The Best Episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail
Every episode of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail!
Parker's Trail follows legendary gold miner Parker Schnabel during the Klondike off-season through various gold-related adventures.
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The best episode of "Gold Rush: Parker's Trail" is "The Secret Sluice", rated 8.1/10 from 8 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Secret Sluice" aired on 6/24/2022 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Floating Gold".
8.1/10 8 votes#1 - The Secret Sluice
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2022-06-24
Parker and team venture off-grid to track down a legendary miner known as The Gambler on the gold-rich west coast of New Zealand. Parker's blown away by what he finds in the sluice.
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8.1/10 8 votes#2 - Floating Gold
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2022-07-01
Parker sizes up a high-tech gold-catching machine capable of floating on water. A sudden storm threatens to trap the team on a New Zealand glacier.
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8.1/10 8 votes#3 - Parker's Prospect
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2022-07-08
Parker jumps at an unexpected offer for a new claim and prospects Matt Dove's virgin ground in New Zealand's gold-rich Southern Alps.
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8.1/10 8 votes#4 - Gold Mining Paradise
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2022-07-15
Parker investigates a bucket dredge that's banked over $700 million and discovers his version of paradise: a gold-rich claim with every type of plant needed to strike it rich.
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8.1/10 8 votes#5 - Gut Check
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2022-07-22
Parker pivots to test a shaker deck, but his inability to pull the trigger leads him to question the viability of his new Alaska operation.
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8.0/10 24 votes#6 - Mining with Monsters
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2018-03-30
Having just mined $7 million worth of gold, Parker now wants an even tougher challenge: to mine in the gold-rich jungles of Guyana, South America and learn from the locals. But his longtime foreman Rick is about to drop a bombshell of news in the process.
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8.0/10 21 votes#7 - Hell Dorado
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2018-04-13
Parker Schnabel wants to mine in the jungles of Guyana, South America when but an out-of-control water hose leaves him injured and local miners refuse to lease him ground, he's faced with a stark choice double down or head home.
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8.0/10 10 votes#8 - Parker's $5-Million Bet
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2022-06-17
Parker begins booting up his new gold mining operation in Alaska. When he can't find a wash plant in the snow-covered north, he gambles on a last minute trip to New Zealand -- home to big gold and top-notch miners.
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7.7/10 18 votes#9 - Mercury Rising
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2019-04-19
Toxic mercury used by miners in a remote village prompts Parker to build a retort to prevent the dangerous fumes from spreading, but a surprise flash flood may prevent him from returning to the village.
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7.7/10 14 votes#10 - Future Ground
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2020-05-01
Tyler researches available claims that will expire, and finds one that's up for grabs. The group race to stake a claim at the stroke of midnight.
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7.7/10 7 votes#11 - Leap of Faith
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2022-08-05
Parker checks out a wash plant on tracks and considers a major pivot -- building his own custom plant for the Alaska claim; Tyler and Jeff prospect for gold nuggets in New Zealand's richest river.
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7.7/10 7 votes#12 - Sharks and Gold
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2022-08-12
Parker dives into shark-infested waters hoping to find gold; he explores a high-dollar rock mine and reveals the design of his Alaska wash plant.
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7.6/10 20 votes#13 - Welcome to the Jungle
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2018-04-06
Against the advice of the locals, Parker and crew head off alone, deep into uncharted jungle, risking encounters with caiman, jaguars, snakes and venomous spiders. They attempt to cross a quarter mile of raging rapids but the current takes hold of Rick.
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7.6/10 19 votes#14 - The Monster Mine
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2019-04-26
Volatile conditions outside the massive Porgera mine send Parker and crew exploring nearby towns where they witness illegal mining techniques.
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7.6/10 15 votes#15 - Tyler's Trial
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2020-03-20
In the legendary Palmer goldfields, Parker and his team encounter a lucrative family-run mining operation and discover dirt far richer than anything they've seen in the Yukon. But convincing the family to lease him virgin ground will come at a price.
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7.6/10 14 votes#16 - Hell's Crack
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2020-04-03
In an area known to locals as "Hell's Crack," Parker and his team navigate a treacherous river, battle extreme heat and fight machine breakdowns to prospect ground so rich it could hold 100 million dollars worth of gold.
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7.5/10 21 votes#17 - Racing the Freeze
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2017-04-07
Parker and his crew are only 50 miles into the daunting 600 mile trek on the Klondike Trail. It's a race against time as the water is quickly freezing, but with food sources running low they are forced to pause and go hunting or face starvation.
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7.5/10 17 votes#18 - Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2018-04-20
Parker and crew are chased by deadly caiman and bitten by piranha. And, their attempt to drag their boat up a waterfall ends in disaster.
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7.5/10 18 votes#19 - X Marks the Spot
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2018-04-27
Parker and his team arrive in Marudi, the epicenter of a twenty first century gold rush. They have just two weeks to find a claim get the equipment they need to set up a jungle operation and mine for Guyanese gold.
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7.5/10 13 votes#20 - The Jungle Strikes Back
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2018-05-04
Parker, Rick, Karla, and Sam have crossed Guyana and set up their own gold mine in Marudi, the heart of a modern-day gold rush. But their dreams of jungle gold are derailed by a local land dispute that threatens to turn violent.
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7.5/10 16 votes#21 - Lethal Landslide
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2019-04-12
Parker and his crew help a local family mine in the highlands, but a devastating landslide means they witness the harsh realities of living in this remote paradise.
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7.5/10 20 votes#22 - Outback Gold
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2020-03-13
Parker takes the team Down Under to search for a gold-rich claim.
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7.5/10 13 votes#23 - The Honey Pot
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2020-04-10
Hunting for a huge payday in Tyler's hometown of Sandstone, the team encounters a dangerous new method for extracting gold and Parker must decide if the risk is worth the reward.
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7.5/10 13 votes#24 - Mine, Moment, Machine
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2020-04-17
Parker and the gang get a bang out of hard rock mining.
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7.5/10 13 votes#25 - Mucho Oro
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 2023-04-07
Parker and his team travel to South America in search of a claim to mine with $100 million dollars in gold; following the Incan trail deep into the Peruvian jungle where they battle wildlife and mother nature to find virgin ground.
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