Mine Tours & Gold Panning

A TUNNEL TO ANOTHER TIME…

Experience the Old West as it was when Georgetown was known as “The Silver Queen of the Rockies” with Mine Tours and Gold Panning!

Enhance your train ride with an optional walking tour of the Lebanon Silver Mine, located at the halfway point on the railroad. Please wear closed-toe shoes or sneakers, and bring a jacket for the year-round 44 degree temperature inside the mine! Sorry, children under 5 years old are not allowed to enter the mine per state safety regulations. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No mine tours offered on the last train of the day.



Ride & Mine Tours

THE LEBANON MINE TOUR WITH GOLD PANNING


This tour takes you 500 feet into the once-operational Lebanon silver mine tunnel, bored in the 1870s. Your informative mine tour guide will point out rich veins of silver and tell you about the history of early-day mining in Georgetown. Then, learn how to pan for gold like a real prospectors – You even get to take home the gold you find!

THE EXTENDED LEBANON MINE TOUR


This tour takes you over 1,000 feet into Leavenworth Mountain, exploring a once operational silver mine tunnel! The Lebanon access tunnel follows a section of the Hise Ore that extends from the silver mines of Silver Plume to the Silver Queen mine in Georgetown. Led by our knowledgeable mine tour guides, you will see naturally occurring “silver pearls”, calcified hobnail boot prints, calcite dams, stalactites that are over 100 years old.


Meet Our Winners!

Book the Lebanon Mine Tour with Gold Panning to take home your very own Colorado treasure – One lucky guest will even receive an extra Gold Nugget each day!


Tall Tales & Tommyknockers Evening Tour

TALL TALES & TOMMYKNOCKERS LANTERN TOUR

SATURDAYS JUNE 17 – OCTOBER 28
MAIN TOUR AT 6:00 PM – OVERFLOW AT 7:30 PM

Hosted by the Clear Creek Paranormal Research Society and led by the delightfully eccentric Professor Thaddius J. Krimbell, Esq., this 90-minute guided tour through the Lebanon tunnel dives deeper into the haunted history of the mine. Come journey with us into the depths of the Lebanon tunnel by the light of only your candle lanterns to learn of the miner’s superstitions and ghost stories while you partake in a live time ghost hunting session. This tour does not include a train ride and guests are shuttled to the tour by van. Ages 16 and up. Book online or call 888-456-6777 by 4:30 PM the day of the tour!


PLEASE NOTE:

Daytime mine tours are only available April through mid-September. The mine tour adds another 1 hour and 15 minutes to your trip, for a total of a 2 hour and 30 minute excursion with the train ride. Due to the walking terrain to the mine site (pictured below), the mine tour is not recommended for young children who cannot walk the entire distance on their own, anyone who is mobility impaired in any way, or those who might have a problem at 9,000 feet in elevation. Strollers and wheelchairs are not permitted. Mine tours are not available on the last train departure of the day. All guests must wear hard hats.

The tours involve about 3/4 of a mile of walking into dark, enclosed spaces. Children under 5 years of age are not permitted underground in either the Everett or the Lebanon Mines. Children under 5 years old may visit the site of the mines but must stay above ground and under the care of a parent or guardian.  Weather conditions can change rapidly, so please come prepared for an outdoor adventure!


*** While every effort is made to adhere to the published schedule, the Georgetown Loop Railroad reserves the right to delay or cancel trains for any reason and will not be held liable. Locomotives and passenger cars are subject to change without notice.***


Call Now For Reservations: 1-888-456-6777
Email: info@historicrailadventures.com
Address:
P.O. Box 249
Georgetown, CO 80444