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    3.8 (180 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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    Very cute shop! The staff were super friendly and great with kids. We brought a group of children aged 3-5 and did the mystery bucket for sifting rocks. They made sure each child got a special rock of their favorite color, which the kids loved.

    Creative cave of wonders

    The creativity of the themed experiences here--sharks, dinosaurs, gold mining, rocks--was definitely a fun touch and kept things interesting. However, I did feel that the experience was a bit overpriced for what it offered. The "rock hunting" activity was essentially a short time spent in a dark shed with some lights, and it only took my son about five minutes to find all 24 rocks. At $50, it felt a little steep for such a brief activity. That said, my son had a blast and seemed to really enjoy the hunt, so if you're looking for a quick, themed adventure for younger kids, it might be worth it for the fun factor.

    Mermaids!
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    Great Yelp find in Big Bear. Ok folks, there is a strict 10 person capacity limit per their fire code. They will make you wait outside if there are over that amount. The store itself is super small either way, so it wont fit more than that to be comfortable or without breaking something. I'm the store, there are a couple different sections including a glow area, mermaid area, Egyptian area, Dino area and the check out. The geodes, stones and other rocks are color coded on the back and the prices are posted. You can purchase a ton of different geodes. They will cut them for you outside once you purchase. We opted to do mining for gemstones as we had 3 boys with us 8 and under. They love Minecraft and mining, so they were into it. They also love rocks in general and collect rocks. The kids sifted shortly and the lady (didn't get her name) went through each of their sifters and let them know the name of each rock and interesting facts. She gave us a pamphlet on the way out that describes the stones. The Owner inside was great with all the kids. There was a special needs child with his mom checking out in front of me that was taking a pretty long time, but she got him some snacks and even let him sit with her behind her counter to check out. When our kids didn't fill up their rock bags all the way, she went and made sure they will filled up correctly. The outside area is cool to check out as well. Fun little area for little ones to check out. We were there about 45 min-hour. It was a fun stop on our adventure in Big Bear .

    So much fun! Rudy was so great with our large party and she had so much patience with the kids. We had a great trip!

    Waiting in line at Gold Rush Mining Adventure!
    Jessica C.

    On our way back down the mountain, we decided to stop at the Gold Rush Mining Adventure. My son had lots of fun sifting through a bucket of mixed gemstones in the mining trough. We were unaware on how things worked, so here's a bit of an idea: When you get there, you will notice that their is a 10 person occupancy in the store. This is due to the size of store. So depending on the amount of people waiting in line, you can be waiting for awhile. This is not just a store front. While some items can be purchased inside, the main draw to this venue is the hands on experiences. This obviously takes time, so patience is key. You will select the " package/experience " you want, snd then they will ring you up for your purchase(s). You will then be able to start on your selected activity. The ladies working were super nice and very knowledgeable on the gemstones/rocks that we had questions on. They have a cute mini Ghost Town out in the back of the store too. Fun for picture opps! All in all, would definitely recommend as a fun thing to do and to support a local business!

    Mr Skelly
    Rebecca P.

    Gold Rush Mining Adventures was #2 on our ghost tour in Big Bear California! We read that Big Bear has a lot of haunted places, and since we really didn't get to meet "George" at the Captains Anchorage Restaurant , we drove down the road to a place called Gold Rush Mining in Big Bear Lake! Now although it's not really a haunted place as much as it's a tourist grab, we discovered, it's still well worth the visit! We read reviews of it having long waits, and being a very small store. So we really only went to see the ghost town it stated it had on Facebook. We arrived with two cranky kids in tow, and were met by woman named Erin. She was working by herself and when we arrived she had a family already panning for gems. She greeted us happily and asked us to wait just a few minutes while she made sure the other kids were done panning. I asked her about it being haunted and her response was absolutely hilarious, she said, and I'm not kidding, " Wait, you can see me?!" We all laughed, even my cranky kids! She sent us out to meet the resident ghost she said was named Mr Skelly who waits for visitors in his jail cell in the ghost town. He didn't talk much, actually he didn't do much of anything, She came and got us right away, and explained all the activities they offer. We chose the blackbeard pirate activity for my Son, and my daughter picked out a beautiful geode to crack. Erin was so helpful in explaining the stones and also gave my Daughter a mini lesson in geodes! She told us how they form, how long it takes, and the different regions they come from. Turns out she is a gemologist and actually went to school to learn about gemstones so she seemed very knowledgeable and excited to explain them to us. There is some truth to it being small, because while we were there, another family showed up, and she let us know we needed to wait outside while she helped them, but she apologized and sent my kids to color on the back picnic area with crayons and coloring pages, and had us do a scavenger hunt, she helped the other family and returned with them, asking if we would all like to do an activity together. So we did! I want to thank her because we made new friends with the other family and all went to the lake to picnic and pan for treasures we bought haha! Thanks for the suggestion Erin it was a blast!! The store has literally everything you could imagine, from dinosaurs to Star Wars it's almost crazy! And so cool!! But it didn't have the one thing we were looking for, a ghost ‍ I still highly reccomend going there, and I will continue on my ghost tour.

    Super fun cave for gem finding!
    Victoria N.

    Such a special place. My daughter wants to go here every time we are in town. The little cave in the back is so fun for little ones to search for gems. Thank you for a fun time!

    Every space has a different theme. There is an alien one, mermaid one, etc. etc.
    Andrea L.

    Cute venue. If your. Child loves little thing, take them! Even if you just let them pick out one item in the. Store instead of purchasing one of their packages, it's worth a drop-in.

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    Tried to go three times no one was there.. there lunch is in the middle of the day and they don't come back after

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    Over priced don't waste your money. Paid $70 to pick out rocks from dirt in a shed....so not worth it.

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