Learn authentic 49er techniques from professional prospectors in the same rivers that made millionaires during the original Gold Rush. Keep whatever gold you find!
Walk through the best-preserved Gold Rush town in California with costumed guides, visiting working blacksmith shops, saloons, and the original Wells Fargo office.
Experience a day in the life of a 49er - from hard rock mining techniques to campfire cooking. Try your hand at period tools and equipment.
Ride a vintage steam train through the Sierra foothills while hearing stories of boomtowns and bandits from your conductor.
Enjoy period entertainment with bawdy songs, tall tales, and historic gambling games (for fun only!) in an authentic Gold Rush saloon.
Learn how gold was weighed, valued, and turned into coins at our working assay office demonstration. Test your own findings!
Includes historic lodging, all meals, activities, and equipment.