are to be "packed out."
• Fill any and all holes when you are done whether you made them or not.
• CAMPFIRE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED.  All state fire regulations must be followed (campfire permit, spark  arrestors, etc.). Campfire permits must be obtained in person from the  Forest Service. Permits are available at all Forest Service Offices and  fire stations and the California Department of Forestry.
• All litter and debris will be removed from the area before leaving the area. IF YOU PACK IT IN, THEN PACK IT OUT.
• Effluent  (waste matter) shall not be deposited on the ground or in pits. Members  are asked to carry plastic bags or other containers for disposal of  effluent.
• DREDGING IS CURRENTLY BANNED IN CALIFORNIA as of July 2012- { http://www.dfg.ca.gov/suctiondredge/ } All dredging is to be done below the existing water level. You must  have a dredging permit issued by the Department of Fish & Game for  each person using a nozzle.
• Use  of or brandishing of firearms at any CVP outing or event is strictly  prohibited. Firearms must remained locked in the vehicle during the  outing or event and may not be discharged at any time.
• Always  adhere to Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management rules and  regulations when on public lands administered by these agencies. Obey  any lawful instructions or directives given by representatives of these  agencies at all times.
• Members are to follow the direction or instructions given by CVP Officers or their representatives at any CVP Outing or event.
• Non-members  and guests should fill out an application and sign the waiver prior to  participating in any CVP Outing or event. This includes non-member  spouse/partners. Any minor children should be listed on application.
• When  visiting claims on your own, please be courteous to campers and  picnickers; our claims are on public lands. As long as they are not  prospecting, they may be there. If they were there first, please locate  your prospecting a reasonable distance away, preferably downstream if  possible.

• All of the rules applying to CVP Outings or events are in effect while members are using the CVP Mariposa Claims.
• The  lands on which the Mariposa claims are situated are managed by the US  Forest Service (USFS). Any questions or concerns about the management of  this land should be referred to the following USFS office:

• The  Mariposa claims are on public lands and the public has a right to  access this land. In addition, members of the Gold Prospectors  Association of America (GPAA) also have a right to prospect on the Arina  de Oro claims. In order to avoid arguments or confrontations, do not  challenge anyone using the claims but report violations or problems to  any CVP Officer.
  
• Properly  dispose of or remove any litter or debris. The dumpster on Incline Road  is for private use; therefore, the garbage dump at National Park  Service transfer site (approximately ¼ mile north from Foresta Bridge)  is available for public use.
• On the Merced River, overnight camping and campfires on the upslope (North) side of Incline Road is prohibited.
  
• A  twenty one (21) day camping limit exists on the Sierra National Forest;  however, in the Merced River Canyon camping is limited to fourteen (14)  days. Private camping is available at Mariposa, Midpines, and Dirt Flat  for extended stays.
• No  dredging is permitted on the South Fork of the Merced River or on the  main stem of the Merced near the National Forest developed sites.
• No  cable, ropes, wires, etc. may be strung across any river that will  impede or imperil other river users (examples: rafters, kayakers, or  fishermen).
• No other recreationists or river users may be refused access across the claim.
• No clearing of brush or grading may be done without specific approval of the USFS.
• Camp areas must be maintained to present a clean, neat, and orderly appearance.
• Tarps used on National Forest land must be “earth-toned” in color, i.e., green or brown.