We went with the intention of panning for gold - this is an actual mine were the pans are not seeded. This website - [--] - states that panning is $8.00 but that is no longer the case. It is $10 to pan and if you just want to walk around it's $3 per person - which is not mentioned and would have been nice to know. The buildings are interesting and the trails were nice. We watched as some panned. We didn't see anyone pull anything subtantial out.

We enjoyed Crow Creek Mine. It is $10 per adult to pan and I think $3 or $5 for kids. It is less if you just want to walk around. They loan you the pan and give you a bag of dirt (note: we were all successful with two tiny flakes) and a container for your new found riches. After a short lesson you are free to head out and try your luck. It is kind of interesting when you first get there, the parking lot has cars and people camping. It is a pretty place. They were setting up for a wedding on the day we were there. There were a few serious gold miners and the rest were folks like us, just shaking out our bag of dirt. There is a gift shop, but it was closed by the time we were heading out. All in all, it was a fun time.