We visited the Phoenix Gold Mine with three children (7, 10, 12), two seniors (72 and 76) and a couple of middle-aged adults. Everyone had a really good time. Our tour guide (Tim) is married to one of the co-owners. He shared extensive insight into...More

The entire Phoenix staff here was friendly that we encountered during our visit. I recommended feeding the chipmunks and ground squirrels if you are waiting for your tour to begin, so much fun with those little guys. (Only a dollar for plenty of food) The...More

Great! The mine tour was the activity choice of our 8-year-old son, and our older children were reluctant to go, but everyone ended up really enjoying everything about it. Our guide, Tim, was very knowledgeable and personable, explaining how the owner is a fourth generation...More

"Little Dave" obviously loves what he does as a tour guide. He showed excitement as he talked about the mine and how they discover gold! While we waited for the tour to start we fed the chipmunks. The kids couldn't stop talking about it for...More

Pretty neat tour of the gold mine. There were chipmunks at the entrance my kids really enjoyed feeding. Panning for gold in nearby creek was a nice experience, kids enjoyed that too. Only negative was the bathrooms were atrocious. Homemade vault style toilets that stunk...More

Myself and 2 separate sets of out of town relatives this summer really enjoyed the mine tour. Our guide for both visits was Dave ....absolutely great!!!!! Really connects with kids, makes it understandable how a real gold mine works and then adults understand as well!...More

We had a wonderful time taking our two small kids 4 and 6 to the Phoenix Mine today. We also had a friend from out of town and wanted to show them some cool Colorado stuff. Did not disappoint! The tour guide Dave is so...More