Sutter Gold Mine Sutter Creek California

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Sutter Gold Mine offers guided underground mine tours of the historic mine. Hard hats must be worn for the underground tour and it is not recommended for children under four. Learn about the history of mining in California and see where gold actually comes from. Guided underground tours available daily, year round. Not a whole lot of things to do here other than the mine tour but it makes for a pleasant stop on a trip along Historic Highway 49 in California's gold county.

Before you go on the tour: the gold mine is a cool 64°F year round. Shorts or jeans and t-shirt are ok, but inside the mine it can get quite chilly. Bring along a sweatshirt or light jacket just in case. Wear shoes with good traction, parts of the mine are very muddy and wet. You can pan for gold at Sutter mine, or drive a few more miles to Columbia State Historical Park. First tour leaves at 9 am, last tour leaves at 5 pm every day. Winter tour hours may vary.

Sutter Mine Gold Tours 13660 Historic Highway 49, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, USA (866) 762-2837 or (209) 736-2708

To get to Sutter Gold Mine, you MUST be on historic highway 49. From the south, make a right turn on "Old Highway 49." From the north, 2 miles south of Drytown, take the left turn lane with the sign that says "Amador City & Sutter Creek."