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Buried Treasure?
Camp Dakota is covered with treasure and you can help find it. Find one of thousands of antique coins, artifacts, and treasures lost in the great stage hold-up and explosion. There are still plenty of lost items that are just waiting to be discovered.
Here is just a sample of the many items lost on the property.
Genuine 99% Silver Dollars
Antique Buffalo Nickels
Antique Indian Head Pennies
Antique Wheat back Pennies
Sacagawea Dollars
Gold and Silver Jewelry
After the Great Stage Explosion many years ago, the treasure was considered lost and unrecoverable. Now, due to the wonders of modern science, we are able to recover much of this lost treasure. Stop by the campground office and sign up for the great treasure hunt.
KEEP WHAT YOU FIND!!
Availability of metal detectors is limited so don't forget to sign up in advance.
$10 per hour to rent a metal detector
OR
$20 per day if you bring your own equipment
Here is a partial list of the missing items.
1,200 Wheat Pennies minted 1909 thru 1958 currently valued between $.10 and $1.00 each
(Check dates for a rare 1909S V.D.B. valued at over $500)
25 Indian Head Cents minted between 1859 - 1909 currently valued between $1.00 & $10.00 each
1,000 Buffalo Nickels minted 1913 - 1938 currently valued between $1.00 & $15.00 each
(Check dates for a rare 1921S or 1926S valued at over $400 or a 1937D "3 legged buffalo valued at $350)
50 Harrison Dollars minted 2009 currently valued at $1.00 each
Also look for the following Solid Silver coins!!
1922 Silver Dollar "Peace Type" valued at $50
1945 Walking Liberty $.50 Piece valued at $25
1962 Franklin/Liberty Bell $.50 Piece valued at $15
1909 "Barber" $.50 Piece valued at $40
1935 Mercury Dime Valued at $20
1932 Mercury Dime valued at $20
Also find many other pre-1964 solid silver dimes and quarters & a variety of other silver dollars, collectable coins, foreign coins, jewelry, and artifacts.
Treasure Hunt Rules
1. All personal metal detectors must be registered and tagged at the office. (Unauthorized treasure hunters will become a part of the landscape.)
2. No treasure hunting is allowed in individual campsites, inside the paintball fields, across fences, or on gravel roads.
3. Dig no deeper than 6 inches deep. (There are only utility wires down there and you don't want to dig them up!)
4. Refill all your holes!
5. Stop by the office and show us what you found! We will let you keep it!)
Return all rentals on time! Someone will be waiting for your return.
Click Here to read the story of the Great Stage Holdup
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