Went here as part of bus trip to Helen. Never had been to such a venue and found it entertaining and educational. Also enjoyed the equipment demonstration that showed how mining for gold was done in the area until mines shut down. The hands on gold panning experience proved to be more work than it looked like. We also were allowed opportunity to seine for gemstones & had option to have them cut & set into jewelry settings as the end of our tour. Good family experience if have opportunity to visit on a future trip.

My wife and I enjoyed a couple hours here. We sluiced for gemstone minerals, which was fun. We learned we don’t have the patience for gold panning. The staff were great. If you go in winter, I recommend taking some dishwashing gloves, tweezers, and a cotton towel. The water is chilly.

Amazing experience here at Crissom Gold Mine! We had so much fun! We got the $175 scoop of paydirt and used the trommel to work it! My 11 year old son was so excited that we found so much gold and 1 huge nugget!! The staff were so friendly and knowledgeable and only made our family outing that much better. Highly recommend giving them your business!

Great place to visit! Friendly staff, had a great time panning for gold, and we did find some! Also did some gem hunting also and found some nice gems! Having one cut and set for the wife, overall a great time!

Admission is $15.95, which includes a tour, gold panning and gem mining. (Children under the age of four are free.) After paying the admission fee, we learned that the tour is a self-guided tour and it is outside and it is not covered. If you have younger children, this tour will take you about five minutes because they will run past all of the gold mining artifacts. When you go down the steps to the covered area, that’s when the fun begins. You will be given a plate with sand and an employee will show you how to sift through the sand using the water. This is not easy for small children because the plate is the size of a dinner plate and the sand makes all that much heavier. From time to time, employees will stop by to assist you with the sifting process. Like most people there, we struck gold meaning that we found several gold flakes. Gem mining was much easier and much more fun. For this, you will be given a bucket of sand with a small shovel. Again, an employee will show you have to sift through the sand using the water. We uncovered dozens of colorful gems of various sizes that we saved in the sandwich bags that we were given. On the way out, we were handed a gem card to help us identify our gems. We highly recommend stopping by for a couple of hours of family fun. With Crisson Gold Mine, there is no actual gold mine to tour because according to their website, the gold mine is closed due to insurance reasons.

I do gold panning demos here in southern Indiana for kids and groups as well as rock shows and scout events. Indiana gold is so small only thr older kids can work it, but the Crisson gold is much larger and easy to find. I get about 5 or 6 buckets worth every year and have two mailed to me for the rock show. It's great gold. And the people there are the best.

This spot is so amazing and family friendly. Also mobility scooter accessible (just ask at the counter how to get around there). The staff are really nice and will help you find gold and gemstones. Prices are very reasonable for all you get to do. There is a neat self-guided tour that can teach you about mining.