Are you planning your Colorado vacation or looking for something close to home that is a memory making experience?

Visit us! We are in Idaho Springs, just a short drive from the Denver Area.

Open 7 Days a Week - Year Round  

Book Now & Receive an Online Discount
for Combo Package (Tour & Panning)!

Monday - Thursday: 10AM - 5PM 
Friday - Sunday: 10AM - 6PM

Walk-ins are Welcome!

Gold Mine Tours Includes Panning Lesson!

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We teach you how to find the gold and lend you a pan to use.

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Adventure is coming your way! Entertaining Gold Mine Tour where you will explore history, geology, equipment and gold processing!

You learn how to find the gold! We teach you how and lend you a pan. You keep what you find. Gold, garnets, quartz and pyrite found naturally and frequently.  Yes, you find gold, you keep the gold!

Our Talented Tour Guides & Panning Experts!

Our tour guides and panning experts are knowledgeable and entertaining!
Each tour is unique, no written script. Visit once and you will want to come back again!
 Tip them because you know they are AMAZING!

Love Panning for GOLD?
 When you make your online reservation buy your pay dirt which is  your guaranteed Colorado gold. Then buy your panning kit to take home. Panning supplies and souvenirs for sale in our Bus Gift Shop!

Covered Picnic Pavilion
Pan for gold and then take a break. Snacks and cold drinks available at our Bus Gift Shop or bring your own picnic. Tables are located next to the gold panning area.

We love Dogs!

Experience Rocky Mountain Wildlife:
Feed the Chipmunks & Squirrels. They will eat right out of your hand! There are 5 different species of humming birds that come to visit us each year. Make sure to look for the mountain goats too.

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