![]() Several dredge ponds offer opportunities for fishing and camping. Fourteen miles northeast of Stanley, the fully intact dredge is an impressive machine and makes for a great side trip into Idahos nostalgically destructive mining past. The Yankee Fork Dredge is just about ½ mile down the road from Bonanza. Finally, the iconic Yankee Fork Gold Dredge is one of the best-preserved and presented dredges in the lower 48 states and is open to guided tours in the summer months. Yankee Fork, ID Dredge by Kathy Alexander. You will see the dredge ponds and tailings alongside the road, as well as reclamation and revitalizing of the river habitat to restore Chinook salmon and steelhead in the Yankee Fork River after mining damage. Today, some remnants of ghost towns Bonanza, homesteads, and mining sit by the Yankee Fork in various states of preservation and decay. Following dredge mining, the Yankee Fork road was rebuilt over the dredge. Uniquely, the Gem State's mining past is a legacy that remains just as much a part of our landscape today as the very minerals that hide beneath our rugged terrain, leaving behind a trail of ghost towns, long-standing saloons, and Wild West-style architecture. The goal of the Yankee Fork Dredge Tailings Restoration Project is to restore. Also along the road are a number of dredge ponds that are regularly stocked with fish. ![]() The dredge recovered over 1,200,000 in gold and was shut down in 1952 after the claims owned by the company were dredged. The road is a true reflection of what the history of Idaho is rooted in hard work, brutal elements, western promise, and most importantly - gold. Built by Bucyrus-Erie, the dredge was purchased by the Snake River Mining Company in 1939 and hauled to the Yankee Fork for assembly. Yankee Fork Road is located in the Salmon-Challis National Forest. ![]()
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