Independence Mine State Historical Park Visitor Center

Independence Mine Tour

Outstanding experience! Great history of the mine, preservation of main buildings, well trained tour guides!!

Real gold mine experience!!

Booked with Salmonberry Tours (local office in Anchorage). Well worth the trip! Our guide was born and raised there in Palmer and was very knowledgeable on the history of the area and mining. The ...

Great Piece of Gold Mine History with Beautiful Scenery and Hiking

The Independance Mine is a great place to get an idea of life in Alaska years ago. The drive up into the mountains is worth the trip: beautiful and majestic. The entrance fee is only $5 and is a day u...

Do Salmonberry Tours of the mines

We did the tour through Salmonberry Tours of the mines and this was fantastic! You definitely want to know the history of the area and know what you are looking at. Just makes so much more sense and y...

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A almost intact gold mine allows you to imagine the activity of this deserted place today. You pay $5 for the parking and then you go where you want. There are a lot of exp ... pancarts