Chicken Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Alaska, United States
About Chicken
Founded in 1886 as a gold rush town, Chicken served a remote river valley with almost 400 settlers by 1903. The Pedro Dredge, built in 1938 to mine Pedro Creek north ofFairbanks, was moved to Chicken in 1959 and used to mine 55,000 ounces of gold over the next dozen years. As the amount of remaining gold dwindled, commercial mining operators left; the Dredge was moved to its present location at the Chicken Gold Camp in 1998. While operation is now largely seasonal, a thousand acres of mining claims along the Chicken Creek remain open for temporary lease (days or weeks) to recreational part-time prospectors looking to pan for the last few bits of gold.
Top Attractions in Chicken
Explore the best things to see and do in Chicken:
- ★Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost
- ★Chickenstock Music Festival
- ★Goldpanner
- ★Pedro Gold Dredge #4
- ★Tisha's School House
Where to Eat in Chicken
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Chicken Creek Café
- 🍴Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost
Where to Stay in Chicken
- 🏨Chicken Creek RV Park
- 🏨Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost
Chicken Travel Guide Sections
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