Kennedy Gold Mine Tours at 12594 Kennedy Mine Road, Jackson, CA 95642

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12594 Kennedy Mine Road, Jackson, CA 95642
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+1 209-223-9542

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kennedygoldmine.com

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Sunday	10:00am — 03:00pm
Saturday	10:00am — 03:00pm

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I'd been wanting to go since we see the head frame every time we drive down the 49. This is a non-profit place staffed entirely by volunteers. At first I thought $12 was steep for a tour (general admission and poking around is free; self-guided tour brochure was $5 in the bookshop; adults were $12 and under 6 free). BUT we were greeted by a friendly gentleman who became our guide because he was more into "the technical stuff" (so are we!) and since it was not busy we basically had a private tour! On the tour you can go onto the head frame platform and into the main office (not accessible without tour). Pretty cool history and lots of information. Best part was the hands-on demonstrations that our guide gave us and the interaction our 5 year old had - pushing the ore cart, hammering a hand drill, handling pieces of the gold refining process, getting "locked" in "jail"! We will come back to hike and explore the area because we didn't have time to walk the trail. Really cool place with great people volunteering!