El Dorado Canyon Mine Tours

I learned about this 45-minute las vegas excursion (caught it on the way back home to SoCal - a little detour but not too bad) from, interestingly, chatGPT! I made reservations for the kids and me to check it out, made a little pit stop for lunch in Boulder City then arrived around an hour early to adventure around before our 2PM tour. Make sure to fill up your gas tank and use Google Maps to navigate - we used Apple and got most of the way then stopped before our "destination" to take a peek at El Dorado's cool artifacts, later realizing we arrived just where we wanted to be. We checked in at their main office (2 outdoor bathrooms available just to the right) and caught the tour with Bruce, who is super knowledgeable and impressively able to connect with all of the various parties that were on our tour - everyone from my 3 little kiddos to the folks visiting from the East Coast, Ukraine, and Canada, by weaving in little tidbits and jokes for all of us. The tour itself was done really well - we learned about the history of the area and its people, all about gold and silver, and of course went into the mines, which are clean but cool so definitely bring a jacket.

The best $20 dollars I spent during our trip to Vegas. Learning the history of the mine and its people. Wade and Shauna the hosts were amazing. They were actually filming a movie while we were there, apparently many movies have been filmed there., including Kevin Costner's 3000 miles to Graceland. While you are there make sure to grab one of the special popsicles from the freezer.

The history, the family that maintains area and runs the tours, all amazing. Wade (or was it Tony?) gave us the best tour of the mine. It was 100% worth the 1 hr drive from Vegas. If you want something different, like the history of that period or are interested in gold mining then this is the trip for you.

My family and I finally took the mine tour. We had a great time! I highly recommend this tour. Our tour guide Wade was informative and had a great sense of humor. The tour is broken up into two parts. The first was a historical lecture by Wade's wife, then the actual tour of the mine. Well worth the price of admission ($20.00 per person)

You got a rental car in Vegas? Well what u waitin for, giddyup and go see this ghost town/mine tour!I found this place as we were looking for new places to visit - the usual array of high-priced tour packages went by and I spotted El Dorado Canyon. After some googling I found this modest web site (they dont really advertise) saying they offered 'mine tours' for $15, call ahead, etc. I called, like, 5 days early, they didnt really want to hear from me till the day before lol. So calling the 'day before' they said, 'gotta spot @12pm, follow Google maps please'. They want parties of 4 at least to start a tour. These are great people offering a pretty cool insight into their lives and how things used to be. Be courteous.Its a beautiful desert drive to get here. Winding into the canyon you'll go past Nelson, and then spy the old mining town. Lots of knick-knacks, old cars, western stuff and of course, mining tools scattered around the properties. Park, go in and pay the $15. There were 6 of us in our tour group. Bruce comes out and amiably asks where everyone's from, and thats where he might assign you a nickname if he likes you. lol. Anyway, Bruce was a great story teller, and gave us the lowdown on how gold was mined, the tools they used, what life was like back then. They have lots of old photos and even a mine drawing.Finally, he led us down the rocky trail, past interesting displays, like the old jail cell, which he locked me in, and tools. Then he led us into the mineshaft. This was AMAZING. They've done a great job, wiring the shaft with old-style lanterns lighting the way. Its a few degrees cooler in here, with a breeze blowing in from some unseen sky-hole. Bruce showed us how they followed quartz veins, and gave showed us how they used the manual tools to hammer out the material. Omigod times were hard back then!After we exited, Bruce volunteered to take pics of anyone in front of the mine entrance using our phones (which everyone accepted). And thats it. Bruce walked off and let us explore the grounds on our own; I wouldve offered a tip but apparently thats not 'the way of it' here.EASILY the best outing of our most recent Vegas trip, highly recommend. Bonus - explore the rest of El Dorado canyon on your own, beautiful views of the river here. And the amazing solar panel arrays in the valley will blow your mind as you head back.ps, I really appreciated the low-cost t-shirts which they offered in the 'XLT' (tall) size.

El Dorado Ghost town. Perhaps no area in southern Nevada qualifies more as home to the Old Wild West Spirits. A crossroad area between natives who resided in inhabitable conditions . Along with those who lost their lives searching for gold. El Dorado remained a deserted by road for travelers passing through. Although I believe spirits are similar to visionary pioneers. Souls searching for new life. In 1994 Bobble and Toni reclaimed ownership of the mines. A pair of dreamers hoping to revive life. 27 years later El Dorado remains a ghost town. While the mine tours continue to yield gold as one of Nevadas top tourist attractions. Their story serves as inspirational validation. That dreams continue to be answered within the desert.

Beautiful gem 45 minutes away from the strip and a great place to take pictures! If you want to take pics and go into the barn it's $10 and you can stay as long as you want. You don't have to do the mine tours, but if you do decide to do it you'd have to call in advance to make a reservation. Make sure to bring water or snacks as it gets super hot during the summer. There is a little store there where the owners (I'm assuming) are at. They have drinks (water, soda) and some snacks available for purchase. If you want a place to check out and take some cool pictures, this is it!

I went on a field trip with our 6th and 7th grade students. It was the best time, so much history. I really enjoyed the the Tour of the mines and the area, it was like a trip back in time. I would like to go again with my family. Our tour guide was wade and he was full of knowledge, he is the son in-law of the owners Tony and Bobbie it is a family run business.

Mine tour was a fun and unique experience in a beautiful setting. Our guide Wade was terrific - very friendly and informative.

Worth the short ride from Vegas. Beautiful canyon views on the way in, landing you in a fun spot to explore the property. Do tale care where you go and heed the signs restricting access to certain areas both for your safety and respect for the private property areas. The must not miss is the mine tour! We didn't know about it our first visit so were sure to book ahead this time. Be sure to book ahead as space is limited, but still 3 times a day to choose from. Our guide Bruce was great - knowledgeable and fun. It was really cool to see a mine that was worked hundreds of years ago. Bruce was great at taking you back to reality feel what it was really like.