Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Southern California → San Diego Area → East County → Eagle and High Peak Gold Mine

Location: Julian, North of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, northeast of San Diego

Time Required: 2 -3 hours

Red Tape/Notes: Admission is $10; open 10am – 4pm on Monday – Friday, and 10am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tours last about an hour. For more information on the mines and available tours, visit The Eagle Mining Company website.

What’s Nearby?: Julian, Three Sisters Falls

Want to explore some local history? Don’t mind if your outing is slightly touristy? Then this place is great! You can tour two of the old gold mines (they’re connected, so you go in one mine and out the other) that gave rise to the town of Julian – they were restored in the 1960’s to represent how they were in the 1870’s and are filled with old mining memorabilia. You’ll also see some of the old mining equipment, and you can pan for gold and pretend you’re on Gold Rush.

Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Southern California → San Diego Area → East County → Eagle and High Peak Gold Mine