Crow Creek Gold Mine

Miranda Mnop

This is the best gold mine I experienced so far in 14 years of residency in Alaska. The buildings are so well maintained, like walking into history, lots of information and facts. Staff and residents are very welcoming and friendly and helpful, and they are nestled away in the serenity. Gold panning was such a great experience with my twins that we will be visiting every year. Camping and optional dry cabins for rent nightly great place!!!

Lindsay Cragg

The flowers and scenery were gorgeous. We loved walking around the grounds and taking a trip back in time. I would definitely come again! We didn't pan for gold but saw several people doing it. It's worth the trip just for the flowers.

Joel Kirk

This was a very fun experience. The original buildings were like a time warp. Walking down to the creek, panning for gold, and just listening to the water flow was a perfect afternoon for us. You might not find nuggets of gold and just end up with a flake or two, but it's like being transported back in time to a place you've only heard about in history books and stories.

Alan Yim

This was a fantastic little stop. Gold panning was a fun experience but you get a sense of how hard this life was. The historic village was by far the most interesting part and if you have kids, there’s an area near the front for them to play games. Well worth the time and money to see.

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!

Isabelle Lassitter

We went to visit Crow Creek Mine and the entire experience was absolutely amazing! The staff is super friendly, informative, and helpful, the landscape is breathtaking, and the experience was all around wonderful. This was a super quaint corner, tucked into the valleys of the mountain. Even the drive there was beautiful. Highly HIGHLY recommend to anybody wanting “the Alaskan gold panning” experience.

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.

pbandj37

Took the kids here to have them learn what panning for gold truly entailed. While we found only specs of gold, it was worth the adventure and gave them a better appreciation of what a hard living gold panning was. No guarentee you will find any gold in the creek. Friendly dog and cat on premise. Cool little museum town to explore, lots of hiking, camping space (no hook-ups). The drive to/from the mine is interesting. The views are great also.