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Nestled among the Chugach Mountains, Crow Creek Mine offers a unique blend of historical buildings, antiques, rare mining equipment, beautiful gardens, amazing wilderness scenery, hiking trails (including the Historic Iditarod Trail).
Tent and RV camping available. No reservations, pets must be leashed.
Drive south , 35 miles on the Seward Highway to Girdwood (Alyeska). Take a left at the gas station and turn into Girdwood on the Alyeska Highway. 1.9 miles later and just before the bridge crossing you come to Crow Creek Road on your left. Follow Crow Creek Road for 2.7 miles until you come to Crow Creek Mine, take a right and drive down to the parking lot.
Great family outdoor time. Cooper walked to the creek with us and hung out in the cold water the entire 4 hours. Didn't find many flakes, but it was fun and kept us entertained. Hunting for gold was on the top of our AK adventure. Lots of history here.
We came here for the kids to pan for gold. The pay dirt had flakes of gold in it do they all got to experience finding gold in their pans.
There are beautiful old mining buildings with plenty of history.
The kids only found one other flake in the river in an hour, but they still had fun.
The gardens are beautiful.
There are campgrounds for small RVs for nightly use without hookup if you would like to stay away from the busy campgrounds.
This location is BEAUTIFUL! My kids had a ball panning for gold, and I had a ball taking pictures around the property. There's a dozen adorable old fashioned houses, complete with antique furniture and furnishings. Flowers are *everywhere* and they were beautiful! The river is picturesque, with lots of adventurous places for kids to dig and try their luck. My son was in heaven! We all had a great time!
Took the kids here to have them learn what panning for gold truly entailed. While we found only specs of gold, it was worth the adventure and gave them a better appreciation of what a hard living gold panning was. No guarentee you will find any gold in the creek.
Friendly dog and cat on premise. Cool little museum town to explore, lots of hiking, camping space (no hook-ups). The drive to/from the mine is interesting. The views are great also.
We went to visit Crow Creek Mine and the entire experience was absolutely amazing! The staff is super friendly, informative, and helpful, the landscape is breathtaking, and the experience was all around wonderful. This was a super quaint corner, tucked into the valleys of the mountain. Even the drive there was beautiful. Highly HIGHLY recommend to anybody wanting “the Alaskan gold panning” experience.
