Welcome!

The Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs of Sacramento, (SVDB) is a metal detecting club based in the Central Valley of California. The members come from the surrounding Sacramento area and cities. Our members represent a wide range of metal detecting interests from relic hunting, coin shooting, jewelry hunting to detecting / prospecting for gold.

SVDB membership meetings are currently held in the North County Corporate Yard (Formerly SMUD Building) 5026 Don Julio Blvd. North Highlands, CA at the corner of Elkhorn Blvd and Don Julio Blvd. See Directions below.

Activities

The SVDB membership meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 P.M. Meetings may include general business items, membership Show and Tell, coin raffle, guest speaker and other exhibits. See recent events on the Club News page.

Other SVDB club activities include three club sponsored Day-in-the-Park hunts each month, a Club Annual Hunt, occasional Metal Detecting Clinics for new members, and Beach or Prospecting trips. See our Calendar.

SVDB specializes in helping our over 125 paid members with Reference to ethics,  Park Regulations, and How-To tips for metal detecting.

SVDB Membership dues are $30.00 per year for a Single Membership or $40.00 per year for a Family Membership. Click for Application. History, Organization, and Bylaws are on our About page.

SVDB Club Newsletter is mailed monthly to those members who do not have an email address: click "Newsletter" icon at right.

SVDB Club Library is full of research material, i.e. videos, maps, books and magazines. We provide a listing of National organizations, Treasure News links, and Links to other metal detecting sites.

SVDB has a Volunteer Staff for assisting the pubic in locating lost personal items and to provide assistance to law enforcement for evidence searches. Club Contact:
  svdb-admin@sacramentvalleydetectingbuffs.com

SVDB Coin Raffle is held each club meeting with approximately 30 items valued $450. Members can buy/sell items on our Classifieds page.


Visitors are always welcome and are encouraged to join and participate in our club meetings.

Directions

We meet at the North County Corporate Yard (Formerly SMUD Building) 5026 Don Julio Blvd. North Highlands, CA at the corner of Elkhorn Blvd and Don Julio Blvd. North Highlands is North-East of downtown Sacramento along Highway 80.

• Take Highway 80 to Elkhorn Boulevard, and turn northwest onto Elkhorn. Traveling north from Sacramento, you'll exit right, then turn left onto Elkhorn; Traveling south from Auburn, you exit right, then turn right onto Elkhorn.
• After two traffic lights, you'll be going over a railroad overpass.
• The next intersection is Don Julio: Make a right onto Don Julio, then enter the first driveway on the right.

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Latest Newsletter

The Raffle for White's detector owners has been extended for another month.
Click HERE to enter the raffle.

Most metal detecting in our group hunts is for coins, jewelry, relics, and artifacts. Some members will also hunt for gold and silver (prospecting), and some are interested in beach and water detecting.