Crow Creek Historic Gold Mine

Missy Ivankovich

We had so much fun meandering about the beautiful grounds and chatting with the friendly staff. The dog (bear? Horse?) Cooper was by far my kids favorite part.

James Lucy

We came here for the kids to pan for gold. The pay dirt had flakes of gold in it do they all got to experience finding gold in their pans. There are beautiful old mining buildings with plenty of history. The kids only found one other flake in the river in an hour, but they still had fun. The gardens are beautiful. There are campgrounds for small RVs for nightly use without hookup if you would like to stay away from the busy campgrounds.

Lavanya R

This place by itself is decent. You can see old houses of miners and take a walk to reach the serene creek where you can relax. That said, panning for gold here is an absolute waste of time, money, and energy. Two of us spent 50 bucks together to spend all our time getting our hands dirty for finding gold whose value would be around 50 cents. We really regret it and wish we'd spent the time seeing all the houses, strolling and relaxing at the creek instead of lugging buckets and shovels around on a relatively hot day. If you must learn about panning for gold, I suggest watching others doing it or choosing the activity for one person per group. TL; DR: Don't recommend the mining/any activity here for that matter (just not worth your while). Just pay the entry fee and take a walk at your own pace and enjoy the old houses and the creek.

Sheri Mueller

This location is BEAUTIFUL! My kids had a ball panning for gold, and I had a ball taking pictures around the property. There's a dozen adorable old fashioned houses, complete with antique furniture and furnishings. Flowers are *everywhere* and they were beautiful! The river is picturesque, with lots of adventurous places for kids to dig and try their luck. My son was in heaven! We all had a great time!