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Breckenridge Gold Mine Tour: Authentic Gold Rush Experience
4.8
721 Ratings
Breckenridge
Experience the authentic Breckenridge Gold Mine Tour and immerse yourself in the captivating history of mining towns. Try your hand at gold panning and interact with friendly burros. Don’t miss this top-rated Colorado experience!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Rocky Mountains - In the midst of the majestic Rocky Mountains, the Country Boy Mine was one of the largest and most famous gold mines in Breckenridge, Colorado. Today, we invite you to visit the Country Boy Mine and enjoy the many activities the mine has to offer. Join us for a mine tour into a real gold mine at this historic restored mining site. While at the mine you can also gold pan, pet the burros, slide down the 55 foot ore chute, explore the authentic mine site, view the exhibits and equipment that were used in the mine and visit the general store. The Country Boy Mine has been offering mine tours for over 20 years. The Country Boy Mine is located 2 miles from downtown Breckenridge in Summit County, Colorado.
What's Included
- Gold Panning
- All fees and/or taxes included
Additional Information
Discover the authentic and captivating Country Boy Mine on this exciting and educational tour. Dating back to 1887, Country Boy Mine offers a unique opportunity to explore the history of mining towns in the olden days. This interactive tour allows you to delve into the fascinating world of mining in Breckenridge, with the only real open mine in the area. Recently recognized by Michelin Green Guide as one of the Top Experiences in Colorado!
As part of your visit, you will also have the chance to try your hand at gold panning. Learn the techniques utilized by prospectors and experience the thrill of discovering gold for yourself (and keep your GOLD).
During the summer months, spend some quality time with our friendly burros, who love to roam around the site. These adorable miniature donkeys will bring a smile to your face as you pet and feed them.
Tour Includes:
• 1,000 Foot Underground Gold Mine Tour
• Gold Panning
• Slide the Ore Chute
• Burros
• Historic Walk
Location
Country Boy Mine
French Gulch Road
Drive along Reiling road until you see our flags and sign on the right. We are 400 yards further along from the free bus service (Purple Route)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(721 Ratings)
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Adventurer38216
Jul 28, 2024
awesome time in the mine - Micheal was our tour guy. He was phenomenal. You can tell that he enjoys what he does and was very personable and engaging incorporates humor as well which everybody loved and made everybody relaxed and open up more to ask more questions when he showed us how to pan he did great, my daughter did well after the lesson found a bunch of rocks
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Lindsay_b
Jul 25, 2024
Entertaining History - My fiancé and I were looking for things to do during our stay in Colorado, and I’m so happy we found Country Boy Mine! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining, and it was so interesting to learn about the conditions miners endured all those years ago. Then after the tour we panned for gold in the creek for a good hour. It was so much fun and I can’t recommend this experience enough!
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Saragw3113ws
Jul 22, 2024
Fun and fascinating for all ages! Bring a coat - Highly recommend this tour to experience an actual mine tunnel and hear a LOT of fascinating details about what it was like to live here and work the mine. The guides were knowledgeable, entertaining, and particularly adept at engaging the kids in the group. Everyone had a great time! The best part was the guides sharing the excitement with kids when they were panning for gold at the end of the tour. Thanks especially to the guides who put my nephew on cloud nine by sharing their excitement over the garnet he found!! For reference, it is about 48 degrees F in the tunnel, and you walk about 1000 feet horizontally through the same tunnel that miners used to move rock out by railcar.
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Jwillyio
Jul 18, 2024
Fun for all of us! - Great fun for the children and adults! Would go again if we had time. Tour was informative and panning for gold lots of fun!
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Myca
Jul 11, 2024
Excellent afternoon - So interesting learning about the history of the mine and we had a great guide. The staff are so helpful and friendly. Very beautiful town.
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Rpibuff
Jul 10, 2024
Struck it Rich - Thus was a great experience for all of us (my wife and me, a grandson, a niece and two nephews). Most of us took the tour of the mine which was quite authentic (because it is authentic). It gave you a real feel for what the miners would have experienced, not a cleaned up, dressed up version many cave attractions present. We also panned for gold which all of enjoyed immensely. The kids took home many little treasures (though none of us struck it rich). A couple hour fun time in Breckenridge.
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Nickc526
Jul 6, 2024
Great trip back in time - So cool to go deep into the mine and to see a day in the life of a miner. Kids really enjoyed all of it, especially the panning for gold.
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Elmtree04
Jul 5, 2024
Best day in Breck! - Our boys - ages 7 and 5 - had so much fun on this tour followed by panning for hours. Rich in history, this mine and surrounding environment was so entertaining for kids and adults alike. Ashton was our tour guide and he was so knowledgeable and entertaining! The GM, Jonathan, could not have been more hospitable or accommodating to our boys! He went above and beyond (he’s a Texan so 👍) and we couldn’t be more thankful for pleased with our afternoon spent with Country Boy Mine. (Don’t miss the donkeys, Dynamite and Goldie!)
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Al
Jul 7, 2024
Great family fun! - Great experience, we had a fun guide and very interesting. Bring a light jacket as it is cool in the mine. Great picture opportunities walking around the property
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Mobile19998081385
Jul 16, 2024
Disappointed - Save your money...we have been on other mine tours and this was the worst...very little to see and not much in the way of education...skipped panning for gold in their little pond...very poor value
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