Mining Museum Tour at Casa Grande
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for the upcoming Mining Museum Tour at Casa Grande – Almaden Quicksilver County Park!
Friday, September 4, 2026
10:00am – 11:30am
If the tour at @10am fills up, a second tour at 1pm may open.
Casa Grande – Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
21350 Almaden Road
San José, CA 95120
During this 1-hour Mining Museum Tour at Casa Grande:
- Discover how local cinnabar significantly impacted the California gold rush. Explore how cinnabar was mined and processed into mercury and hear about the lives of the hardworking miners and their families.
- Witness authentic mining equipment and family artifacts used by the miners in their families.
- After the museum tour, participants will have 30 minutes to look at the museum exhibits on their own and visit the gift shop.
Limited space! Please only sign up a max of 4-5 people. If you know more people would like to join, please share the sign-up link.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Tour content is best for ages 9+.
- Please, no food, drinks, or pets in the museum (service animals welcome).
- If you would like to simply browse exhibits at your leisure, the museum is open to the public Saturdays and Sundays 12pm-4pm.
- If you are part of a larger group that wants its own tour, has a minimum of 10 and maximum of 35 participants, please consider a Friday Group Tour.
Further questions? Email interp@prk.sccgov.org or call 408-918-7770.
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