8.5/1014 votesLoading...#1 - River of Never-Ending Gold
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2024
Parker Schnabel travels the gold-filled Madeira River deep into the Brazilian wilderness as he hunts for a fleet of dredges bringing in billions.
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#2 - Bull's Blood
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/2024
Parker prospects in Serra Pelada, the site of Brazil's biggest gold rush that produced five billion dollars worth of gold and is rumored to hold trillions more.
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#3 - Motherlode M.I.A.
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2024
Parker decodes the mystery of where a billion-dollar motherlode went. Some say it was mined out, while others believe it’s still buried underground.
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#4 - Billion Dollar Deal
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/2024
Parker discovers a potential $1.5 billion payday in Serra Pelada, but first, he needs to strike a deal with the local owners.
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8.3/109 votesLoading...#5 - The Secret Sluice
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2022
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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8.3/109 votesLoading...#6 - Floating Gold
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/1/2022
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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8.3/109 votesLoading...#7 - Parker's Prospect
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/8/2022
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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8.3/109 votesLoading...#8 - Gold Mining Paradise
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2022
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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8.3/109 votesLoading...#9 - Gut Check
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/22/2022
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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#10 - The Floating Gold City
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2024
Parker Schnabel heads deep into the jungles of Guyana, South America, to chase a 21st-century gold rush. Working with his team, he trades his heavy mining equipment for the most basic tools and learns ingenious local techniques.
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8.2/1027 votesLoading...#11 - Mining with Monsters
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2018
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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8.2/1023 votesLoading...#12 - Hell Dorado
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2018
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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8.2/1011 votesLoading...#13 - Parker's $5-Million Bet
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2022
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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#14 - Hard Rock Holy Grail
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 6/28/2024
Parker comes face-to-face with a pack of wild jaguars before heading to the Brazilian hard rock mecca of Pocone, where he discovers a game-changing type of mining.
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#15 - Miner's Paradise
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 7/5/2024
In the placer miner's paradise of Peixoto, Parker discovers ground much richer than anything he's mined in the Yukon and considers dropping $1 million to get in on the action.
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8.0/108 votesLoading...#16 - Leap of Faith
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/5/2022
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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8.0/108 votesLoading...#17 - Sharks and Gold
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/2022
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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7.9/1015 votesLoading...#18 - Future Ground
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2020
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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#19 - There's Gold Everywhere
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2023
Parker strikes gold in Bolivia at a location that could be the next Klondike; with time running out on his prospect, Parker faces a big decision.
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7.8/1019 votesLoading...#20 - Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2018
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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7.8/1020 votesLoading...#21 - X Marks the Spot
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/2018
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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7.8/1019 votesLoading...#22 - Mercury Rising
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2019
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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7.8/1016 votesLoading...#23 - Tyler's Trial
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2020
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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7.8/1015 votesLoading...#24 - Hell's Crack
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2020
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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7.7/1022 votesLoading...#25 - Welcome to the Jungle
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2018
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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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.
Genres:RealityDrama
Network:Discovery
Best Episodes Summary
"River of Never-Ending Gold" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush: Parker's Trail". It scored 8.5/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/31/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bull's Blood".