Gold mine tours and gold panning in Alaska

19 places to tour a historic gold mine, pan for gold or visit a mining museum in Alaska. The most reviewed is Independence Mine State Historical Park Visitor Center (4.8 stars, 1,460 reviews).

Places to visit in Alaska

Independence Mine State Historical Park Visitor Center

Visitor center · Alaska
★ 4.8 (1,460 reviews)
23264 Gold Cord Rd, Palmer, AK 99645
Hours on Google: Daily 10 AM to 6 PM
Website(907) 745-3975Google Maps

Gold Dredge 8

Tour operator · Alaska
★ 4.7 (923 reviews)
1803 Old Steese Hwy N, Fairbanks, AK 99712
Hours on Google: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM
Website(907) 479-6673Google Maps

AJ Mine Gastineau Mill Tours

Tourist attraction · Alaska
★ 4.7 (267 reviews)
500 Sheep Creek Mine Rd, Juneau, AK 99801
Hours on Google: Daily 9 AM to 5 PM
Website(907) 500-5186Google Maps

Gold Mint Trailhead

Tourist attraction · Alaska
★ 4.8 (194 reviews)
Fishhook-Willow Rd, Palmer, AK 99645
Google Maps

Prospector John

Tour operator · Alaska
★ 5.0 (113 reviews)
21849 Sterling Hwy, Cooper Landing, AK 99572
Hours on Google: Mon to Sat 8 AM to 8 PM; Sun 2 PM to 8 PM
Website(907) 598-1808Google Maps

Independence Mine State Historical Park

State park · Alaska
★ 4.8 (89 reviews)
23264 Gold Cord Rd, Palmer, AK 99645
WebsiteGoogle Maps

Big Nugget Mine

Mine · Alaska
★ 4.9 (78 reviews)
Haines, AK 99827
Google Maps

Chatanika Gold Dredge

Historical landmark · Alaska
★ 4.8 (32 reviews)
Unnamed Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712
Google Maps

Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area

Tourist attraction · Alaska
★ 4.4 (22 reviews)
Sutton-Alpine, AK 99674
Google Maps

Musher's Camp® & Gold Panning - Skagway, Alaska

Tour operator · Alaska
★ 5.0 (18 reviews)
2 Mile, Klondike Hwy, Skagway, AK 99840
Hours on Google: Daily 7 AM to 7 PM
Website(907) 983-4444Google Maps

World’s Largest Gold Pan

Tourist attraction · Alaska
★ 4.6 (16 reviews)
405 Warren Pl, Nome, AK 99762
Hours on Google: Daily 12 AM to 12 AM
WebsiteGoogle Maps

The Pedro Gold Dredge

Tourist attraction · Alaska
★ 4.6 (13 reviews)
1/4 mile, Airport Rd, Chicken, AK 99732
Hours on Google: Daily 12 AM to 12 AM
Website(907) 782-4427Google Maps

Gold Fever Prospecting

Sightseeing tour agency · Alaska
★ 4.9 (7 reviews)
75 Taylor Hwy, Chicken, AK 99732
Hours on Google: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM
Website(844) 465-3338Google Maps

Listings come from Google Maps (retrieved 2026-10-13, re-checked 2026-10-13: each place still appears on Google Maps and its website, where it has one, was reachable). Hours are the ones on the Google listing and many tour mines are seasonal, so check with the operator before you go. Gold Mines Map has no ties to these businesses.

Gold mines in Alaska on the map

MSHA records 380 gold mines in Alaska, 55 not abandoned. See the Alaska gold mines map.

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