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Location
Parking
Parking area will be repaved mid-September through October; museum will be closed during this period
Accessibility
Indoor panning stream is wheelchair accessible
Best time
Plan your visit before mid-September through October when the museum closes for parking lot repaving. Consider the self-guided grounds tour available online during closure periods as an alternative learning option.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Highlights
- Mining tunnel, operating stamp mill, indoor panning stream
- Admission
- Free; $5 per student for Gold Rush Program
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible panning stream
What visitors say
This museum is great and so is my guide Rebecca. Her explanations is so detailed and on point that the whole gold rush and California history unfolded before my eyes. 💯 Recommended experience.
The Gold Rush Museum is the perfect first stop for those who want to learn more about the Europeans who migrated to the Americas, the settlements they built, and how they first came across gold. The staff here is absolutely wonderful,…
It's a little smaller then a lot of museums, but they definitely make the most of the space, it's extremely immersive and they teach you a lot about gold and the different methods of gold extraction. They even have a little man-made…
From 145 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The museum features an operating stamp mill and indoor panning stream with real gold flakes, allowing visitors to experience authentic Gold Rush-era mining techniques firsthand
- Free general admission with affordable field trip programs at $5 per student, specifically designed for 4th-grade curriculum integration through the Virtual Gold Rush Program
- The museum remains accessible to visitors during its mid-September through October closure for parking lot repaving, offering a self-guided grounds tour available online when the building is closed
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