Coleman MinIng — Local services in Hot Springs Village

The drive up the hill gave me anxiety in my camry but we got up ok. I'm not sure I would attempt it in wetter weather without 4wd. I was a bit concerned when we first arrived on a property with a dilapidated trailer, a handful of dogs and trash all over that I had taken a wrong turn and we were in unwanted territory. The gentleman told us where to park and gave us a quick idea of where to go and not go. A couple of hours into it he did come around and talk a bit. But he didn't have much info on what to do or anything about newer areas to dog and we had to uncover a lot of grass to even get to anything. The bathrooms weren't.... let's just say I grew up on a trash route and fishing with my grandpa, dad and uncles. I'm not afraid of the truck stop bathroom or using a tree outside. I used a tree. The bathroom needs addressed. We did find a nice bucket full of small pieces that are going to make some beautiful jewelry. And the dogs were...

At some point this may have been an excellent experience, or my expectations were too high. I am unsure if they refresh the material you hunt through, because finds are extremely sparse. Spent 4 hours digging and sifting for nothing of note, not a single point larger than my pinky. If you want to decorate your garden with broken/crushed quarts this is the perfect place to...

This place had been outstanding for the last 15 years I've been coming. Today 3/12/24, not so much. At peak time during spring break they only brought in one fresh load of material the entire six hours I was there. Found very little material. Last year during spring break, they had a truck dump new material every hour. Today was a waste of...