Sutter Gold Mine Tours

This is the mother lode my friends, but this is not a review, because apparently they are permanently closed. Boo. But then again, why give gold mine tours when you can make money mining gold? :) If this place ever opens back up for touring will someone please message me? Thanks Unilocalers!!!

While I would have given the tour 5 stars… it was certainly worth it when I went on my first tour… I found out yesterday that they are now closed. They are out of the tourism business and in the gold mining business. The Sutter Gold Mine is now a real functioning gold mine. Can’t blame them with the price of gold so high. I wish them luck.

Great tour, great experience, definitely would recommend to others if you ever make it out to the Gold Country. You get the experience of how the miner worked, and you get a whole new perspective on the Gold Rush.

There’s gold in them thar hills! Seriously. And unless you want to become an actual miner or a part time gold-​panner, this is the best way to see it.
The good folks at Sutter Gold Mine know their jobs well. I’ve taken this tour several times now and they never cut corners, always making sure to provide you with the best experience. They’ll strap you in to a mining cart, throw a helmet on you and transport you thousands and thousands of feet below the ground. The descent is pretty awesome. The tour includes a little history and a walk-​through of an area that was once (and will again) be mined for gold.
After the tour, you’ll be able to small talk the staff, explore the gift shop or pan for gold flakes. Have kids? This is one of the best family stay-​cations this area has to offer.
It will be interesting to see how the mine tour is transformed by its current conversion back into a real working gold mine. Hopefully this great mother lode experience remains the same.

We went to Sutter Gold Mine as part of a weekend where we visited several of the caves nearby, but we thought that SGM was well worth a visit also. And we were not disappointed!
Get ready, put on your safety helmets and jump in a motorized cart-​thing that takes you and your fellow tourists on an underground adventure that is not short on fun. Getting to ride those vehicles makes the descent into the mine pretty cool.
There is some walking to do afterward, but it is short and with a lot of stops here and there to explain about the history and the old time mine tools and what-​not.
Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable (as he is an actual miner, and this is an actual mine!) and the whole excursion was interesting, unique and down right fun!!!
I went with my man, and we are both in our early 30’s. I would suggest this place for kids of all ages!
They also have gold panning outside and a great gift shop! Don’t forget to put a pin in the maps they have to show where you are originating from!!!

Great fun for our family of four. We all learned a lot & gained a new appreciation for what goes on under ground. This tour had a little something to keep both our 5yr old & 9 yr old entertained. Highly recommended! The tour lasts just under an hour.
We splurged for the small gem panning bags after the tour. This gave the boys an opportunity to understand what panning is like, with guaranteed results.

If you’re remotely considering doing this tour, rest assured — this is absolutely awesome!
In all honestly, the only reason we went is because we bought the «adventure passports» which was a bundle admittance deal to the several caverns in the area as well as the mine. We were not disappointment and the biggest reason for that is our tour guide, Charlie. Charlie looks like an old school miner from a cartoon — big beard, old hard-​hat, the works. He has the best stories and makes your visit really fascinating. Riding in a cart wearing a hard hat doesn’t hurt either. Charlie talked us through the Gold Rush history in the area, how gold used to be mined for back then vs. now, all the ways miners tried to sneak the nuggets out of the mine etc. etc.
Highly recommended for kids and adults alike!