Gold mine tours and gold panning in North Carolina

8 places to tour a historic gold mine, pan for gold or visit a mining museum in North Carolina. The most reviewed is Reed Gold Mine (4.7 stars, 1,451 reviews).

Places to visit in North Carolina

Reed Gold Mine

Historical place museum · North Carolina
★ 4.7 (1,451 reviews)
9621 Reed Mine Rd, Midland, NC 28107
Hours on Google: Tue to Sat 9 AM to 5 PM

Rose Creek Mine

Tourist attraction · North Carolina
★ 4.9 (1,338 reviews)
240 Terrace Ridge Dr, Franklin, NC 28734
Hours on Google: Wed to Sat 9 AM to 5 PM; Sun 11 AM to 5 PM

Gold Hill Mines Historic Park

Park · North Carolina
★ 4.8 (455 reviews)
735 St Stephens Church Rd, Gold Hill, NC 28071
Hours on Google: Mon to Sat 8 AM to 5 PM; Sun 11 AM to 5 PM

Greater Foscoe Mining Company

Mining company · North Carolina
★ 4.6 (319 reviews)
8998 NC-105 S, Banner Elk, NC 28604
Hours on Google: Mon 10 AM to 3 PM; Thu to Sun 10 AM to 3 PM

Treasure Quest Mining

Rock shop · North Carolina
★ 4.9 (310 reviews)
414 Upchurch St, Apex, NC 27502
Hours on Google: Wed to Sun 10 AM to 5 PM

Mountain Creek Gold Mine

Tourist attraction · North Carolina
★ 4.7 (48 reviews)
38692 Smokeridge Rd, New London, NC 28127
Hours on Google: Daily 8 AM to 5 PM

North Carolina Mining Museum

Museum · North Carolina
★ 4.7 (48 reviews)
331 McKinney Mine Rd, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Hours on Google: Daily 9 AM to 5 PM

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 North Carolina on the map

MSHA records 12 gold mines in North Carolina, 0 not abandoned. See the North Carolina gold mines map.

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