Alaska Sunset Cabins

Crow Creek Mine


If you are interested in more serious mining, Crow Creek Mine, in Girdwood is exceptional. Replica buildings have been preserved for you to experience a prospector’s daily life. You can rent a pan for mining gold in the creek. For those that do not want their feet to get wet, mining can be done from the creek banks. Crow Creek Mine, is about 35 minutes from Anchorage off the Seward Highway, is possibly the most popular recreational mining location in Alaska.

Located at Girdwood, Alaska
Price: $8.00 per day for panning or sluicing, and $10.00 per day for metal detecting
Web Site: Crow Creek Mine