The WORST episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail

Every episode of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail!

Despite striking it rich mining in his home state of Alaska, "Gold Rush" star Parker Schnabel isn't satisfied. He's always wondered if he could follow in the footsteps of his forebears and take on the legendary Klondike Gold Rush trail. Wonder no more. In honor of his family -- especially his beloved grandfather, who always inspired him to push beyond his limits -- Parker attempts to mimic a journey that killed thousands of brave souls in the late 19th century. As winter closes in, he begins the trek across the Coastal Range and works his way to the fabled goldfields of the Klondike. He's joined by his foreman, Rick Ness; wilderness guide Karla Ann, who once worked with Parker as a rock truck driver; and cameramen James Levelle, who has known Parker for years.

Last Updated: 5/2/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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Trail Tales
star
5.83
6 votes

#1 - Trail Tales

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/2017

After the toughest journey of their lives, Parker and his friends relive what happened on the trail. Revealing the struggle, conflict and untold secrets about just how close they came to disaster.

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Mother of God
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7.42
110 votes

#2 - 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.

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Welcome to the Jungle
star
7.51
154 votes

#3 - Welcome to the Jungle

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/2018

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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Mine, Moment, Machine
star
7.54
118 votes

#4 - Mine, Moment, Machine

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2020

Parker makes a gamble on dry-mining equipment to test the gold-rich ground of Western Australia. A case of gold fever proves costly, and Parker nearly loses a team member.

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In The Footsteps of Legends
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7.55
257 votes

#5 - In The Footsteps of Legends

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2017

Parker Schnabel and his friends pay tribute to the legends before them and attempt the Klondike Trail of 1897. Not only is it 600 miles of mountains, lakes and rivers, but leaving dangerously late in the season means the winter may derail their plans.

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Mucho Oro
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7.56
115 votes

#6 - Mucho Oro

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2023

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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Leap of Faith
star
7.56
102 votes

#7 - 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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Devil's Paradise
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7.56
110 votes

#8 - Devil's Paradise

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2023

Parker prospects La Rinconada mountain, the highest gold mine on earth and a nearly lawless boomtown filled with 60,000 miners. Parker discovers big gold using hand-lit explosives, but a sudden illness threatens to end the trip early.

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Bolivia or Bust
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7.58
106 votes

#9 - Bolivia or Bust

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2023

Parker follows the gold into Bolivia, where he hopes to tap into its $2.5 billion gold industry; the crew gets a lead on a placer operation but is confronted by the claim's 32 owners at the gate.

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Mining With Monsters
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7.59
172 votes

#10 - Mining With Monsters

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/2018

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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Trial by Fire
star
7.60
121 votes

#11 - Trial by Fire

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2020

Parker tests virgin ground on the Fitzgerald claim and makes a big discovery, but he must gain the trust of the family if he wants to strike a deal.

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The Dark Horse
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7.60
111 votes

#12 - The Dark Horse

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2023

Parker goes all-in and starts mining the 400-acre Bonanza Creek claim, but a chance encounter with neighboring miners could offer him something even better.

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Outback Gold
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7.61
171 votes

#13 - Outback Gold

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/2020

Parker takes the team Down Under to search for a gold-rich claim.

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Hell Dorado
star
7.62
126 votes

#14 - Hell Dorado

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/6/2018

Parker 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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X Marks the Spot
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7.63
140 votes

#15 - X Marks the Spot

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/2018

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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Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens
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7.63
140 votes

#16 - Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/2018

In the jungles of Guyana, Parker and crew are chased by deadly caiman and bitten by carnivorous piranha. Then their attempt to drag their boat up a waterfall results in a disaster that could end not just the expedition but the life of one of the crew.

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Racing the Freeze
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7.63
201 votes

#17 - Racing the Freeze

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2017

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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Tyler's Trial
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7.63
161 votes

#18 - 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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Dangerous Depths
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7.64
140 votes

#19 - Dangerous Depths

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/2019

An encounter with a group of machete-wielding locals tests the team's preparedness for the region's dangerous conditions after a grueling jungle trek leads Parker and his team to a network of abandoned WWII tunnels.

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The Jungle Strikes Back
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7.64
140 votes

#20 - The Jungle Strikes Back

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/27/2018

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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Gold Monsters
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7.65
110 votes

#21 - Gold Monsters

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2023

Parker uncovers a fleet of monster 110-ton excavators scooping paydirt from the riverbed deep in the Bolivian jungle. Just when he gets to the gold, two of his team members fall sick.

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Bonanza Creek Bounty
star
7.68
109 votes

#22 - Bonanza Creek Bounty

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2023

Parker storms into Bolivia's gold belt to prospect virgin ground that could hold two million ounces of gold -- right where Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid roamed.

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Gut Check
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7.68
101 votes

#23 - 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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Hard Rock Risks
star
7.69
127 votes

#24 - Hard Rock Risks

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2020

Tyler leads Parker to a promising hard rock mine where they detonate high explosives to gauge if the rewards of underground mining justify the risks.

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The Honey Pot
star
7.70
100 votes

#25 - The Honey Pot

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2020

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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