NatureOutdoor
Goldwaschplatz Bodenhaus
Raurisertal · Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
24 minRoute
1×1× free, max. 2 hours(2 hours)
1× free, max. 2 hours
The black corner means a condition applies.
- · (2 hours)
SourceOfficial SalzburgerLand Card brochure 2025/26 — “Einmalig freier Eintritt (2 Stunden)”
At the original Bodenhaus gold panning site in the Raurisertal, visitors pan for gold themselves from the Hüttwinkl Ache, with rubber boots, a spade and a gold pan. The site has a panning pond, a log cabin and a children's playground. Allow about twenty minutes by car from the centre; admission is valid for two hours.
- admission is valid for two hours
- is about twenty minutes by car from the centre
- the work is done in the water, with rubber boots, a spade and a gold pan
Gold mining in Rauris had its heyday in the 15th and 16th centuries. The gold panning site is now laid out as a visitor site with a water supply, a panning pond, a log cabin and a children's playground. At the original Bodenhaus gold panning site, about twenty minutes by car from the centre, visitors pan for gold from the Hüttwinkl Ache, equipped with rubber boots, a spade and a gold pan. Admission is valid for two hours.
What visitors say
Boots, a spade and a pan are provided, and after a short explanation you stand panning in the stream yourself. Visitors note that it is harder than it looks and calls above all for patience and dexterity; what is found are small flakes, not nuggets. It is precisely that slow panning that is experienced as surprisingly relaxing. Children from about eight upwards keep at it well, and the playground next to the panning site takes over when attention wanders.
- · Wear clothing that is allowed to get wet and muddy.
- · Boots can be hired on site; bringing your own boots saves that.
- · Take your time; about two hours is a realistic guide for the stretch up the valley.
SourceSummarised from public experiences, 2026-08-15.
Opening hours
- 06/07 to 30/08, daily 10:00-17:00
- 31/08 to 11/09, daily 10:00-16:00
“Juni & Sep. 10–16 Uhr, Juli & Aug. 10–17 Uhr”
SourceBrochure 2025/26
Contact
- Address
- 6) / 5661 Rauris-Bucheben
- info@raurisertal.at