We came to Coeur d' Alene during December and museums and other places are closed for the season. I really wanted to go to the silver mine, but it was closed for the season, but this Gold mine is open. Based on the reviews, decided to come. This is a tourist trap for sure. This is located in Kellogg, Idaho. The price of $27 a person is high when you factor in length of tour compared to price. I am giving 3 stars because I did learn a few things and my grandfather was a coal miner, so it gave me some idea of what a miner job entails. Gold mine: small mine that you get a guided tour. You get to see how miner searched for gold on the quartz veins. Bathroom: warm and average clean read more

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Neat gift shop! Super nice and knowledgeable staff. The tour was awesome and worth doing! We brought our 7 year old and our 1 year old with no issues. They have fun helmet names and gave little flash lights to us to use to look at things during the tour. Very informational, I would recommend it's worth the time and money. read more

Crystal Gold Mine - Tours Near Me - Kellogg, Idaho

We absolutely loved our experience at the crystal gold mine. The tour guide was charismatic, and knowledgeable about the history of the mine. We loved being able to do many different things with the tour. Panning for gold was fun especially since there was more than just gold in the pans. The target shooting was also a blast. We will be going back. read more

Unforgettable experience! As we checked in after a long day of travel, Dan & Holly went WAY above and beyond to accommodate us despite an error I had made in booking our site. They were extremely welcoming and eager to share about restaurants and attractions in the area. Their suggestion of the close-by Casa de Oro Mexican restaurant was terrific and we ended up dining there twice! As for the mine, Destiny provided us a fascinating tour, and expertly appealed to our three children's interests. She had clearly done her research about the history and was open and responsive to our many questions. Her delivery of content was both humorous and memorable! Finally, there was Matt who greeted us with a smile the moment we approached to do our tour. After the tour, Matt was patient and inspiring, taking great amounts of time, particularly with our youngest child, showing him how to pan for gems and gold. He explained the difference between pyrite and gold and shared the differences between miners' techniques and this experience. He genuinely shared their enthusiasm as they sifted their gem bags in the sluice. Overall, our family shared an unforgettable time at Crystal Gold Mine & RV Park. And, for us, its location near the Trail of the Hiawatha and I-90 was very convenient. Thanks again, Dan, Holly, Destiny & Matt! You make an excellent team! read more

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We greatly enjoyed this visit during our family vacation to the area. Our tour guide, Destiny, was very knowledgable and so great with our four children. The tour itself is interesting and sparked lots of questions that Destiny was able to easily answer in fun and engaging ways. We also loved the gold and gems panning at the end of the tour. I was trying to decide between this gold mine and the silver mine in Wallace for our experience (both sounded great) and ultimately picked this gold mine because the panning was included. I'm glad I did- we all loved it! In fact, at the end of our panning time all four kids (including the sometimes hard to please teenager) were begging for just a few more minutes. If your family is in the area I'd definitely recommend a visit to Crystal Gold Mine. read more

Absolutely loved the tour. They were friendly, knowledgeable, and answered any questions we had quickly. The gift shop has some amazing. Was a bit of a bummer because it's too late in the season to do the panning, but plan on going back in the spring to pan for gold. read more

My family hadn't planned on visiting the Crystal Gold Mine, but we tried it on a whim. It was the highlight of our trip. Destiny in the gift shop taught us to pan and entertained us while we were waiting for our tour. We were amazed at the way all of the staff interacted with our kids to make sure they had the best time. Our tourguide, Josh, was also awesome! It was a great day of education and fun! read more

Beautiful stop by spot. Great convienience off the highway . Dennis manager helped out greatly with a quick fix to our RV. Super nice people in a great canyon in Idaho. read more

Was ok. The kids had a lot of fun mining for crystals. The tour was neat. The guide was ok. Just weird that they know nothing about the mine. read more

I had the most wonderful time at the mine with panning for gold, going on the tour, and a great shop to browse! The gentlemen were delightful, knowledgeable, and fun! Definitely worth the experience - Keep up the great work! read more

Definitely a highlight of our Idaho adventure! The tour was as entertaining as it was informative. I learned so much about mining, how to identify areas rich with gems and minerals according to their appearance and characteristics in the rough. Our tour guide was a spirited and engaging young woman whose husband and kiddo taught us how to pan once we'd emerged from the cave. Zachariah, the boy, helped fill my pan so fast that even my highly competitive fiancé had to admit defeat. The charming "Jackpot Zach" / "Zach of All Trades" (as I nicknamed him) has a knack for many things besides panning, and if you're lucky you might even get a free show at the end of the tour (kid's a whiz on the bike and knows quite a few tricks). Memorable moments in the cave included seeing the natural crystals forming along its walls (taking on different colors indicative of adjacent silver, copper or iron), touching some very large gold nuggets, staring into the watery depths of formerly active mining sites (in which pumping out water by hand was a daily and grueling ritual), catching glimpses of plant life (mushrooms and moss), and experiencing the blackest of black ever in my life when our tour guide turned out the lights to reveal a candle before blowing out the candle to show us what it was like for miners to work when candlelight needed to be reserved. They also have a beautiful gift shop with all kinds of jewelry and other items that make for perfect gifts. The shop has an unusual assortment of things that are surprisingly affordable and fairly priced! What a great day! read more

OMG. Destiny; our tour guide, was AMAZING. Quick with the jokes, knowledge and witty comebacks to my attempts to scare both my girlfriend and her on the tour, she MADE not only the tour but also our day. I cannot thank her enough. The tour itself is pretty cool, lots of really cool history and really pretty sites. But with Destiny as our guide it felt like it was a movie playing out in front of us. Her story telling, energy matching and attention to detail made an already pretty awesome tour seem magical and downright extraordinary. So to Destiny, Crazy Eyes and Huckleberry thanks you :) read more

My family and I went on a spur of the moment tour of the mines. We have to say the tour guide we had of the mines was excellent. She was very patient with our questions and gave us really great info about the history of the mine, a miner's life, and the conditions of working in such a place. She was really great and gave us tons of info (I believe she's studying to be an Anthropologist?) 5 out of 5. She was all set to show us how to pan for gold (despite the weather being super chilly). This was definitely worth the trip. read more

Was fun had a good time. Fun for the kiddos. Cool see a historic mine. Good way to burn some time

This RV park is terrible. They will charge your credit card and not return any money if you have a change of plans and do not arrive. We had to cancel our reservations 2 weeks out, and they still charged our card. Nobody answers the phone, and they do not return emails. Had to file a dipute with the credit card company. Customer service is terrible. Will never stay here. Hopefully I can get our money back that they just take from you. read more

Nice people and cool tour of a real gold mine! We learned a lot of mining history and our daughter loved panning for gems and gold. Definitely worth the stop read more

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We would add more stars if wifi reached the campsites and if there was a shower and laundry building. It's a pretty basic campground right on the highway. read more

Neat tour. No one thinks of gold in the middle of the Silver Valley, Idaho but there it is. And the blind trout are neat.... read more

Crystal Gold Mine - Kellogg, Idaho - Tours Near Me - Kellogg, Idaho

Fascinating story! On a girls weekend to do something we hadn't done before... tour a gold mine... 900 feet under a mountain 1800 feet in a tunnel learning about mining techniques and seeing it for real! All the staff were very nice and informative. Highly recommend! read more

Very impressed with this historic site - had a fun experience on the tour and panning after - excellent folks providing an interesting history lesson in a unique mine - highly recommend - we went on family tour with small children up through grandma and grandpa - all enjoyed! read more

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RV park prices sky-rocketed. Stayed there many times in the past. Can't afford it any more.

called and got reservations. Had a emergency and had to cancel in less than 24 hours with almost three weeks from our book date. They still charged me over $100 to cancel. Plans changed in that three weeks and we were in the area and still went to the Mine Tour (Good tour). When I asked if there was any openings they said they were booked. When driving through the place there was about 5 vacant spots. Right on I90, not impressed with the place. I am guessing other people that had to cancel and not got a refund or may they left! We have been RV'in for a year and have never herd of not being able to cancel with reasonable notice, we were almost three week out with less that 24 hours of booking time. Beware of places like this!! Gas prices are bad enough don't need RV Parks to rip you off!! We like the area and spent a week traveling up and down I90. We found many other places (hard to find on the internet) that were much nicer and better rates and openings! Not sure why Crystal Mine RV Park would have gotten so many good rates??? read more

We lucked out finding this wonderful gem of family fun. After spending two days at Silverwood, we were ready to see the area and just see the sights. It's nice to go somewhere not over commercialized and run by the owners. Pappy took us for a tour of the mine which included fun hard hats and flashlights. The mine is full of rich deposits where you can view gold, silver and copper!!! After the tour Pappy who is the owners dad and a former miner took us over to mine for gold in several tubs. The kids were crazy for this and the adults were as eager to find some treasure. This is worth the 30 min drive from Coeur d'Alene, you won't be disappointed. Then head to the town of Wallace, you actually feel like you are part of the 1800's. Great day! read more

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The most expensive and the worst RV park we have stayed at! By a long shot! There is $30.00 overnight parking by the very nice park in Kellogg. Stay there! We wish we did. No less amenities and much more enjoyable. We broke down in Kellogg and it was recommended we stay close to Les Schwab to prevent further damage as we waited for parts. We paid over $100.00 per night, thinking initially we would try to make the best of what we thought must be a luxury park due to the prices though it was over our budget. Extortion! It was shocking to drive up and see what we had just paid for. I asked to cancel it immediately and they said I would be charged anyway for the full three days because I needed to cancel 24 hours in advance for partial refund though I booked it less than two hours before. We stayed. adjacent, not only to a highway but a freeway. The road noise was to anyone's standards Very loud and constant, especially when semi trucks passed. Absolutely NO internet despite the WiFi password and the pretense of "weak internet". My view was junk from the back yard of a neighboring home. The review rating that seemed higher was the mine tour only NOT the RV park. The was no laundry on-site, no showers, one toilet with a cold water sink that was only open during the mine tour hours. Obviously this was a park for long term renters with older RV's and several vehicles, kenneled dogs etc. We could have made the best of breaking down and staying there for less than half the price we paid but it is BAD CHARACTER and BAD BUSINESS to charge so much and give so little a damn about the service you provide. read more

Such a fun tour! Really interesting and engaging. Gold panning after was a highlight as well.

We saw Crystal Goldmine as we drove by it. On a whim we decided to turn around and check it out. We are so glad we did! This was such a fun adventure! Our guide, and the rest of the staff were wonderful. We had the best time seeing all of the amazing little formations inside the cave. After the tour, we panned for gold outside. It was awesome! And unlike many gold panning experiences I've had, there are actually little garnets, gems and other beautiful rocks along with the gold dust in the panning area. We highly recommend it to anyone looking for an adventure. read more

Took the tour yesterday with my grandchildren. Learned a lot about how mining was done in this area. Amazing what could be done without modern day tools. Really enjoyed it. read more

We really loved this place. We stayed overnight in the RV park with our trailer. Came in on Saturday early and did the mine tour which was very interesting for all of us including 2 boys 7 and 10. The RV park is very basic -nothing fancy and it's close to the freeway so you definitely hear highway noise but it was still fine. The owner and the tour guide and everyone who works there was incredibly nice. A great trip and the boys want to come back soon! read more

Great tour and great story. It was very interesting . Our tour guide was great very friendly and informative. Affordable for the family . We all enjoyed it. It was great to hear all the history . You also get to pan for gold for an hour. Our daughter really enjoyed that . I would just say dress a little warmer because even in the summer it was very cold in the mine. read more

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Great tour for the kids and adults alike. Informative and very interesting and at a very reasonable price. After the underground mine tour the kids can go outside and pan for gold and other gems which was a very big hit with the kids. Worth seeing if you are in the area. read more

Crystal Gold Mine - Tours Near Me - Kellogg, Idaho

Our family found this little gem while out looking for some fun things to do. The team made the stop an adventure. Our children had a great time panning for gold after. The price was a bit high for the experience, but fun all the same. read more

So cool to go into a real old mine... our guide Ray was awesome, very informative and friendly. You also get to learn how to pan for gold and keep what you find. Definitely stop and see this place read more

Love this place. The mine was very neat to see, good guide. My little boy got a little scared when they turned off the lights to show how dark it was. Both of my boys loved panning. They found lots of pretty rocks and garnets. read more

I wanted to do this mine tour as part of an anniversary trip. When I found out it was just walk in and no set tour times I was skeptical on how good it would be. I must say I was really impressed. Our guide (Benny I think) was really good and told great stories. The gold panning is really just panning for pretty rocks in some plastic tubs. My kid liked it but I lost interest quick. I highly recommend if you're in the area. read more

Really enjoyed this tour. On a whim decided to take my grandkids and found it to be not only informative but interesting. Our tour guide, Craig gave it a humorous spin which made it entertaining as well. I would recommend it to anyone!! read more

Really cool tour of an 1800s mine! Our tour guide was knowledgeable and entertaining, it was really interesting hearing the history, looking at all the old original tools, and seeing all the ores and minerals in the rock! We passed on the panning for gold but I'm sure it's great treat for kids! read more

I agree with the previous reviewer, good tour and informative. I was by myself, but children I saw seemed to enjoy the free 1 hour of gold panning you get after the tour. My tour was by myself with a guide as I was the only one that showed up at 3:15 PM on a Monday afternoon. If you have AAA Motor Club membership, you get $1 off the adult price. I'm not sure what the discount is off the children's price or the family price. The family price is for 5 people. If you are staying in the attached RV Park, the tour is worth it to see. read more

Over priced and the people were crazy rude. Stay away from the trashy RV park people yell out you for being there.

This was an amazing place, it is tons of fun for the entire family. So much rich history! The mine is virtually untouched by commercialization. The colors of the ores inside are beautiful. After the mine tour, there is panning for gold, which was a lot of fun. Over all this was very enjoyable. Would definitely recommend to anyone passing through. read more

What a great experience! Our tour guide, Terry, was fantastic. So much information given in an entertaining way! The gold panning was fun for the kids. This place exceeded all our expectations!! read more