Kennecott Mill Town Tour Kennecott, Alaska

Explore Kennecott’s ghost town with exclusive access to historic buildings. Discover tales of fortune and tragedy on this 2-hour guided tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kennecott Copper Mine - Explore the Kennecott townsite with a knowledgeable guide! Start on the edge of town with a scenic vista as you learn about how the site developed and what it was like to live there. Along the walk your guide will explain the historic buildings that you see. Your guide’s main goal is to give you access to the 14-story…
What's Included
  • Hard Hat
Additional Information

Kennecott, Alaska is a ghost town frozen in time. When the Kennecott Copper Corporation abruptly abandoned the town in 1938, they left behind their equipment, buildings, and personal belongings; yet, their stories of discovery, perseverance, and ingenuity live on!
St. Elias Alpine Guides holds the exclusive concession with the National Park Service, and…

Location
St. Elias Alpine Guides
Kennicott Millsite
Our office is the second building on the left as you enter the Kennecott Town Site. Please meet us there 10 minutes before the start of your tour time! If you are coming from McCarthy, please note that you will need to catch the shuttle that leaves an hour before the start of your tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Hhess19
Sep 10, 2024
A must-do in Kennicott - It's amazing how the NPS was able to stabilize and restore the copper mill for tours. So much of it is original, and the added structures to keep it upright and safe blend right in. It was a fascinating tour. Our guide was friendly, but didn't seem as knowledgeable as he could be. I understand that the mill's construction was not well documented when it was active and it has taken scientists and historians a lot of time and effort to figure out how the mill operated when it was restored, but we talked to other people in town who relayed information that we didn't get on our tour. All in all though, our guide stopped on each floor of the mill and shared what he knew, and just being in there was incredible.
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Conniehar90
Aug 19, 2024
Top Notch organization! - St Elias guides are wonderful! They will take care of you on any adventure that you choose with them! We took the mill tour (amazing), the half day Root glacier hike and Ice Cave Exploration. The glacier hike is tiring - we were beat by the time we returned and were glad we did not book the full day tour. Walking on the glacier was amazing! The ice cave exploration was unbelievable! Probably one of the harder excursions that we have done but it was definitely worth it! The hike wasn't bad but prepare to get muddy and wet when you are crawling through the caves. Definitely a highlight of our trip!
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Robin
Aug 16, 2024
Wonderful guides - We had a great time on the mill tour and the half day glacier hike. Both our guides were knowledgeable, friendly and just a lot of fun. I would recommend both of those activities to anybody.
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Pgary142
Aug 16, 2024
Our guide was well informed and open to questions and comment. She was willing to go the extra mile. - She offered information and was open to to questions, discussing what she did not know but was willing to entertain new ideas
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Joseph
Aug 11, 2024
Great day out in Kennicott! - We did both the half day glacier tour (with Jacob) and the two hour mill tour (with Sara) the same day. Both guides were fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed both activities. Both guides were professional and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend!
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159rhondar
Aug 10, 2024
Great tour! - This is a great tour! Our guide, Dana, was knowledgeable about the history of the area and answerd questions as we went along the tour. Dana was fun and engaging, making the tour even more enjoyable. We highly recommend this tour to better understand the history of the area!
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Eric
Jul 24, 2024
A step back in time - We enjoyed our tour of the mine. It was an amazing experience. Our guide, Ji, was very knowledgeable. He did a great job explaining each part of the town and the mill.
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333markh333
Jul 21, 2024
Great Experiences and Great People - My wife and I used St Elias Alpine Guides services three times during our stay in Wrangell- St Elias Natl Park. We did the Mill tour, ice caves and full day glacier experiences. Both the activities and guides (Josh, Max and Tess, respectively) were great. The company and staff were consistently terrific and accommodating including allowing a very last minute reschedule due to a conflict of my own making. We are very comfortable recommending St Elias Alpine Guides for activities in and around Kennicott and would enthusiastically use them again if we returned.
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Courtneysara3
Jul 14, 2024
Mill tour - We did the Kennecott Mill tour with our guide, Henry, during our honeymoon. Henry was AMAZING- he was so knowledgable about the history, the area, the geology, and more. My wife and I were both very impressed and would love to do more tours with St. Elias in the future!
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Lyse_r
Jul 11, 2024
Worth the price - Really cool piece of Alaskan History. Highly recommended as you get to see the inside of the mill and get amazing views.
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