tonopah historic mining park

Wish we had more time to read and explore all the sites here at the park. It is filled with mining history of the area.

great display of minerals and arrowheads here...nice staff. informative movie. a great place to explore.

had a nice informative tour on a 5 seater polaris 4wd. they werent rushed. had alot of interesting artifacts from the glory days.

It's in a very nice location with a wonderful view of Tonopah.The museum has a nice collection of stones and it is interesting the path into the mining park.

This was one of the best historic spots we've visited, and not because of the artifacts collected and displayed around the park (which are pretty impressive). We took a special tour driven by Jeff in a jeep-type vehicle all around the vast space. He was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the history of this enormous mine. It truly gave us the best perspective ever on what it would have been like to work in the mine and the details involved. Well worth our time!!

Want an idea of how a town began around one of the biggest silver strikes in Nevada history? If so, you can learn how a town was carved out of a less than hospitable area in the high desert.Not just see how the mines were so productive that even after they panned out, Howard Hughes bought the entire mining district; lock, stock and headframe. Bring good walking shoes for acres and acres of things to see, including the only remaining structure belonging to the defunct Tonopah-Goldfield Railroad. Even kids will find this an interesting place.

Loved the tour, wish I knew how great it was so I could have spent more time there. Many parts of the mines looked like the miners just left for the weekend. Very interesting person running the information center this weekend, overall a highlight.

Tonopah is a town that many just gas and drive through but if you enjoy history spend some time at this little museum/mining park. It has a surprising amount to see and explore.

The concept of the park is awesome. It really does attempt to bring the mining history to life. Unfortunately, the execution isn't quite there. The exhibits in the visitor center are mostly donated artefacts, without much effort to tie them together into a coherent narrative. The grounds of the park have some great points of interest, but the signs are so limited in number, that its often impossible to navigate and know where anything is. The map in the brochure is only so helpful, but when there are literally dozens of foot paths (many of which date back to the mining era), its often unclear where you're walking.That said, the park is quite interesting. Improving the signs (both inside the visitor center, and on the park grounds) would make a huge difference. We spent just over an hour, however its certainly possible to spend much more time if you're determined to see everything.

We were given senior discounts but ended up taking out a membership because we got so much out of it. We enjoy mining history and have visited many smaller mines and ghost towns in California and Nevada. This park had both small and large scale mining which kept our interest for most of the day. This has to be on your itinerary if you are near Tonopah.

Checked into our room and drove up to the Museum. We parked and the volunteer, I sure wish I could remember his name, came out to meet us. He gave us time to look around and showed us around the inside. He had many stories about the mining district. We paid our entrance fee and saw the movie. The movie was very informative. We then walked the area for over an hour. Tonopah is lucky to have the organization to continue the history of the town and area. Thanks

Easy to get to if you visit Tonopah, you'll want to put on your walking shoes. The Visitor's Center should be your start point for a short but informative video to get your orientation. Walking trails will take you to the North Star, Mitzpah, Desert Queen, and Silver Top mines -- all in close proximity. See the hoist houses, doal house, mill ruins and reminants of the told Tonopah and Goldfield trestle. Terrific for kids and adventurers of all ages! Open 7 days a week, 9 to 5 from April through September and October through March, 10 to 4, Wednesdays to Sundays only. Take a canteen and camera!

We went up to the Tonopah Historic Mining Park. There was only one lady there, when we walked in. She was on a cell phone and she walked into the museum part of the museum. She totally did not pay any attention to us. We were in the gift shop area. We stayed there for 15 minutes. She never came out to the gift shop. She was still on the cell phone. You have to pay a fee. We finally went back to our car, then we walked around taking photos. We never did pay. I would have thought that she could have got off the cell phone and came to see what we wanted. We have no idea, if we were missing anything or not on the path.I generally do not give a one circle. But this deserves one circle. It is to bad as Tonopah is a very interesting town.

Park with all of the mining equipment displays helps the viewing to learn about the history of the nearby silver mines that shaped the area's history.

You've got to check this place out! You can wander around the mines and into buildings. Well worth the $5; I could have spent half the day here. Lots to see inside the buildings, too (old machinery). Loved going down in the reinforced mine strip!