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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.
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Network:Discovery

Best Episodes Summary

"Bull's Blood" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush: Parker's Trail". It scored 8.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/7/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "River of Never-Ending Gold".

  • Bull's Blood
    8.6/1011 votes
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    #1 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • River of Never-Ending Gold
    8.5/1015 votes
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    #2 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gold Mining Paradise
    8.4/1010 votes
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    #3 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Motherlode M.I.A.
    8.4/1011 votes
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    #4 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret Sluice
    8.3/1010 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Floating Gold
    8.3/1010 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Parker's Prospect
    8.3/1010 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gut Check
    8.3/1010 votes
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    #8 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Floating Gold City
    8.3/1012 votes
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    #9 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Billion Dollar Deal
    8.3/1011 votes
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    #10 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mining with Monsters
    8.2/1028 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hell Dorado
    8.2/1024 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Parker's $5-Million Bet
    8.2/1012 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hard Rock Holy Grail
    8.2/1012 votes
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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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Miner's Paradise
    8.2/108 votes
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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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sharks and Gold
    8.1/109 votes
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    #16 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Leap of Faith
    8.0/109 votes
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    #17 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Future Ground
    7.9/1016 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There's Gold Everywhere
    7.9/109 votes
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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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens
    7.8/1020 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • X Marks the Spot
    7.8/1021 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mercury Rising
    7.8/1020 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tyler's Trial
    7.8/1017 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hell's Crack
    7.8/1016 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother of God
    7.8/1010 votes
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    #25 - Mother of God

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2023

    Parker heads to the Madre de Dios mining district, where he discovers ground so rich he scoops shovels full of gold straight from a riverbank. The team head deep into the jungle with a local tribe to prospect for virgin ground.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A