Gold mine tours and gold panning in California

17 places to tour a historic gold mine, pan for gold or visit a mining museum in California. The most reviewed is Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park (4.7 stars, 2,151 reviews).

Places to visit in California

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.7 (2,151 reviews)
310 Back St, Coloma, CA 95613
Hours on Google: Daily 8 AM to 8 PM
Website(530) 622-3470Google Maps

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.8 (2,131 reviews)
10791 E Empire St, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Hours on Google: Daily 10 AM to 5 PM
Website(530) 273-8522Google Maps

Gold Discovery Museum

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.8 (754 reviews)
310 Back St, Coloma, CA 95613
Hours on Google: Daily 9 AM to 5 PM
Website(530) 622-3470Google Maps

Eagle Mining Co.

Gold mining company · California
★ 4.6 (626 reviews)
2320 C St, Julian, CA 92036
Hours on Google: Daily 10 AM to 5 PM
Website(760) 765-0036Google Maps

Gold Rush Mining Company Adventures

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.0 (392 reviews)
40016 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Hours on Google: Mon 11 AM to 3 PM; Thu and Fri 11 AM to 3 PM; Sat 10 AM to 4:30 PM; Sun 10 AM to 4 PM
Website(909) 866-5678Google Maps

California State Mining and Mineral Museum

Natural history museum · California
★ 4.6 (362 reviews)
5005 Fairgrounds Rd, Mariposa, CA 95338
Hours on Google: Thu to Sun 10 AM to 4 PM
Website(209) 742-7625Google Maps

Kennedy Gold Mine Tours

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.7 (299 reviews)
12594 Kennedy Mine Rd, Jackson, CA 95642
Hours on Google: Sat and Sun 10 AM to 3:30 PM
Website(209) 223-9542Google Maps

Gold Bug Park & Mine

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.5 (297 reviews)
2635 Gold Bug Ln, Placerville, CA 95667
Hours on Google: Daily 10 AM to 4 PM
Website(530) 642-5207Google Maps

Northstar Mining Museum

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.6 (190 reviews)
933 Allison Ranch Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95949
Hours on Google: Thu to Sun 12 PM to 4 PM
Website(530) 273-4255Google Maps

California Gold Panning

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.7 (137 reviews)
17712 Harvard Mine Rd, Jamestown, CA 95327
Hours on Google: Daily 9 AM to 5 PM
Website(209) 213-9719Google Maps

Matelot Gulch Mining Company

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.6 (43 reviews)
22675 Main St, Columbia, CA 95310
Hours on Google: Mon to Fri 11 AM to 4 PM; Sat and Sun 10 AM to 5 PM
Website(209) 532-9693Google Maps

Gold Rush City Gold Panning

Tourist attraction · California
★ 5.0 (31 reviews)
56001 CA-41, Fish Camp, CA 93623
Hours on Google: Mon and Tue 10 AM to 4 PM; Wed 10 AM to 6 PM; Thu and Fri 10 AM to 4 PM; Sat 10 AM to 6 PM; Sun 10 AM to 4 PM
Website(559) 683-7273Google Maps

Bear Canyon Mine

Historical landmark · California
★ 3.6 (31 reviews)
Capra Rd, Canyon Country, CA 91387
Hours on Google: Daily 12 AM to 12 AM
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Calico Gold Panning

Tourist attraction · California
★ 4.6 (10 reviews)
36600 Ghost Town Rd, Yermo, CA 92398
Hours on Google: Daily 9 AM to 5 PM
Website(909) 387-2757Google 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 California on the map

MSHA records 439 gold mines in California, 11 not abandoned. See the California gold mines map.

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