Visit Our GOLD Miners Camp!

  • Enjoy a walk back in time and try your hand at gold panning on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 & 3 at the California State Mining & Mineral Museum, located at the Mariposa Fairgrounds.

  • See how the 49ers used the rocker & pan to find gold in the days of the gold rush.

  • Visit with a miner and see the gear needed to survive during the mid-1800s in the wilderness of California.

  • Hear of the difficulties of life in early California during the Gold Rush.

  • Try your hand at gold panning.

  • Visit our underground mine tunnel.


Also see fantastic Mineral Crystals from all over the world inside the Museum. Guaranteed Pay Dirt For Sale in our Gift & Book Shop!

For more information call the museum at: (209) 742-7625


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